causing stolen articles to be restored, as by displaying considerable authority over the numerous tribes assembled at the market-place, an officer was appointed to go with Cut-throat and Incledon to his residence. His journal is the most characteristic and interesting we have yet met with. from the time of leaving the hut, we were, at | neighbouring townships. I was now led into a about half a mile from it, met by twelve men, large hut facing the entrance to the yard, round each armed with three spears. These, on our which the assembled crowd had congregated: approach, fell out of the road, and stood until it was with difficulty that a passage was made the chief went up and addressed them: they for my entrance. In the centre of the hut then turned about, and formed our escort back. I found the chief seated on an ornamented They seemed to be on their way to the sea- block of wood, in the form of a coffin, scooped An hour after day-break the chief arrived at side, to ascertain what had become of their out. One of his wives was employed anointthe shore, and was presented by Capt. Harrison leader, who had slept near the establishment, to ing his person with a layer of clay, which apwith an axe and a quantity of iron. Unlike be ready for the morning's presents, and thus peared to have been burnt, and mixed up with the other chiefs, he did not evince the slightest caused some alarm to his tribe." The way of the palm-wine instead of oil. This ceremony over, sign of joy; but, like them, he importunately party now, under a vertical sun, and not a another wife came in and stuck some small begged for boullio (bar-iron). This was pro- breath of air stirring, lay up a yet more pre-green twigs into every part of his motley dress. mised him if he should return with the officer cipitous ascent, which, from the preceding This finished, the head men took their seats (whose journal we are now abridging) after rains, and the argillaceous nature of the soil, on small blocks a little in advance of him; two days' stay at his abode. Captain H. ac- was rendered extremely fatiguing and difficult. the others sat down wherever they could as companied the party to the boundary line: it Many were the tumbles of our countryman, many as could stow themselves came inside the consisted of the chief, his two wives and a and much were the natives amused by them. hut, the rest remained without. I was seated daughter, Cut-throat, Incledon, three natives, They attributed the mishaps to his shoes, which on a small block of wood on the right of the a Krooman to carry our countryman's necessa- they offered to take off; but preferring the chief, who now commenced an energetic speech ries, and the narrator. The route on starting disease to the remedy, he contrived to jog on; to those assembled. Frequent references were lay along a narrow path on the banks of the and though he could not always preserve his addressed to me, as I perceived, by his making Hay River, thickly studded with huge trees equilibrium, he, at any rate, preserved the de- a pause, and every one casting their eyes on and brushwood. On arriving at Burn's Fall* fences of his feet. In about another mile they me. Finding I returned no answer, he quietly they struck rather more into the interior. At a arrived at a second hut, and again rested and resumed his discourse. Being unfortunately short distance from the fall they crossed the river refreshed. Here the chief, as before, remained seated close to a fire, of which there were in very shallow water, running S. W. by S. They outside while his party entered; declined drink- three burning in the hut, I found myself continued the same course till they reached ing the topé, and gave it to his daughter, who, nearly suffocated by the time he had been another stream, Horton Brook, larger than the to the exclusion of his two wives, appeared to speaking ten minutes; so I got up and made first, and running in nearly the same direction. engross the whole of his attention. She was a hasty retreat, much to the astonishment This they also crossed; and in about half an hour an intelligent-looking girl, of about fifteen of the assembled crowd. After an absence of suddenly emerged from the impervious thicket years of age; but in her father's presence as- five minutes, I was sent for and obliged to reinto a delightful grove of palms. For two hours sumed much of his severe and pensive cast; and sume my seat, greatly to my annoyance and more they continued journeying on an inclined during the whole march, these two (he main- misery. What with the stench from the bodies plane to the more abrupt base of the mountain, taining a sullen, solemn silence) kept a long of those inside, conjoined with the fires, and the whole of which distance was in cultivation, way in the rear of the rest. A mile above the stoppage of all circulation of air by those either as yam or cocoa plantations, intersected the second hut they reached a circle of cleared without, I was nearly fainting, when, fortunately occasionally by a palm-grove. Not a single ground, about 150 yards in diameter, where (as for me, the chief finished his harangue; which, native was met with on the way, nor a single is supposed) the natives of that part of the from every one quitting the hut, appeared to dwelling seen and now the party suddenly island perform their martial exercises, hold be the signal of departure. He then went out halted, and a shrill whistle (as if the signal to councils, pursue amusements, perform reli- and addressed a few words to all hands, when a banditti resort in romance) was given by the gious rites, and observe all their other cere- they retired to their respective dwellings. During ominous-named Cut-throat,-when, in an in- monies. There was an open hut at one the whole of his speech the most profound silence stant, as if by magic, a native made his appear- end; and the space was a fine level parade, and utmost decorum was observed; he assum ance with a large calibash of topé in his hand without a weed or a blade of grass upon it. In ing the dignity of the monarch and the grano disagreeable sight," says the writer," for the centre were two or three small trees, and vity of the judge. Finding him alone, I took my parched palate." The liquor was served round them a circle of stones, neatly placed, the opportunity of asking for something to eat. out by the active Cut-throat, after plentifully apparently as a kind of fence, all within being Immediately a fowl was sent for and given me. helping himself. The chief refused to take in a high state of preservation. I gave it to my Krooman to kill and cook, who any; but not so his wives and daughter, who From this beautiful spot they entered a broad speedily laid it on the fire. While this was drank freely out of an English earthen-ware lane, and within a few hundred yards were met going forward, I asked the chief where I was jug, which the men would not use, preferring by hundreds of men, women, and children; to sleep. He took me back to the hut, and the small calibash they generally carry about who, on seeing them, set up the most discord- pointed out a spot in one corner of it. To this their persons. ant yells. Faint and burning with heat, our I objected, as the roof was nearly gone, and The topé consumed, they continued their countryman was almost suffocated by the stench the mansion quite open on the sides. I took course due S. for the next two hours up a pre- arising from the compound of palm-oil and him to another hut, which was water-tight, cipitous ascent, and almost entirely through a clay, and other exudations from the number where I requested permission to rest. At palm-tree forest, with here and there patches of bodies pressed closely round him, and pull- this he appeared very angry: seizing me by of cocoa, upon a path where the steps from ing him to and fro. Finding it impossible to the hand, he led me back to my former spot, stone to stone were placed like a staircase. They get rid of them, especially of the women, who and gave me to understand I must sleep there. now came to the first hut which they saw,-it shewed themselves to be excellent haulers, he Again calling his attention to the state of the was open on every side; and from the different was obliged to call Cut-throat to his aid, who roof, he immediately spoke a few words to a groups assembled in it, appeared to be a sort soon relieved him from his tormentors, and man standing beside him, who went off, returnof resting-house or African caravanserai, so ne-placed him in the middle of a party, with direc-in a few minutes with half-a-dozen others with cessary to shelter the natives from the heavy tions to keep off the crowd. At the distance the needful materials. The chief then set rains or intense heat of the sun, as they travel- of about every two hundred yards from the them to work. In about ten minutes they had led towards the sea-side to dispose of their sheep, fowls, &c. &c. 66 "Being much fatigued (the journalist proceeds), I persuaded my companions, with the exception of the chief, to enter the hut with me. Within were several parties going to the coast, who freely offered me their topé and roasted yams, which proved highly acceptable in my exhausted state. Continuing to ascend So called from its discoverer, the surgeon of the Eden. It is about 12 feet from water to water, and appears to have been formed by the washing down of large stones from the mountains; but so closely wedged together, that they look as if placed there by mechanical means. circle, they came to a town, consisting of from completely new thatched the hut on every side, rendering it perfectly water-tight. The fowl being by this time ready, I went into the hut to partake of it. Scarcely had I commenced eating, when a man came in with a quantity of boiled yam, which he said the Coco la Co had sent me. This proved very acceptable to the poor Krooman, who had long been complaining of hunger, and could not see much in a fowl to satisfy it. The chief coming in, I presented him with part of the fowl, which he received, but instantly handed to some one near him. Wishing to erect a bed-place, I went in search of Cut-throat to assist me. Not being able to "The cough to which I have been subject for the last fifteen or sixteen years, invariably increased towards the winter months; but a twelvemonth back, I found myself attacked by a severe cold, which aggravated the cough to an alarming degree, so that in April last it was attended ther with restless nights, lassitude, and general debility. with frequent hæmorrhage, purulent expectoration, togeUnder these desperate circumstances, I had the good fortune to be made acquainted with the astonishing cures which had been effected by your new discovery; in consequence of which I placed myself under your care, and am truly thankful to be thus able to state, that, in the bad symptom has subsided, and that my health is pershort space of seven weeks, the cough and every other fectly re-established." and to distinguish his composition by what motto he Thursday last the following degrees were conferred :- lege. Doctor in Divinity. - see him, I determined upon going into the huts | gineer, who has here given his name and sanc- | May next. The author is required to conceal his name, for him. Fortunately, the first one I entered tion to a statement of an extraordinary cure pleases, sending at the same time his name, and the date exposed him to my view sound asleep in the performed upon himself, were to do the same of his matriculation, sealed up under another cover, with middle of seven women. He was awoke by in any supposable case whatever, it must be the motto inscribed upon it. one of them, when, perceiving me, he appeared received as very convincing and conclusive evidispleased; but shortly resumed his usual good dence quoad the point at issue. nature. With his assistance, the Krooman soon erected as good a bed-place as I would wish to sleep on, it being made of palm-leaves and branches. Just before dark, several chiefs called upon my friend. They chatted together some time. Each of them, I observed, brought a bottle of tope with him. This I have before observed to be a general custom; every visitor bringing his own cheer. About dusk the chief left me. I walked for some time about the court-yard, and observed that the fires, which all day were merely kept a-light, now resumed their The next witness is a Mr. Samuel Wilding, wonted powers. In every hut were gathered of Shropshire, who also describes the most from ten to twenty natives round these fires, aggravated and distressing symptoms of longeating yams and drinking topé. Returned to continued cough, expectoration, and internal my hut, where I found a cheerful blaze, which haemorrhage; and concludes by declaring that proved very acceptable, as the night-air had within two months his health and vigour had become extremely chill: round it were assem-been perfectly restored. The third is to a bled Cut-throat, Incledon, and eight or nine similar purpose, only describing some variety others. On my entrance, I was seated with in the disorder (a pain and enlargement in the them by the fire. They then commenced sing-left side), and finally testifying that the writer lege, Compounder; R. S. King, Sidney Sussex College. ing, every one in his turn, and obliging the was then as well as ever before. Krooman and me to do the same. This carousal continued for about three hours, when the tope and yams being consumed, each betook himself to his home. Cut-throat, Incledon, and two others, slept in the hut as my guard. The fire was stirred up, and fresh wood put on, it by this time having become extremely cold. I laid myself down, and was asleep in a few minutes." [As the further particulars are new and curious, we shall contínue this journal at intervals.] Bachelors in Divinity.-Rev. J. T. Austen, Fellow, Rev. N. Fiott, Fellow (Compounder), Rev. J. Hindle, Fellow Catherine Hall, Compounder; Rev. H. Venn, Fellow (Compounder), St. John's College; Rev. T. Chevallier, (Compounder), Rev. W. Burgess, Queen's College; Rev. J. H. Caunter, St. Peter's College. Heathfield, Jesus College; Rev. B. Weaver, Sidney Sussex College. Masters of Arts.-Rev. S. Crowther, Clare Hall; R. Bachelors in Civil Law.-Rev. S. Davies, Queen's Col- ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE. It will not be forgotten, that in our preceding short papers we have expressed ourselves very sceptical respecting what may be deemed irregular practice and discoveries in any science supposed to be made without long and deep study, and an educated acquaintance with that particular science. But we also WE have to apologise for our neglect of this know, that a multitude of the most important learned and important Society, the proceedings acquisitions in the history of mankind and the of which we have carefully attended, but have progress of knowledge, have been derived from still been prevented, week after week, from accidental circumstances, or the occurrence of reporting to our readers, by the pressure of CURE OF CONSUMPTIVE DISEASES. NO. III. extraordinary ideas to certain minds; and we other matters, which, having been once begun, are not inclined to shut the door entirely to left us no option of breaking them off, to make THE number of letters we have received on the possibility of such things happening again, room for new subjects, however interesting. this interesting subject,-though some of them and happening often. A lucky thought, a We shall now, however, the annual report of the foremost professional respectability ad- trivial event, have led to the most important having been made, bring up our history of the vise it to be discussed no farther, seems to us to render it inexpedient, even were we so in-consequences in almost every branch of human Royal Society of Literature. inquiry; and in no branch, perhaps, could we, clined, to discontinue the inquiry. As we set à priori, look for these occurrences more freout by stating that our object is simply to elicit the truth, we shall therefore proceed with the quently than in medicine. Without entering results of our investigation, quite indifferent, upon the pathology of the three cases to which we have alluded, we must confess that they in the abstract, whether it prop a beneficial or make a sensible impression upon us: we candestroy a rotten system. If the discoverer of not see why we should reject them in this methis remedy effects cures, he ought to be sup-dical, as we could not in any legal, instance; ported: if he does not effect them, he ought to and this consideration will, we trust, be our be put down by the College of Physicians, or best apology for resuming the subject in a subby such authenticated facts and reasoning as would demonstrate to the good sense of the sequent No. of our Journal, when we purpose public that he was unworthy of confidence. to enter upon some of the most prominent of great many recent cases, the parties concerned With this preface to our correspondents, our in which have personally and obligingly given present business is to pursue the matter, as us the benefit of their experience. we promised at the close of our paper last week, confining ourselves to published state ments. LITERARY AND LEARNED. a for the Chancellor's prizes for the ensuing year, viz.:- The first of the above subjects is intended for those gen- So long ago as the 10th of February there appeared in the John Bull newspaper three letters from parties who had placed themselves under the direction of Mr. St. John Long, and who had experienced the utmost benefit from his method of treating their cases. Two of these letters are signed by their writers, persons of credit and respectability, and bear the strongest possible testimony in favour of the discovery: the other letter is without a signature; but the writer offers to satisfy any individual inquirers. Now, what we would observe upon this publication is, that the same evidence in a court of justice would be sufficient to dispose of property, or decide between life and No person who has already obtained a prize will be death. If Mr. Braithwaite, a man of unques-deemed entitled to a second prize of the same description. tionable repute, an intelligent and able en- the registrar of the University on or before the first day of Sir Roger Newdigate's prize, for the best composition in English verse, not limited to fifty lines, by any undergraduate, who, on the day above specified, shall not have exceeded four years from the time of his matriculation.Voyages of discovery to the polar regions. The exercises are all to be sent under a sealed cover to The annual general meeting was held on the 24th of April; and, at two o'clock, the Right Rev. the Bishop of Salisbury, the President, took the chair. Preliminary business having been gone through, his lordship read an admirable address, of which the following is a brief outline: The success, his lordship stated, which had attended the establishment of this Institution, had greatly exceeded the expectations of its most sanguine friends; the number of its Members and Honorary Members, its Associates and Honorary Associates, amounting to nearly three hundred. He had, however, to lament the loss, by death, of some of its most conspicuous and most estimable members; and, among them, during the last year, of one [Mr. Canning] who was a distinguished ornament of English literature-whose early maturity of genius exhibited an unusual promise of future excellence-whose talents raised him, in early youth, to a seat in the great council of the nation, and at length placed him at the head of his Majesty's government. The accession to the Society of one so gifted by nature, so adorned by letters, so allied by talent to those branches of literature which are the chief objects of this Society, and, at the same time, so high in the confidence of the Society's munificent founder and patron, was an event which excited an interest equalled only by the The regret at its very sudden extinction. Society had also to lament the decease of a most estimable member, who was long known to the public as one of the first promoters, if not the founder, of a Society which was instituted to give effect to the royal proclamation for the encouragement of piety and virtue, and vigilant in the protection of the moral interests of religion and literature. discoveries of modern times. Among the most company, and returned thanks. The health of appropriate and useful objects of the Society, the noble lord being also drank, his lordship was that department of its labours which is expressed his acknowledgments, and promised devoted to the publication of those interesting his future support to this excellent Society, remains of Egyptian learning. The difficulties becoming at the same time a subscriber of ten Having stated, that the number of royal as- attending the study of Egyptian hieroglyphics pounds. Although the Greenwich meeting is sociates, partakers of that unexampled bounty had been, in a great degree, removed by the not held, like the anniversary in London, with to literary merit which his Majesty has placed profound researches of Dr. Young and M. a view to obtain this species of support, it is, at the disposal of the Society, continues un- Champollion; confirmed and verified by the of course, very agreeable to receive such volundiminished, his lordship next adverted to the Greek translation of the inscription on the teer co-operation; and though we are inclined recent adjudication of the king's gold medals. stone of Rosetta, and by the fortunate disco- to blame any remarks addressed to the pockets To the eminent names of Mitford and Maï, of very of other Greek antigraphs of hieroglyphic of visitors on this occasion, we cannot be disWilkins and Rennell, of Stewart and Schweig-originals; all of which were contained in the pleased at having to state that other sums of ten houser, of Southey and Scott, he had now to four fasciculi of the Society's hieroglyphics. pounds, &c. were given by several gentlemen add the names of Crabbe and Coxe, the poet The Greek inscriptions, printed in the fas-present, hitherto unconnected with the charity, and the historian, to whom the council of the ciculi, and in the concluding paper of the first and the still more valuable assurance of their Society had this year adjudged its honorary part of the Society's Transactions, he charac-being its advocates and patrons hereafter. We rewards: to the former, as the first of living terised, exclusively of their connexion with have little doubt but that the Duke of St. Al poets in that species of moral and characteristic hieroglyphics and Egyptian antiquities, as in- bans, Lord Ennismore, and other eminent perpoetry which he had made peculiarly his own; teresting, from their being curious and au- sons, will consent to be stewards next year, and to the latter, for his various historical works, thentic specimens of Greek paleography. thus augment a list already so richly graced by and more especially for his Memoirs of Sir names of the highest consequence; so that the Robert Walpole, and of the Duke of MarlInstitution may fairly anticipate a brilliant and borough. advantageous accession to its members and inthe chair was vacated; and the guests departed highly satisfied with the entertainments provided for them by Mr. Lovegrove, whose cui. sine and cellar are worthy of the Crown and Sceptre, or Mitre either!! His lordship had the pleasure of informing the meeting, that the second part of the Society's Transactions, which, with its precursor, His lordship farther observed, that the Ab-would form the first volume, would be pub-terests. About nine o'clock (rather too early) lished with all practicable despatch, and before bate Maï, one of those eminent persons on and several other later writers. The President's address being concluded, the secretary read the annual report of the Society's proceedings, as prepared by him, under the direction of the Council. LITERARY FUND. nesday was attended by between sixty and seventy of the supporters of this noble and In our own country, his lordship also stated, beneficent Institution; Lord Torrington, one of that some of the fruits of the discoveries of the Vice-Presidents, in the chair. Among the Mr. Lemon, a member of this Society, in his company were many literary characters, and Majesty's State Paper Office, would soon be a number of the most respectable publishers, made public, Very important historical pa- booksellers, printers, and others connected with pers, relative to the latter part of the reign literature, in the metropolis. The noble chairof Henry VIII., were on the eve of publica- man conducted the business of the day with tion, under the sanction of the commissioners his usual good humour, and displayed great for printing state papers; the first volume of zeal in behalf of the charity; while, at the which would comprise the original letters of same time, he contributed much to the pleaCardinal Wolsey, together with the domestic sures of the friends who surrounded him, by correspondence of the king with his ministers, various addresses and remarks, which called in, and subsequent to, the year 1540. Mr. Le-up others to add to the social and charitable mon's unwearied researches had also brought enjoyments of the day. Among the latter, Sir to light three Latin documents, of the year W. Clayton, Mr. Sheriff Spottiswoode, Mr. 1652, two of them written in the name of the Mackinnon (the author of Public Opinion), parliament of England, during the Latin se. Dr. Arnott, Mr. Joplin, Mr. Bulmer (the dean cretaryship of Milton. One is a declaration of the typographers present), and Mr. Burn, of the parliament against the States-general one of the treasurers of the Society, addressed of Holland, in 1652. The second is a reply of the meeting on various topics; and toasts and the parliament to three memorials, presented song filled up the rest. An accidental occur by the ambassadors of the States-general, in rence, also, took place, which led to much hilaJune 1650. The third, not in the name of rity at the moment, as well as to the permathe parliament, but written in the same year, nent advantage of the charity. The Duke and and found in the same series of Sir Joseph Williamson's collection of manuscripts, is a relation of the naval engagement between Admiral Blake and Van Tromp, in the Downs, May 19, 1652. FINE ARTS. Ports of England. Engraved by T. Lupton, from original Drawings by J. M. W. Turner, R.A. No. III. THE plates in this Number are "Sheerness" and Portsmouth." They are replete with animation and spirit. One of the noblest sights in the world, certainly, is a first-rate man-of-war, with her sails full, seen from to-leeward. This fine object is happily intro duced in the second plate. The Visions of an Amateur. By Sir 'James Sir THIS is the first time that Sir James Stuart's sent Exhibition at Somerset House; The Standard-bearer, a Sketch; which we noticed in the Literary Gazette of the 31st ult. Sketches from Nature. By Samuel Lines, jun. Birmingham, 1828. Printed by C. Duchess of St. Albans, with a party, happen. Hullmandel. ing to be in an adjoining room, and hearing FIVE series of these studies have been publish. that a benevolent Institution was celebrating ed, making altogether twenty-eight Sketches. its annual fete so near them, kindly made in- They are free, spirited, and clever; and we quiry into the object of the meeting and of the have not seen any work of the kind better The President commented, at considerable Fund; upon being informed of which, their adapted for being put before students, for imitalength, upon the additional evidence likely to graces immediately subscribed ten pounds (we tion and instruction. The subjects are very be thrown upon the question respecting the believe, annually), which was announced by various, many of them extremely pretty, and authenticity of the theological work found in the chairman amidst great applause. The com- all of them replete with good taste. The comthe State Paper Office, and ascribed to Milton, pliment of drinking the new subscribers' healths positions ascend with great propriety from sim. by the labours of Mr. Robert Lemon, jun. was immediately paid; and soon after, his grace,ple objects to beautiful scenery, figures, and His lordship then adverted to the develop- accompanied by Lord Ennismore, joined the more elaborate distances. We cordially ap. ment of the hieroglyphic characters, which he designated as one of the most curious literary *Of these we shall, in our ensuing Nos., give concis: prove of and recommend Mr. Lines' produc tion. epitomes. "into air, Law. Drawn on stone by J. D. Harding, Spain, Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough, dice the mind of her daughter against him, from an original Picture by E. Bristow. and the Shrewsbury Correspondence, besides and not to any immediate cause arising out T. Flint. sermons, letters, tracts, biographies, &c. &c. of his conduct towards Lady B., are principally ONE of the best illustrations of Fontaine's amounting in all (as we may say at a rough es- to be ascribed the difference and consequent "Si vous êtes satisfaits, la Justice ne l'est pas,"timate) to some forty volumes, of which more separation between him and his lady. I am that we have ever met with. The determined than one-half were in quarto. No wonder that, no stranger to the absurd and atrocious ruself-appropriation of the judge, and the "ig-with such claims to respect and consideration, mours spread abroad against Byron upon the norant impatience" of the suitors, are very the venerable archdeacon was universally es- subject of this separation, and devoured with significantly expressed. When will mankind teemed and respected. His domestic and lite- eager anxiety by a public to whose appetite a discover, or, if discovered, agree to cure, the rary character entitled him to the regard of thing is the more agreeable as it is more scanfolly of this kind of "equitable adjustment"? private friends and to public honour; and his dalous. I would I could collect into specific life was largely blessed with both. The last of charges all the ill that has been said, as then it Miss Chester, in the character of Lady Teazle. his earthly triumphs was the vote of its golden would be an easy matter to combat and to vanDrawn and engraved by J. Stewart. Col-medal to him by the Royal Society of Lite-quish all the calumnies, till these foul rumours naghi. rature, the reception of which was acknow- should vanish MR. STEWART has thrown an air of great ledged by the aged author in a strain of touchelegance and fashion into his portrait of this ing gratulation. Within a month the grave And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a rack behind." lovely woman and animated actress; but we closed over him. Some are too foolish even for fools-others too cannot say that the likeness strikes us. Dugald Stewart, whose name will ever re-malicious even for villains. There are, howPicturesque Views on the River Clyde. En-rature of Scotland, was the son of Dr. Matthew and those I shall notice. Lady Byron, as is main an honour to the philosophy and lite- ever, those which have been generally received, graved by J. Swan, from Drawings by J. Stewart, formerly professor of mathematics in too often the case with only children, was a Fleming with historical and descriptive the same University (Edinburgh) where his spoilt and wayward child: but she allowed Illustrations by J. M. Leighton. Parts I. more celebrated descendant was for many years herself to be influenced in this matter by her and II. Glasgow, J. Swan; London, Moon, professor of moral philosophy. He was born mother and another designing woman, whom Boys, and Graves. THIS work is to contain a selection of the in 1753, studied under Blair and Ferguson, she had raised from the lowest grade to be her and enjoyed the friendship of Dr. Reid, to companion and confidante, and who was a many romantic, picturesque, and beautiful scenes which the banks of the Clyde, or their founded on his metaphysical writings. In 1792 her husband. Lord and Lady Byron lived in whom he has been infinitely indebted for fame principal agent in poisoning her mind against immediate neighbourhood, display; commen-Stewart put forth his Philosophy of the Hu-a house in Piccadilly, belonging to the Devon cing above the town of Lanark, and continuing down the course of the river, until it joins the his Outlines of Moral Philosophy. He con- the most general accusations against him is, man Mind, in 2 vols. 4to.; and the next year shire family, facing the Green Park. One of sea. Each engraving is to be accompanied by tinued to publish-Adam Smith's Essays with that he intrigued with Mrs. Mardyn in this an illustrative notice, in which will be given a Memoir, the Life and Writings of Dr. Ro-house, and introduced her to his table. Mrs. copious historical and descriptive information as to the various objects which it embraces. bertson, the Life and Writings of Reid, Philo- M. called once at this house, and once only; The publication will be completed in about ten volumes, of which a letter from an eloquent and never dined there: even had she, that sophical Essays; and very recently two new was then seen in presence of a third person; or twelve quarto Parts; each containing three and distinguished gentleman in Edinburgh, would have been of small consequence. Now prints and twelve pages of letter-press. The dated June 16th, thus forcibly speaks:-"Du- here is fact: and from this trifling circumstance two Parts already published do great credit to the painter, the engraver, and the illustrator gald Stewart is to be buried to-morrow. A of her once calling on Byron, it was asserted for its glory will long be in the sky, though its own house, and received her at table in pregreat light gone out, or rather gone down, and believed that he intrigued with her in his orb be no more visible above the horizon. He sence of Lady B. But, furthermore, it is corrected his two last volumes with his own affirmed that he never intrigued with her at hand within these three months. What phi- all. The accusation was never supported by losopher, — especially palsy-struck ten years the slightest particle of proof; was denied both THESE two venerable men have been removed ago,-could ring in better. Glorious fellow! by him and by her at the time; and after his by death from the bright firmament of our na- I hear his splendid sentences and exquisite renouncing England for ever, when he could tional literature, in which they have for many voice sounding in my year at the distance of have no possible motive for concealing the fact, long years shone among the most distinguished nearly thirty winters. His peculiar merit was has been denied by him again. In calumny luminaries. William Coxe, Archdeacon of the purity and loftiness of his moral taste. the weapons of offence are great-those of de Wiltshire, was born in London in 1747, and For about forty years he raised the standard fence small; but in this case, fortunately, it began to publish nearly half a century ago, his of thought and feeling among successive gene- may be shewn from Lady Byron's own conduct first work being Sketches of Switzerland, ad-rations of young men, to a range it would that there was no foundation for the charge, dressed to William Melmoth, in 1779; since never otherwise have attained." To this we and that this was not the cause of their sepa which period his literary labours have been only add, long may such standard be acknow-ration. They continued to live together in unremitting, abundantly productive, and of a ledged by the youth of Scotland; and may this house, notwithstanding all the attempts high character. Though originally intended every teacher deserve a eulogy like this from made by Lady Noel and Mrs. Charlment to for the medical profession, to which his father their pupils, after thirty years of their inter- alienate their affections and produce discord, belonged, his own inclinations pointed to the course with the world-a eulogy which, to our until towards the end of the year (1815); church, and he was ordained a priest in 1772, sense, does equal honour to the master and the when, it is very well known, Byron's affairs after which he travelled as a tutor for two scholar. became much involved, and an execution in years with the Marquess of Blandford, and the house followed. At this time there was subsequently with the Earl of Pembroke, Mr. no appearance of a separation. Lady B., Whitbread, Mr. Portman, and Marquess Cornthen far advanced in pregnancy, quitted Lonwallis. The experience thus acquired, and the don to go to her father's seat, Kirkby Malintimacy and confidence of these distinguished lery, near Hinckley, in Leicestershire, whiindividuals, gave the tone to his pursuits and IT is pretty generally known that Byron's ther B. was to follow in a fortnight. There publications, which led to theological works, marriage with Miss Milbanke, by whom he was no irreconcilable rupture between them travels, the memoirs of persons and families had been once refused, took place against the at the time; and it was supposed, and with linked to general history, and also to history will of her mother, Lady Ralph Noel (then good reason, that her departure was chiefly itself. A bare enumeration of his many pro- Milbanke); and that, both before and after in consequence of their pecuniary difficulties. dactions would occupy two of our columns: that untoward event, she entertained towards Between London and Kirkby Mallery, she suffice it to refer to them, and indicate Travels Byron the most intense hatred. To this hate, wrote him an affectionate letter (would she in Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark, and to her unceasing endeavours to preju- have done this, if her quitting him were owing Memoirs of Sir Robert Walpole, Memoirs &c. to an intrigue with Mrs. Mardyn? certainly of Horace Walpole, Historical Tour in MonOne of the two medals, of the value of fifty guineas, not). This letter Byron did not answer:mouthshire (with Sir R. Colt Hoare), History which the Society is annually enabled to bestow through here he was wrong; but the state in which he of the House of Austria, Life and Works of the munificent bounty of our illustrious King. It is worthy of notice, that Dugald Stewart was also the poswas at the time is to be considered. From Stillingfleet, Memoirs of the Bourbon Kings of sessor of one of these marks of literary distinction.-Ed. Leicestershire she wrote him another letter; It gives us pleasure to see so much taste for the fine arts in the West of Scotland. BIOGRAPHY. ARCHDEACON COXE. DUGALD STEWART. SKETCHES OF SOCIETY. of which also he took no notice for some time. | lady's conduct at a subsequent period, and white face, which had nearly floored his excellent This offended her: she thought herself neg- what I have elsewhere said, I cannot but pay rider several times in the course of his maslected and all that could be done by Lady a just tribute of praise to her behaviour at this terly though limited evolutions on the field of Noel and Mrs. Charlment was done to che- juncture towards Lord B. She took upon her- war. After the footmen had walked here and rish those feelings. Unfortunately, they were self the management of his household, trans- there for about half an hour, and the horsemen but too successful. She never returned to acted his business, and was in every respect a had cantered up and down through the ten or Byron's roof. Had she not been in the kind sister to him under his reverses. On one a dozen trees and back again for as long a space situation in which she was at this time, no- occasion of a mediator waiting upon B. on the of wasted time-the patient crowd of spectators thing could have been a sufficient excuse for subject of a reconciliation with his wife, he waiting all the while and wondering what her forsaking the chief duties of a wife, and produced from a desk a paper on which was would come of it a fierce attack was made leaving him in the midst of all his troubles. written, "Fare thee well," and said, "Now, upon a canvass "Hugomont," muskets were When these were somewhat blown over, Byron these are exactly my feelings on the subject popped off, squibs thrown, and at last a rocket wrote to her repeatedly, anxiously desiring a they were not intended to be published, but reconciliation. Packets after packets were sent you may take them." to her, written in the kindest manner: but she returned no answer, and persevered in throwing off his protection, and placing herself, in defiance, under the authority of her parents. Lady Noel, most undoubtedly, influenced her not to write to her husband: she did all in her power to make her break off the connexion, and sue for a separation; and declared" she would sooner follow her daughter to the grave, than see her again with Byron." His cousin, George Byron (now Lord B.), was then sent down to Leicestershire, to negotiate for a reconciliation; but all attempts to effect it proved nugatory. VAUXHALL. or a Chinese candle was supposed to set fire to the place, which was burnt down, to our great edification, and the curtain drawn. To this puerile and absurd spectacle succeeded ON Wednesday, being a grand gala night in the fire-works; and the weary visitors began to honour of the victory of Waterloo, we were troop off as fast as they could, from so gay, so induced to visit this place of resort we would grand, and so delightful a treat except a few say of entertainment, had we found any; but a of the most carnivorous and tipsy, who remore miserably perverted source of public amuse-mained in congenial society-how long we ment than these same "Royal Gardens" have cannot tell. become, it has never been our lot to endure. The expense incurred in rendering Vauxhall The entire character of the thing is altered, so stupid and tiresome must be very considerand glare and mummery have destroyed the able-but as complete success seems to have original form and nature of the scene. Time attended the effort, it is not to be grudged; was, when, from the bustling of business and and in these times of national distress the the turmoil of the city, and even from the citizens of London, their wives and children, Again: Lady B. is said to have been in con-routs and crowded assemblies of fashionable have no right to any relaxation. To be sure stant terror from B.'s violent temper. Now to life,-persons found an agreeable variety at it must be paid for pretty smartly, if they are what does this amount? To his sleeping with Vauxhall. There was a lamp illumination, it admitted to any comfort in these Gardens. Of pistols under his pillow: a habit to which he is true-but here and there the turf was ver- old, a half-crown at the door, and the price had been long accustomed. The lawyer who dant, and every where the trees were green of such comestibles as were devoured, were was sent in company with Dr. Baillie to there were sights-but they properly belonged grumbled at, as tax enough; but now the Lord Byron, for the purpose of making out to a rustic order, such as gentle transparencies, account stands in a fairer form, because you whether he was of unsound mind, declared, congenial landscapes, and at the utmost a fan- are distinctly charged for every item separately, it is said, to him that one of the causes toccini to divert the younger classes: there was so that you know what you are paying for, and of her separation from him was his sleep-music, too-but it was in the single orchestra, may choose or reject as you think fit. Thus ing with pistols. That he ever exercised to which the promenader approached at times Mr. Bull, from Aldgate, with Mrs. Bull, and any violence towards her has never been to hear a pretty ballad, and thus diversify the only four of the younger Bulls and Cows, numshewn in any way; and surely it is not to be gossip-spent hour. Altogether, the Gardens bering six in all, makes good his entry at the cost inferred from the fact of his sleeping with pis- were what they ought to be essentially rural of 17. 4s.-Books to tell them what they are to tols, when it is known that such had long been and recreative; now they are a hot, glittering, see and hear, the when and the how, are 3s.his usual practice. As to general inconstancy, and noisy compound of all that is inferior in Seats for the vaudeville (average of modest it is very easy to charge any man with it theatrical representations, shows, and vulgar places), 9s.-ditto for the ballet, 6s.-ditto for and equally difficult, unless specific cases be nonsense a mixture of Astley's, Bartholomew the battle, 6s.—ditto for the fire-works, 68.— mentioned, to disprove it. It is one of those Fair, and barn-play-house exhibitions, offen- total, 27. 14s. But, then, they are not charged mean kinds of accusation to which wicked sive to the eye and ear, and either tedious or for seeing the lamps; there is no charge for minds have recourse, when they can allege no distracting to the mind, as you happen to wit- walking round the walks; there is no charge distinct offence. Byron, like all great geniuses, ness one performance, or be hurried to another. for looking at the cosmoramic pictures; there had eccentricities, and never could entirely The company, too, which was always rather of is no charge for casting a glance at the orchesescape from the sphere so peculiarly his own a mixed description, is now much lowered, in tra; there is no charge for staring at the other that of a great poet. These Lady B. had not consequence of the altered kind of the amuse- people; there is no charge for bowing or talkthe pliability to overlook, or at any rate to ments. A mob of less attractive London ma-ing to an acquaintance, if you meet one-all bear as a wife might, the peculiarities of a tériel than we met on Wednesday can hardly these are gratis; and if you neither eat nor husband. She had been too long mistress of be imagined. Low varlets, from the desk, the drink, there is no charge for witnessing those her own actions, in every way, to submit counter, and the shop-board, staring most im- who do mangle the long-murdered honours of her wishes to those of another: she lost pudently in the face of every woman, were the coop, and gulp down the most renovating sight of the poet in the man, forgetting that only not so disgusting as usual, because the of liquors, be they hale or stout, vite vine, red great spirits cannot stoop to all the trivial vast majority of the females were precisely of port, or rack punch. punctualities which common minds will endure. castes to whom such vulgarity could give no Our account of these superb and captivating She would have spoilt the philosopher and displeasure-in short, the Joes were well entertainments has, we regret to observe, poet to make good the man and husband. matched with the Jills; and a premium might stretched to a greater length than we could Fortunately, her power was not so great; and have been safely offered for the discovery of have wished; but when it is recollected that the world, notwithstanding the opprobrium it any one gentleman or lady in "the hundred," we do not intend to go to Vauxhall again very then cast on him, has since had cause to or, indeed, of twenty persons of respectability soon, we trust our particularity will be exrejoice at the event. Still, these differences of in the whole mass. Then there was prepared cused, and our tedious prolixity thought very opinion and habits between them would not for this worshipful company a poor vaudeville appropriate to the subject. MUSIC. have led to the separation, had it not been in the Row-tunder (as most of them called it), for the interference of Lady Noel. During and a wretched ballet in the theatre. There the time that the deed of separation was were pictures, and cosmoramas, and Ching preparing, they both remained in London; Louro, and a consort (also agreeably to the lan- ON Monday Mr. Sedlatzek gave his morning Byron at his house in Piccadilly, and Lady B. guage of the place). But, above all, there was Concert at the New Argyll Rooms, which was at an hotel. B.'s sister, Mrs. Leigh, lived a mimic battle of Waterloo; and such a battle numerously attended by a brilliant display of with him after it was effected until he went as ear never saw, nor eye heard! At the end fashionable company. The performances which abroad. In spite of what I think of this of a walk, a crowd of men in uniform marched gave the most gratification were the Concerto in and marched out; and Mr. Ducrow, dressed on the flute by Mr. Sedlatzek ;-the Grand *He used to send letters to her repeatedly, but she like the portrait of Buonaparte, capered and Septetto, by Messrs. Moscheles, Moralt, Lindnever answered them; nor, I believe it may be asserted, ever wrote to him after the letter she sent from Leices: fidgetted about on a pale horse; while his Grace ley, Anfossi, Vogt, Sedlatzek, and Schunke;of Wellington curvetted on a piebald with a la Fantasia on the violin by Mr. De Beriot; tershire. |