mittee, and provoked, too, by no graver matter exclaim, "How often have I felt this my- If any thing were wanted to clench this judicious and irresistible exposition, a conclusive instance in point, which led to the fall of Poland, is added; but it needs no corroboration, for every observant mind in Britain must feel its force and lament its truth. The Poetical Works of S. T. Coleridge, including the Dramas of Wallenstein, Remorse, and Zapolya. 3 vols. 12mo. London, 1828. W. Pickering. WE are rejoiced to see these volumes, the collected fruits of one of the most original minds in our time. Scattered, unappropriated, neglected, and out of print, as many of these poems have been, yet what an influence have they exercised! How many veins of fine gold has Coleridge, with all the profusion of genius, laid open for others to work! In these pages how many lines start up old familiar friends, met with in quotations we knew not whence! and how completely do they bear the impress of the true poet !-thoughts whose truth is written in our own hearts; feelings that make us lay down the book to And watch the storm-vexed flame. Plunged foaming on the shore. But fancy now more gaily sings; As skylarks 'mid the corn, On summer fields she grounds her breast: O mark those smiling tears that swell "A green and silent spot amid the hills, Bathed by the mist, is fresh and delicate In a half sleep, he dreams of better worlds, O dear, dear England! how my longing eye Never in any fiction has nature so finely blended with the supernatural as in the Ancient Mariner: what a picture of desolation, relieved by a gleam of hope, is in this verse! "At length did cross an albatross, As if it had been a Christian soul, How vivid the following! "The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, We were the first that ever burst Down dropt the breeze, the sails dropt down, And we did speak only to break All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean." Then how exquisite the way in which the charm begins to break! "Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water-snakes; They moved in tracks of shining white, Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire: Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, O happy living things! no tongue A spring of love gushed from my heart, Sure my kind saint took pity on me, The self same moment I could pray; Then this description of music:-- And now it is an angel's song, P As conscious of my look she steppedThen suddenly, with timorous eye, 1999 And I with sobs did prayarte nozz999 to 9mShe fled to me and wept. ital to She half enclosed me with her arms, O let me be awake, my God! 916 She pressed me with a meek embrace; Or let me sleep alway." ufu kids brand bending back her head, looked up, 29 Never did poet compress into single lines And gazed upon my face. Twas partly love, and partly fear, Tormore of strength and beauty-h 19And partly 'twas a bashful art, That I might rather feel than see The swelling of her heart. With which I sang another's lovejo rot But when I told the cruel scorn That sometimes from the savage den, In green and sunny glade There came and looked him in the face An angel beautiful and bright; And that he knew it was a fiend, This miserable knight! And that, unknowing what he did, 70 He leaped amid a murderous band, 37 1890779nd how she wept and clasped his knees, Journals of Parliament. It is not known when Journals were first used those in existence of the upper house commence in the 1st Henry VIII, and of the lower house in the 1st Edward VI.; but it appears by an ancient original letter, prefixed to the journal-book of Henry VIII, that several journal-books were taken away and suppressed by Cardinal Wolsey, ou The votes of the House of Commons were first printed in 1681; those of the House of Lords in 1825,"usgai bus Moot Fleet Marriage Registers, 1682 to 1754. One of the most notorious abuses existing in London prior to the year 1754, was the solemnisation of marriage by regularly ordained cler gymen residing within the Fleet Prison or its rules, and generally confined for debt. Future generations will possibly discredit the accounts still fresh in the memories of some of our sires: the following is an extract from the Gentleman's Magazine for February 1735, copied by that work from the Grub Street Journal. A female correspondent, who signs Virtuous" complains of the many ruinous marriages that From the mode in which the foregoing is are every year practised in the Fleet, by a set introduced, it is evident that whenever Cole-of drunken swearing parsons, with their myrridge condescends to trifle he is aware of the midons, that wear black coats and pretend to fact, which is not always the case with poets, be clerks and registers to the Fleet, plying about many of whom esteem their poorest productions Ludgate Hill, pulling and forcing people to more than their most efforts. It is some pedling alehouse or brandy shop to be marjust sense of the pure ore and the dross, even to the church. Not long since, a young lady was Coleridge frequently falls into the errors of deluded and forced from her friends, and by puerility and doggrel, But this is not a review the assistance of a very wicked swearing parson, of censure: it is of well-earned admiration. married to an atheistical wretch, whose life is And we may boldly ask, what can be added a continual practice of all manner of vice and to a mosaic of poetical gems like these? We debauchery. Another young lady was decoyed have only one other observation to make, which to a house in the confines of the Fleet by a is, how much the force of his description is pretended clergyman: Dr. Wyrneck immeincreased by the reiteration of images: for diately appeared and swore she should be marinstance, how the repeated allusion to the lark ried, or if she would not, he would have his in our second quotation impresses it on the fee, and, register the marriage from that night: imagination. This is a part of his art in which the lady, to recover her liberty, left her ring as he is eminently happy." a pledge that she would meet him the morrow We shall not at present attempt to analyse night. These abuses were remedied by Lord the magnificent translation of Wallenstein: we Hardwicke's marriage-act in 1754, but not have done enough for our readers in the speci- until many noble families had suffered under mens we have given of three of the most exqui- the inconveniences of a Fleet marriage. Resite poetical volumes in the English language; quisite as Lord Hardwicke's act was, it was and have only to add, that they are printed in evident it could not have been popular, from a style which does credit even to the taste of the eagerness of parties to be married under Mr. Pickering. curious, however, tork, that with this ried, even on Sunday, stopping them as they go obsuch marriages are too many to be here in- subjects there accordingly, and singler yo SCHOOL AND CHILDREN'S BOOKS. NO. III. A sins, antiages, solemnised in abita membran ware of all and singler you or volume; though, and ive been obliged to blame taverns, brandy shops, alehouses, and other jects comorant and abydyng w'in yo' countie of some of its parts, and its very high price. houses, within the liberties of the prisons of Heref. That we the seid comissons assembled the Fleet, and King's Bench, and in the Mint, oure selves to gethers at the citie of Heref. and other pretended privileged places. By where we then seated and aloted oure selves Description of a Chronological Chart of the which abuse, the religious establishment of by two at the lest to the sevall hundretts of Patriarchs, from Adam to Moses, with some marriage is entirely subverted, and the legal the seid shyre as before is expressed, for the Serious Considerations arising out of a View bevidence thereof rendered precarious and un- true and effectual executon of the same yo high of the Subject: and an Essay on Mnemonics. - certain. Instances of the families ruined by comson, and have moustered By T. S. Peckston. 12mo. pp. 159. Lonby this p'sent don, 1828. Hatchard and Son. serted. The number of these clandestine mar- boke of our certificat certifie yo majestie and THIS is a Description of a Chart (a copy of riages is almost incredible. On a trial at you seid honable councell, as well the nombre which is inserted in the book) intended to Guildhall, London, 14th February, 1716, before of able men for the warres there, as well shew, at one view, which of the patriarchs the then Lord Chief Justice Parker, in an archers as bilmen, as the certente of all abila- were contemporaries, how long they were so, e action brought against John Mottram, a clergy-ments of warre, and for the triall of archers and thence to deduce the great probability of man, living within the rules of the Fleet pri- from bilmen, we have wreten in the mergent Moses having the best account of the creation, son, it was proved that ten register books for of this or boke on the hedde of ev'y archer this fall, &c., even if the accounts had been handed marriages were kept in several houses about letter A, and on the hedde of ev'y bilman this down to him by oral tradition only. Mr. that prison," and that one of those registers letter B; and also aft the surname of ev'y of Peckston derives the data on which his calcontamed above 2000 clandestine marriages them have declared the abilament of warre culations are formed, principally from the solenmised within one year, and the other nine which ev'y of yo seid subjects have. And such Bible; and he seems to have clearly underalmost as many. Certificates were given of yo subjects as be not able p'sons for the warres, stood and defined them. He demonstrates, -3 such marriages with the city arms printed on and havynge abilaments of warre, we have from scriptural evidence, that Archbishop Ithem, and ignorant people were imposed on, in marked with this letter N. And other yo pore Usher, Marshall, Blair, Fresnoy, Trussler, nd being made to believe that was the king's subjects of the seid shire, not mete for the Priestley, Grey, and others, who have written stamp. The stamp duties on every marriage warre, and being of no abilitie to have abily- on patriarchal chronology, have calculated erlicense are five shillings; on every affidavit ments of warre, we have clerely omytted out of roneously in placing the birth of Abraham in made to obtain a license, one shilling; on every this booke, referryng them to pray to Almighty the year 1996 B.C., instead of 2056 B.C., the -lobond executed on grant of each license, one Godde for yo most roiall astate long tyme year assigned by Mr. Peckston. As it is of shilling and sixpence, and on every marriage prospously and joyously tendure. importance to theologians to examine the to certificate, five shillings: total twelve shillings truth in this particular, and as we have not and sixpence. The loss of the stamp duties by N. Master Richarde Monyngton, horse and harnes for space to transcribe the proofs adduced, either -these clandestine marriages amounts to 4000l. ni or 50001. per annum. Notwithstanding the re- dress of these grievances is under the considera- B. Thomas Whitewoode, a salet and a gleiff. tion of parliament, yet are they daily comBmitted in defiance of the legislative authority. It is hoped no person will be against a bill to B. Lewes Nashe, a langebeff, a sword, and a dagger. .. Richard Tailor, a salet, a gleiff, and a dagger. 81 prevent these illegal practices.' The registers B. Thomas Good, a glaif and a dagger. of these marriages having been preserved, were B. Hugh Ashe, a glaif, a salet, and a dagger. B. Edward Baret, a glaiff, a dagger. purchased some few years since by government B. John Smyth, a glayff and a salet. y from an individual, and are now deposited in B. John Holder. the Bishop of London's Registry Office, Doc- A. Edmund Baknyll, bowe and harrowes. tors' Commons. They commence in the year 91682, and end in 1754; and consist of five volumes prior to the year 1700, and of one hundred and fifty-four from that date to 1754, The books are of paper, in good preservation, and seldom filled, each clergyman having had a The following names are selected, and do not follow in separate register so that there are perhaps A. Richard Carpynt, a bow and twelve arrowes. twelve registers for every year: the entries B. Richard Jenkyns, 3 pollax. are clear and well written, containing the A. Thomas Tailor, a bow and a shef of arrowes. B. Petur Laurence, gent. harnes for hymnself. names, descriptions, and sometimes residences, .. Mastres Heywarde, of the Priors Courte, harnes for a of the parties, with the annexation of bachelor, to widower, spinster, or widow: they are signed by the clergyman, but not by the marrying Limparties. A Hundred de Radlow, hymselfe, and harnes for one man. A. Master Elton, horse and harnes for hymself. B. Thomas Lorymer, a salet, a glaiff, and a gorget. B. Thomas Honde. B. Richard Geram, a gleif and a dagger. John Lorymer, a glaiff, swerde, and dagger. Tenonton longg de sequence in the original return. ward. a B. John Skynir, a salet, a peire of splynt, glaif, and ward. B. John Wilton, horse and harnes for himself. ad glaif. a A. Edward Wallewyn, Gents for to harnes himself, John Lyngeyn, Esquier, horse and harnes for hymself, bg The first book published on the subject arrowes. sword, and a dagger. harnes. A. Thomas Smyth, a peire of almein revetts. N. Hewe Jones, a staffe and a salet. rout The following specimen is transcribed N. Thomas Frygham, a moris pyke. as they regard this or the other objects of the work, we refer them with confidence to the book itself, which appears to us to be very convincing; and, subsequently, to the Chart, which is well composed and delineated. In addition to the description to the Chart, this work contains some Serious Considerations arising out of the view of the patriarchal chronology, which are well worthy of attention, and a curious and useful Essay on Mnemonics. Altogether, we readily recommend it, as of very considerable utility to all students of theology, and to lovers of scriptural knowledge in general. Elements of Geography, on a new Plan, rendered plain and amusing, more especially adapted to the capacities of Young Children, and designed for Preparatory Schools; illustrated with Maps and Cuts. By Ingram Cobbin, M.A. 18mo. pp. 116. London, Westley and Davis. As a mere elementary work for children, this little compilation, had it been well done, might have been useful. The plan is good, but ill executed; and the work is very defective in information, sometimes erroneous, and often ridiculous in style. The following is a specimen: "Near Mexico are Po-po-ca-te-petl, which smokes from some fire in it, and that is above 1700 feet high"!! &c. p. 20. We are told (at p. 50) that the Turks are a dirty people; and that the grand vizier's head is cut off by the emperor of Turkey "whenever he displeases him!" Truly, this same grand vizier must be wonderfully tenacious of life, to bear the lopping-off of his head whenever his master is angry. We are also informed, that at Aleppo "men and women are always smoking pipes." Of such a nature are many other absurd phrases interspersed throughout the work; yet some teachers of young children may, in spite of these defects, consider it useful as a book of first rudiments of geographical knowledge; but still we decidedly prefer the interrogative method. The maps,although, from their size, necessarily scanty in their contents, -are very neatly executed; but, on seeing the en graver's name, we are not surprised at this; for we never yet saw any of Mr. Sidney Hall's performances of this kind which were not well finished. woods. SIGHTS OF BOOKS. Villa Architecture: a Collection of Views, with ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. 66 dedly given to the old English designs; and we handed madame to a splendid equipage which recommend Mr. Robinson to confine his future awaited her at the church-door, and received Numbers exclusively to that style. It may the felicitations of his friends as though he also be worth this artist's consideration, how thought himself the happiest man in the world far his plates would be improved by making in possessing such a bride:—les ecus have à the principal subjects larger the parts are charm superior to every other quality; come in Formulary for the Preparation and Employ- certainly not sufficiently defned. what shape they will, they are irresistible! ment of several New Remedies; namely, Il faut vivre is the excuse for the profanation Resin of Nux Vomica, Strychnine, Morof all elevated sentiments and principles; and phine, Hydrocyanic Acid, Cinchona, Emetine, the advice of the father who said to his son Iodine, Piperine, Chlorurets of Lime and I MENTIONED in my last to you, that comget money honestly if you can, but at any Soda, Salts of Gold, and Platina, Phos-merce is now very generally had recourse to as rate get money," is followed to the letter of the phorus, Digitaline, &c. From the Sixth a means of raising the wind ;" and that even law by all ranks, high and low, rich and poor; Edition of the Formulaire of M. Magendie. the heroes of the sword are nothing loath to so that the thirst of gain swallows up and stifles By Joseph Houlton, F.L.S. 12mo. Under- change that weapon for the aune-having dis- the finer feelings of the mind: nor is it to be covered, that though love may live on flowers, wondered at, when fortune alone commands WE merely give the title of this work to in- glory's wreaths have not the same art of pre- respect, and that no one is any thing of them. timate its value to medical practitioners, espe- serving existence: but I omitted to name, what selves, but must count their merits by the eially in the country. The very names of the must be of the deepest importance to exotic number of their servants, the magnificence of remedies afford a curious idea of the modern exquisites on the other side of the Channel, their mansion, equipages, horses, the wines on agents introduced into the medical school. whose funds are low, that never was there so their table, and their box at the Opera, for, great a demand for well-frizzled, tight-laced, really, these are the ingredients necessary to perfumed, highly-stiffened, brainless coxcombs; form a gentilhomme; and strip the first man in and the sums offered for such a species of the kingdom of these, il n'est plus rien. animal far exceed what might purchase half-a- Yesterday was the anniversary of Vows made dozen human beings. Speculations of this by Louis Treize to the Virgin Mary, which kind are, then, far the most advantageous, same vows, à ce qu'on dit, produced Louis and require but very little exertion, as,-pro- XIV., and lost thousands of lives in consevided the petit-maître on sale be endued with a quence. Charles X. came from St. Cloud" large share of self-possession, knows how to run to perform the accustomed ceremony to the his fingers with a certain grace through his curled holy mother, attended by his court and several locks, can adjust his cravat whilst bowing to a regiments. lady, seeming alone occupied with his own. At length it is decided that Paris is to have pretty person, dresses à la mode, has broad suspension bridges, and already the workmen shoulders (no matter if they be fictitious), a have commenced their labours. Opposite the taille élancée, black mustaches, and a Rugen- Place de l'Hôtel de Ville they are preparing tino expression of countenance, his fortune large pillar, which is raising in the raiddle of is made, by applying to any of the public ma- the river, as an appui to the bridge, but which trimonial undertakers of this capital spurs must evidently prevent any tolerably-sized also to the heels are indispensable-happily vessel from passing; the river Seine being exnone are required in the head. A few days cessively narrow, such a system of construction ago, a being of this description, aged twenty- appears to me the pour and the contre, as the five, vowed at the altar to honour and love a pillar must hinder the navigation of ordinary respectable dame who had counted sixty, at shipping. Of what use, then, is the pont susleast five years since. No matter: she hid a pendu? is a question my ignorance puts to tender heart under a very tough-looking de- me, and which I doubt if even the architect hors, and the youthful mari seemed enchanted could solve. with his bargain; for ways and means had totally failed him, when Chance, “that un- MISREPRESENTATION OF COLOMBIA. righteous god," made him cast his eyes on a August 18, 1828. paragraph in a newspaper, which described the SIR,If I deemed it advisable in common said lady, (rather, to be sure, in too flattering justice to stop the free circulation of the falsecolours,) specified two hundred thousand francs hood respecting the massacre of 1300 men at The designs have been, or are to be, all durs, and sixteen thousand francs de rente, as the Moro of Barcelona, merely on perusing executed; and Mr. Lugar concludes by ex- an additional attraction to gray hair, wrinkled your extracts from Recollections of Colombia, pressing" a hope that they may afford as skin, highly-rouged cheeks, sunk eyes, and all how much more am I impressed with the nemuch pleasure to the public, as he has the the faded relics of former beauty. Fortunately, cessity of exposing the unprincipled frauds of satisfaction of saying they have done to his the mirror plays false to the last, and casts no such a writer as this incognito, after reading employers individually." unfavourable reflections on old age and ugli- the entire work? There is, I am informed, a We advise Mr. Lugar, and other publishness, at least it would seem so from the looks class of authors, daily becoming more numer. ing artists, to make the principal subjects of of conscious merit which ancient dames possess, ous, who extract from works extant such names plates sufficiently large to shew their features and the kind reception they give to youthful and places as suit their purpose, and thus subsist distinctly mere indications of parts are very suitors. I never witnessed a more ridiculous on the public credulity; and I trust that you I deceptive; and occupying space with meretri- ceremony than the union of the two persons in and your contemporaries, who are voluntary ciously coloured trees, gravel-walks, and holly- question. The lady was dressed in the virgin conservators of our country's literature, and hocks, is a useless labour-such objects are colour, white; a Brussels veil, attached by a should be vigilant guardians of its authenticity found infinitely better displayed in nature. diamond to a fair-haired wig, flowed over a and purity, will, whenever exposure is practi neck of olive hue; and a bunch of roses and lily- cable, lend your powerful aid to unmask such^~ Designs for Farm Buildings. By P. F. Robin-of-the-valley peeped from beneath her curls, shameless impostors. son, Architect. Nos. I. to VI. London, and in some measure concealed the deep furrows 1828. Carpenter and Son. of time on her temples: according to the laws WE have, in this instance, a more agreeable of pudeur, she cast her eyes on the ground, task to perform. Many of these designs are perhaps she even blushed, if an inch thick of pleasing objects; but we doubt whether Italian paint would have permitted the spectators to and Swiss buildings of this class could be suc- perceive it; at all events her devotion was great; cessfully planted on English soil. We should, and when the priest exhorted the interesting however, be glad to see any thing in preference couple to live in harmony, &c. &c. &c., she to the slated barrack-like structures which now turned towards her unfortunate spouse and too frequently disfigure our heretofore pictu- smiled a promise, which, no doubt, she will try resque farm-yards. Our approbation is deci- to keep. As for him, he behaved admirably; At pages 49 and 50, the author of these Recollections declares that he bore a conspi cuous part in an engagement between the squadron under the orders of the late General **. English and some armed vessels belonging to the authorities of Trinidad; or, in other words, those who were at that time volunteers in the service of Colombia, are accused of having lawn lessly fought against their country's flag. Nowy sir, as I was one of that number (having embarked with General English, sailed with him to Trinidad, and thence to Margarita), I dis-tricate me, as I was almost stifled with posed of, my krooman and I lending them a claim all the honour of that triumph; and heat and stench. Some three or four men helping hand, we continued our journey. affirm (and will, if required, verify my asser-were sent to my assistance, who finding During the time we were seated, several tion by oath) that this recital is altogether words of no avail in dispersing the crowd, had parties, on their way to our market, apfalse, and that no such rencontre ever took recourse to their staves, which they used with proached the spot, and immediately sat down place. I once more declare, that the reported no gentle hand, disregarding age or sex. A no one presuming to pass the chief. Our party massacre of even the limited number of 300 passage being obtained, I hastened on to join now consisted of upwards of a hundred. At men at the Moro of Barcelona (thus reduced the chief, whom I found waiting for me, and the entrance to our lines we were met by by a pretended error of the type) is equally close to whom I took care to keep during the Captain Harrison, who kindly received the devoid of truth. remainder of our passage through the towns. chief. While waiting for a boat to take The engagement in the streets of Barcelona, The shouts, the screams, the bellowings, which us on board, he was shewn the blacksmith's related at page 95, the destruction of two squa- rent the air as I passed along, was beyond all shop, then in full work; but it was some drons of Spanish cavalry, and the subsequent comparison, and to me entirely new. The time before he could be got to enter it. Alassertion that we fed on the flesh of the horses blows given by my liberators caused them to though a large piece of iron was in hand, captured, I solemnly affirm to be fictions. receive many in return. Much was I afraid on conversion, he took not the slightest There was an engagement, but neither of the something unpleasant would ensue to the notice of it, his whole attention being ab nature described, nor with any such results; melancholy negation of our professions of peace sorbed by a bar of the same metal, which at for not a man or horse of the enemy was taken. and friendship. The forbearing conduct of once attracted his eye. He one moment It is evident that the writer of these pseudo- my defenders fortunately prevented matters would take it in hand, then replace it, then Recollections never visited the regions he pre- coming to a serious conclusion, as at one time lay it at his feet, and eye it for some tends to describe. At page 149, on a route I thought they would, from the cloudy aspect of time, with that expressive look which says, I from Cumana, with which I am well acquainted, affairs. Great was my joy on reaching the would if I durst. Perceiving his wish to poshe affects to look down from one of the highest Circus, where every one but those of our party sess it, he was told, (the ship being shewn peaks of the cordillera of the Andes on the turned back: I found it to consist of about him,) if he would go on board, the captain cities of the Oronoco, and states that "Cumana fifty men and women, the latter carrying large would give him some. On our passage to the and Barcelona were the most distinct." From supplies of topé on their head for our market. boat we passed the saw-pit. He was much the spot whereon he describes himself to have The chief had with him two wives and his taken with the saw, then in operation. He stood, he could not have seen the Oronoco, favourite daughter, The former carried each gazed intently on it for some time, appaeven from such an eminence; and the only city three or four calabashes of topé on their heads; rently noticing its use. It was with difficulty I know on its banks is that of Angostura; the latter a small basket, containing the chief's he was taken from the spot. A little farther neither Cumana nor Barcelona lying within drinking utensil and a supply of red and white on, a krooman was felling a tree. He took the 100 miles of the river. pigment for his decoration. We returned the axe from his hand, and commenced employing The work abounds in fabrications, anachro- same way as we went, every thing wearing it in a most dexterous manner, to our no nisms, and topographical errors; and those who much the same appearance. About a mile from little amazement and surprise, convincing us have borne a bona fide part in the events thus our border line, a stop was made, when the he had been long practically acquainted with distorted, perceive most clearly that the writer chief, standing in front of his party, was its handling. Strange as it may appear, with was no participator in their toils. anointed with the white pigment, from his all his thirst for iron and knives, which were I assure you, sir, that I very reluctantly neck to his feet, without reserve, by his two promised him on going on board, we could trouble you, or obtrude myself on the notice wives. When they had finished, the daughter not get him into the boat. Cut-throat was of the public; but as works of this description, applied the red to his temples, cheeks, and deputed instead, and immediately on our independently of their natural baseness, tend forehead. This done, I was sent for, and arrival on board, he ran down the ladder, to mislead the candid inquirer, and to perplex he applied the red pigment to my temples with all the familiarity of an old acquaint the faithful historian, I trust you will let their and cheeks, with a longitudinal mark from the ance, to the captain, calling lustily about unprincipled compilers know that they incur upper part of the forehead to the tip of the him for abeesh (fish). Having partaken of the danger of having their unrighteous lucu-nose. Some of this composition was given me, some refreshment, the captain presented him, brations exposed, and that those really in pos- on my asking for it, and I have since learnt it is for his chief, with a piece of bar-iron, several session of the facts will not allow such unblush-made of wood ashes and the leaves of a tree. knives, and many other articles; also with ing falsehoods to be foisted on the public as The chief, having a seat of palm branches made some iron for himself. Attending the captain truths. I am yours, &c. for him by his attendants, now sat down, as did on shore, he gave the chief the whole of the GEORGE LAVAL CHESTERTON, the whole party. I was placed at some dis- presents into his hand, who received them Late Captain in the Colombian Army. tance from him on his right, the rest still without evincing the slightest token of joy, or farther off. A basket was now placed be- changing a muscle of his generally stern counte fore him, which, after looking at, he gave to nance. I now accompanied him to the extreme ARTS AND SCIENCES. Cut-throat, who distributed its contents (cold of our lines, when, after purchasing from his FERNANDO PO: JOURNAL CONCLUDED. boiled yams, and part of a boiled monkey) to followers all they had brought to dispose of, WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5th-At day-break was the assembled crowd. Five bottles of topé and given to those who were so kind to me at awoke by Cut-throat, who wished me to be (their favourite number) were then pro- Yapa (the residence of the chief) a trifling premoving on our journey. The chief soon after duced, which, after he had tasted, were, sent, I parted from them all with cordiality made his appearance, also urging me to pro- as the former, distributed by Cut-throat, the and good wishes. ceed. A fowl was then brought me, which daughter first filling, from one her father I verily believe was killed, cooked, and eaten, pointed out, his small drinking calabash, which within the space of a quarter of an hour. he drank off. This was the first time I had Having finished my meal, and partaken of ever observed him put any thing between his part of a bottle of topé, I set out, amidst the lips, although I had frequently pressed him to shouts and exclamations of the whole assem- partake of my cheer. While residing with bled village. At the entrance of the court- him I never saw any one go within the rails yard of my last evening's friend, he met me which surrounded his hut, except his wives and with his two sheep, as promised. As we pro- children. Cut-throat and Incledon appeared ceeded, I was assailed by such dense bodies of to be his immediate attendants. Whenever natives from the different hamlets, as effec- any person wished to see the chief, one of them tually to impede my progress; all appearing went to the entrance of the enclosure and anxious to have a look at, and examination of, called him, and he came into my hut and my person. The women were particularly received the parties, which induced the observatroublesome, being apparently emboldened by tion before made of its being the audience or my few days' residence among them. All my receiving hut. They gave me to understand exertions could not keep them off, and they that they dared not enter the enclosure, upon pulled me about most tempestuously. So the penalty of having their throats cut. From completely was my advance obstructed by these circumstances, I am led to the belief that these kind friends, that at last I was compelled the person and dwelling of the chief is sacred. to call to the chief for some persons to ex- To resume: the monkey and topé being dis LITERARY AND LEARNED. LONDON UNIVERSITY. IT is stated in the newspapers, that the author |