her well. The person of that man or wife We find so much respecting the mines, the pilchard fisheries, and other topics of general curiosity, that, though only a small volume, we must devote another paper to Dr. Paris's labour. pestuous nights, it may reasonably be supposed in ordinary, by letters patent, dated March 18, | chancery, &c. This work is adorned with that the monks, to whom the tithe of such 1640; and having a lodging in the heralds the heads of Sir John Clench, Sir Edward fishery belonged, kept a light as a guide to office, and convenient opportunities, he spent Coke, Sir Randolph Crew, Sir Robert Heath, sailors, and a safeguard to their own property: that year and part of the following in aug- Edward Earl of Clarendon, to whom it is this lantern is now vulgarly denominated St. menting his collections out of the records in dedicated, Sir Orlando Bridgman, Sir John Michael's Chair, since it will just admit one the Tower and other places. In 1641, through Vaughan, and Mr. Selden. His next work person to sit down in it: the attempt is not Sir Christopher Hatton's encouragement, he was the Baronage of England,' of which the without danger; for the chair, elevated above employed himself in taking exact draughts of first part appeared in 1675, and the second and the battlements, projects so far over the pre-all the monuments in Westminster Abbey, third in 1676. This has been censured as incipice, that the climber must actually turn the Saint Paul's Cathedral, and in many other correct and defective; but whatever might be whole body at that altitude in order to take a cathedral and parochial churches of England. its faults, it was so acceptable, that in the seat in it; notwithstanding the danger, how- In 1642 he was ordered by the king to repair year following its publication very few copies ever, it is often attempted: indeed, one of the to York; and in July was commanded to remained unsold. In May 1677, this diligent first questions generally put to a stranger, if attend the Earl of Northampton, who was and laborious antiquary was solemnly created married, after he has visited the Mount,-Did marching into Worcestershire and Warwick-garter principal king at arms; and, on the you sit in the chair?—for there is a conceit, shire, to oppose the forces raised by Lord day following, received from his majesty the that if a married woman has sufficient resolu- Brooke for the service of the parliament. He honour of knighthood. In 1681 he published tion to place herself in it, it will at once invest was with the king at the battle of Edge-Hill, A short view of the late troubles in England; her with all the regalia of petticoat govern- and afterwards at Oxford, where he continued briefly setting forth their rise, growth, and ment; and that if a married man sit in it, with his majesty till the surrender of that gar- tragical conclusion.' At the same time he he will thereby receive ample powers for the rison to the parliament in 1646. In 1642 he published The ancient usage in bearing of management of his wife. This is probably a had been created M. A., and in 1644 made such ensigns of honour as are commonly called remnant of monkish fable, a supposed virtue Chester herald. During his long residence Arms, &c. :' and the last work that he pubconferred by some saint, perhaps a legacy of at Oxford he applied himself to the search of lished was, in 1685, A perfect copy of all St. Keyne, for the same virtue is attributed to such antiquities, in the Bodleian and other summons of the Nobility to the great Councils libraries, as he thought might conduce to the and Parliaments of this Realm, from the 49th furtherance of the Monasticon,' at that time of King Henry III. until these present times, designed by him and Roger Dodsworth; as &c.' He wrote, indeed, some other pieces also to collect whatever might relate to the relating to the same subjects, which were history of the ancient nobility of this realm, never published; and was, likewise, the chief to be made use of in his Baronage.' After promoter of the Saxon Dictionary by Mr. Wilthe surrender of Oxford upon articles, Dug-liam Somner, printed at Oxford in 1659. His dale, having the benefit of them, and having collections of materials for the Antiquities of compounded for his estate, repaired to London, Warwickshire' and the Baronage of England,' where he and Dodsworth proceeded vigorously all written with his own hand, contained in in completing their collections out of the Tower twenty-seven volumes in folio, he gave by will Graphic Illustrations of Warwickshire, accom- records and Cottonian library, and published, to the University of Oxford, together with sixpanied by Historical and Descriptive Notices. at their own charge, the first volume of Mo- teen other volumes, which are now preserved Parts I. II. III. and IV. 4to. pp. 64.nasticon Anglicanum,' adorned with views of in Ashmole's Museum. He gave, likewise, Birmingham, 1827, Beilby, Knott, and Beil-abbeys, churches, &c.: the second volume was several books to the heralds' office, in London, by; London, W. B. Cookę. published in 1661, and the third in 1673. In and procured many more for their library. In the mean time, Dugdale printed, at his own a short time after his last publication had made charge, and published in 1656, The Antiqui-its appearance, this illustrious man closed his ties of Warwickshire Illustrated, from records, long and useful mortal career. He died in his leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, chair, at Blithe Hall, on the 10th of February, tombs, and arms; beautified with maps, pro-1686, in his 81st year, and was interred at that would be a sufficient cause for especially spects, and portraitures.' The author men- Shustoke, in a little vault which he had caused endearing the county of Warwick to every tions, in his preface, that he had spent the to be made in the church. Over that vault he Englishman; but, as the able writer of the greatest part of his time, for more than twenty had erected, in his life-time, an altar-tomb of Historical and Descriptive Notices justly ob-years, in accomplishing this work, which, in-free-stone, with an epitaph of his own writing." serves, Warwickshire is also "a county rich deed, is allowed to be one of the best me- Of the first four Parts of these Graphic Illusin noble monuments of feudal and ancient ar- thodised and most accurate accounts ever trations it is impossible to speak too highly. chitecture, and abounding with scenes of deep written of this nature, and to stand at the They contain sixteen plates (sixteen remaining and imperishable interest." head of all the county histories that have been to be published), which do infinite credit to the The various topographical details are co-given to the public. While this work was talents and taste of Mr. W. Radclyffe, by whom pious, and we have no doubt correct. As a printing, which occupied nearly a year and a they have been engraved, from drawings made specimen of the literary part of the work we half, Dugdale continued in London, for the expressly for the work by W. Westall, A.R. A., transcribe the account of the celebrated Dug- sake of correcting the press; during which P. Dewint, J. V. Barber, and F. Mackenzie. dale, which is attached to the notice of Blithe time he had an opportunity of collecting ma- "Warwick Castle," both from the river and Hall, his residence; now in the possession of his terials for another work, which he published from the outer court; "" StratCharlecote," descendant, Dugdale Stratford Dugdale, Esq., in 1658, The History of St. Paul's Cathe-ford upon Avon ;" and both views of "Aston one of the members for the county. dral, in London.' Upon the restoration of Hall," are pre-eminently beautiful.-Without "Sir William Dugdale, the only son of Charles II., Dugdale was, through the recom- meaning to depreciate the merits of fine landJohn Dugdale, of Shustoke, gent., was born mendation of Lord Chancellor Hyde, advanced scape composition, we must say, that there is a there September 12, 1605. He was placed at to the office of norroy king at arms; and in charm in the truth of representations of local the free school in Coventry, where he con- 1662 he published The History of imbanking scenery, for the absence of which scarcely any tinued till he was fifteen. In 1623 he married; and draining of divers fens and marshes, both other quality can compensate; and of that and on the death of his father in 1624, he took in foreign parts and in this kingdom, and of charm we were never more sensible than while up his residence on an estate which he pos- the improvement thereby; extracted from re-contemplating these delightful prints. sessed at Fillongley; but in the following year cords, manuscripts, and other authentic testihe purchased the manor of Blithe, in the monies: adorned with sundry maps, &c.' parish of Shustoke, and selling his estate at About the same time he completed the second Fillongley, he removed to Blithe Hall, devot-volume of Sir Henry Spelman's Councils ;' ing the principal part of his time to the study and also the second part of that learned of antiquities. In 1638 he went to London, knight's Glossary.' In 1666 he published THE dearth of new publications at this period and was introduced to Sir Christopher Hatton Origines Juridiciales, or historical memoirs (and we do not recollect a worse crop) would and Sir Henry Spelman, through whose inter- of the English laws, courts of justice, forms be an excuse for our continuing this head of est he was created a pursuivant at arms extra- of trial, punishment in cases criminal, law-our discourse even longer than we intend to ordinary, by the name of Blanch Lyon. He writers, law-books, grants and settlements of continue it; but when it is recollected that was afterwards made rouge-croix pursuivant estates, degree of sergeants, inns of court, these are two separate works, and four thick THIS is a valuable and beautiful publication. The four Parts which we have already seen form the half of the intended work. If it were only that "The lad of all lads was a Warwickshire lad," 6 66 Dr. Granville's Travels in Russia. volumes, it will be conceded to us that we are grand-duke in the principles of the art of go- Empress Alexandra Feodorowna, then Princess not spinning so long a yarn as at first sight vernment and of practical science; and the Charlotta of Prussia, daughter of Frederic Wilappears. The following account of the impe- continuation of whose services Nicholas has liam the Third, and of the late queen, whose rial family, by Dr. G., is, at all events, well since secured to himself, as emperor, by placing name is highly revered in her own country, and entitled to selection, since on the personal cha-him in his private chancellerie in the situation wherever virtue and an elevated mind are justly racter of the Emperor Nicholas more of human of state secretary. Too young at the time of valued. With the hallowed reputation of her happiness or misery depends, at this moment, the invasion of his country to take a prominent lamented mother, which preceded her to the than on the character of any living being. It part in that war of defence, which was soon country of her husband, the present empress is a fearful responsibility to hold such a station; followed by another and the last campaign, carried thither her own name, already assoand it is most cheering to hear that the almost Nicholas has not had opportunities of acquiring ciated by the public voice with every noble despotic sovereign of such a country as Russia that degree of experience in warlike operations quality that can embellish the fair sex, and is, when so much depends upon it, a just, a which would be required of him were he in- more particularly one in so exalted a station. good, and a rational man. tended for a mere military conqueror. But Nature, too, had been so lavish of her favours "The education which the present Emperor the art and science of military operations, on the person of the empress, that it is imof Russia received in his youth—the example without which experience itself is frequently possible to imagine a more striking appearance, of an elder brother, whom all Europe recognised of no avail, he studied under very able masters or one which, with the handsome countenance as an upright prince the experience of passing and veteran officers. In the year 1816, travel- of the late Queen of Prussia, and somewhat of events, added to information sought and ob- ling in foreign countries was deemed expedient that melancholy expression which marks the tained in foreign countries, while yet removed by the grand-duke, with a view to acquire upper part of the face of her royal father, from the throne--are so many guarantees of more enlarged notions respecting those nations unites to a stately majestic carriage so much the safety of that confidence which other sove- which were acting the most conspicuous parts grace and dignity. Of the many portraits reigns have placed in him. Were it even only in Europe. Among these, Great Britain was which Mr. Dawe has painted of the empress, his character as an eminently dutiful and affec-selected as the country which offered a wider some of which (particularly the last, in her tionate son to a surviving parent, herself the field of observation to a prince desirous of in- gala-dress) possess great merit as pictures, I acknowledged pattern of every virtue, Nicholas formation. The grand-duke, therefore, visited think the palm is due to that which has been would still have the strongest claim to an im- England in November of that year: he landed beautifully engraved by Mr. Wright, and plicit belief. But that prince has other and at Dover, where he was received by the Rus- which represents her majesty sitting, playfully equally strong titles to the utmost reliance of sian ambassador and Colonel Ford, who com- entertaining her two eldest children, the hehis own subjects and that of foreign nations; manded the engineers stationed in the town, reditary grand-duke, and the grand-duchess for both which reasons he may safely rest his and who accompanied the prince round the for- Maria. The artist seems to have seized in expectations of a full approbation of his conduct. tifications of the castle, on the heights, and this instance not only the lineaments of the Nicholas the First was thirty-two years of age through the subterraneous passages of that face, but those of the mind of his illustrious on the 7th of July last. He was born in the fortress. His first step on British ground was original. Of this most amiable princess the same year in which Catherine the Second closed marked by a proof of liberal disposition. The emperor is represented to be doatingly fond; her long and glorious reign, and did not there- noise of the cannon which had been firing to and with her he leads an extremely domesfore, like his more fortunate brothers Alexan-celebrate his arrival, according to form, had ticated life, although surrounded by all the der and Constantine, experience the influence frightened a horse that was standing in a cart cares of so vast an empire. He is frequently of that great mind in the care of his early edu- at a short distance from the shore. The ani-seen abroad with her, without any of that cation. Nature, however, had provided him mal ran the length of some streets, dragging attendant pomp and splendour which are perwith a mother who stood in less need than any its heavy load after it, when it fell down and haps necessary pageants with less popular soreigning princess of the counsels and assistance expired. The grand-duke was passing at the vereigns; and both are known to devote much of others to lead her child in the path of virtue. time; and learning, on inquiry, the nature of parental care to the education of the numerous At an early age he was placed under the guid- the accident which had deprived an industrious children with which their union has been ance of General Count Lamsdorff, an officer of man of a useful animal, insisted on compensat- blessed. Of these, five survive; namely, distinguished merit, who had served his sove- ing him with a sum of money far above his Alexander Nicholaevitch, the hereditary grandreign with great reputation, both in the field loss, of which, observed the prince, I am my-duke, born in 1818; Maria Nicholajevna, grandand as governor of Courland. The count had self the innocent cause.' The grand-duke duchess, born in 1819; Olga Nicholajevna, previously enjoyed a high degree of well-merited resided in St. Alban's House, in Stratford-grand-duchess, born in 1822; Alexandra Niconfidence at court, as cavalier de service, with place, where the Austrian archdukes had been cholajevna, grand-duchess, born in 1825; and, the Grand-duke Constantine, during a period staying a short time before. He was accom- lastly, Constantine Nicholaevitch, grand-duke, of ten years, and likewise as director of the panied by General Kutusoff, Baron Nicolay, who was born in September 1827, a few weeks first corps of cadets. He enjoyed the patronage now Russian ambassador at Copenhagen, Dr. before our arrival at St. Petersburgh. The of the present empress mother, then reigning now Sir William Crichton, and others. Royal hereditary grand-duke is placed under the empress; and it was under her direction that carriages and footmen were placed at his dis-superintendence of General Ouschakoff, one of he conducted the education of the Grand-duke posal: he held levees, received the subjects of the aids-de-camp-general of the emperor, asNicholas, and that of his brother the Grand-his imperial brother, listened to the complaints,sisted by Colonel Mörder, and receives instrucduke Michael, from the time of the former of history, and petitions of the supplicants amongst tions from Monsieur Joukovsky, one of the those two princes completing the fourth year of those Russians who happened to be in London most distinguished literary characters in Rushis age. No choice could have been more for- in need of assistance, and in all cases relieved sia. It is remarkable that the three grandtunate. The qualities of the governor's heart them, either with money, or by providing, induchesses have English nurses attached to their were precisely such as affectionate parents would concert with the ambassador, for their return establishment. The hereditary grand-duke is wish to see appreciated by their children; and to their native country. A frequent and mu- a very fine-looking child, strongly resembling those of his mind were strictly of that cast tual intercourse was kept up, during his resi- his father, high-spirited, and, it is said, of the which were required to direct the studies of his dence at St. Alban's House, between the royal most promising disposition. With such a doillustrious pupils, under the instructions of pro-family and himself. The grand-duke received mestic ménage as distinguishes the present per masters. The count is no more: he ter-visits from the prince regent and his royal imperial family of Russia, it is impossible not minated his long and honourable career, at the brothers, to whom he gave a grand entertain-to expect from the children every thing that is age of eighty-three, on the 4th of April last;ment on board a Russian frigate, at Woolwich. flattering to the prospects of that country, and, and from his character, as portrayed in the He rode out a great deal-visited many of the we may add, of Europe; for the destinies of court gazette, it is fair to conclude that the public establishments, frequently accompanied all nations must necessarily be more or less principles which he doubtless endeavoured to by the late Sir W. Congreve, than whom few interested in the question who is to wield instil into the bosom of his imperial pupil must people were better able to explain their nature the resources of that extensive empire. The have been consonant with those which marked and objects-mixed freely in society—and ac-hereditary grand-duke, who had been appointed his own conduct through life. quired a high degree of popularity for his affa- colonel of a regiment of hussars from his earliest "As Nicholas grew in years, preceptors for bility and polished manners. After a residence age, was named, during our stay in the capital, the higher branches of learning were selected of some weeks, he extended his visits to several ataman of all the Cossack troops; on which from among the most eminent men of the parts of England and Scotland, endeavouring occasion the court gazette published the imcountry; and it is but justice to make particu-to make himself master of those peculiarities perial rescript, addressed to General Kouteinlar mention of one of them, Monsieur Balou- which distinguish this above all other nations.ikoff, commanding those forces. hiansky, who had the honour of instructing the In the following year he married the present} "The prince is brought up, both in a do. Practical Lectures on the Historical Books of the Old Testament. By the Rev. H. Lindsay, M.A., Perpetual Curate of Wimbledon, Surrey. 2 vols. 12mo. London, 1828. J.. Murray. A Volume of Sermons. By the Rev. C. B. mestic and military point of view, in the ceived, or the emperor attends to business in found that the drama was a theological and strictest discipline, and constantly under the his private cabinet with his own secretary; political essay in disguise. eyes of his parents, and the vigilant and in- but on fixed days, at eight o'clock, he orders telligent superintendence of the empress mo- a particular minister to bring his porte-feuille, ther. He frequently walks or drives about and will remain with him till ten, going metown, attended by a companion of about his thodically through, and despatching an infinite own age, who is educated with him, and is the variety of business, so as to clear away every son of a general officer. I have more than sort of arrear, and make himself master of the once seen him in the severest weather dressed different subjects of each department. The THESE excellent sermons formed part of a in his simple uniform, accompanied by his strict observance of engagements which his series preached at Wimbledon, during six sumplaymate, driving a two-horse sledge, with majesty is known to expect on every occasion, mer months, to congregations consisting prinnone of the fur trappings which other people tends materially to facilitate every operation, cipally of respectable tradesmen the labouring deem it necessary to wear as a protection and serves as a lesson to his subjects, that, classes and domestic servants. They are of against a cold of several degrees below the without punctuality in all the affairs and the most practical and useful character, and freezing point, blooming with health, and full transactions of life, talent, rank, nay even a are well calculated to interest the minds of of gaiety, receiving with a pleasing smile the high character, are rendered useless to society. every class, whether of hearers or readers; and salutations and marks of respect which, when The imperial family retires early to rest. Iwe earnestly recommend these volumes to the recognised during the rapidity of his course, have known some distinguished persons, who general public. every class of persons seem delighted in paying have had the honour of being invited to the to their future emperor. presence of the emperor and empress in the "Nor is the individual conduct of the em- evening, come away at ten o'clock, the hour 1828. Hessey. peror himself without its good effect on the at which it was understood that their majesties WELL meriting a like rank among the pious minds of his people. His application to busi- retired for the night. How else, indeed, could labours of the ministry, is this simple, but ness is most regular. The affairs of the state any human frame support, for any length of admirable volume. Directed to instruct and alone seem to engross his attention; and it is time, the toils, cares, and anxieties, which improve even the most ignorant; while it resaid that he seldom gives an hour to pleasure commence with these exalted persons at sun-flects lustre on the Christian motives of its which might have been better devoted to the rise, and continue all day without intermis- amiable author, it at the same time does honour welfare of his subjects. He rises early, and sion? Not satisfied with the ordinary routine to his talents. Mr. Taylor's abilities, as a spends some time in transacting military mat- of affairs, Nicholas, who seems to be the most moral, persuasive, and delightful writer, are ters. Part of this consists in receiving, as I indefatigable and active sovereign now reign-too well known to require a comment. before stated, Count Diebitch, the chief of the ing, and whose occupations are generally of a état-major, who daily waits on his majesty serious nature, having the good and happiness Hora Religiosa; or, Daily Approaches to God, from seven o'clock till nine, and reports the of his people in view, has traced out to himself in a Series of Prayers, Meditations, and state of the army during the preceding day, other tasks and other duties. One of the adHymns. London, 1828. Tilt. and receives his majesty's commands. After ditional burdens which he has voluntarily im- A VERY small but very beautiful and wellbreakfast he either attends the council, or re-posed on himself, is that of looking over the selected book of devotion, to which our most ceives his ministers daily; each of whom has reports and returns of every arrest and impri-eminent divines and moralists contribute in his appointed days and hours for waiting on sonment that takes place in his empire, as well various ways. A portrait of Bishop Bloomfield the emperor. He has on some occasions at- as of the state of the prisons, according to a and an appropriate vignette adorn it; and it is tended the senate; and it was reported, while formula which he has himself prescribed, and altogether a manual of excellent tendency. we were at St. Petersburgh, that having heard ordered to be filled up and regularly forwarded that the senators had been in the habit of to him in a direct manner. In these returns, Castle's Manual of Surgery. 12mo. pp. 334. assembling very late, a practice which caused the name of each prisoner or individual arLondon, 1828. Cox and Son. considerable delay in public business, his ma- rested, the nature of the crime, and the length THE name of every disease that can make a jesty called early one day at the house of the of time during which he has been imprisoned, man wretched, and the usual ways in which senate, and finding none of its members as- either before or after trial, must be accurately they are treated, are to be found in this useful sembled, simply desired it to be made known entered. Judging from this information, his little volume. We turned its pages over, to to them, that the emperor had attended to majesty has frequently given orders for bring-see if we knew enough of any of the subjects transact business at such an hour. From that ing persons to a speedy trial who had been long to be able to speak to its general character; time the senators took care to be at their post in prison, and others to be released who ap-but even the "treatment of stumps" was, we with greater punctuality. At one o'clock he peared to have suffered long, or to have been found, too much for our pen. All we can say, generally attends the parade. too severely punished. In some cases, he has therefore, is, that we hear a good report of the "After the parade his majesty generally re-ordered the sentence either to be revoked, or Manual among medical students. turns home, and if there are to be any private its severity mitigated, in consequence of cerpresentations to him, it is before his dinner tain extenuating circumstances which appeared that they take place; otherwise he either walks on the face of the information contained in the or rides out alone, or accompanied by the em-statement. It is not necessary to remark how press. He is very fond of riding on horseback, much good, in a country like Russia, as yet but he also frequently goes out with his con- deprived of the great blessing of a uniform, sort in a French cabriolet, which he drives inviolable, and intelligible code of criminal himself. I have likewise seen him walking laws, so praiseworthy an undertaking on the up and down that magnificent quay on the part of an all-powerful monarch must proNeva, called the English Line, either alone or accompanied by some minister or general of- The empress mother is described as a model ficer; and I understand, that in fair weather, of benevolence and goodness: her whole life and when the empress is in good health, her seems to be actively devoted to the great obmajesty often accompanies him on these ex-jects of humanity and charity; and all the cursions. On such occasions it is the etiquette philanthropic institutions, as well as those for on the part of persons who meet them to encouraging industry and the arts, in St. Pestand still until they have passed, pulling their tersburgh, feel the cherishing effects of her zeal hats off, when the emperor invariably returns and influence. the salutation à la militaire, by putting the back of the hand up to his hat. With all persons who are known to him, he will occasionally stop and converse with great affability King James the Second: a dramatic Poem. and without reserve. The dinner-hour is beBy John Crauford Whitehead, M.D. 8vo. tween three and four o'clock; after which his pp. 151. London: Smith, Elder, and Co. majesty spends part of the day with his family A LESS dramatic subject than James the Se-. and children. The evening brings its own cond we could scarcely have imagined; but on labours and occupations. Ministers are re-reference to Dr. Whitehead's production, wel duce." (To be continued.) SIGHTS OF BOOKS. A Manual of the Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Eye and its Appendages. By S. I. Stratford, Member of the College of Surgeons, &c. &c. 8vo. pp. 199. Longman and Co. WE consider this to be a very excellent, prac- to be consulted wherever that delicate and im- The Pleasures of Ornithology: a Poem. By cation. "To her who, midst the world's vicissitudes A faithful friend and comforter remains;- I consecrate-these Pleasures of the Birds!!!" concert of notes. Mr. Jennings is a humane, well-meaning person, and all the birds of the air are (or ought to be) much obliged to him; for he goes through every tribe; and by describing "Their songs, their habits, structure, and their nests," endeavours to awaken a kindly human feeling and sympathy in their favour. This is pushed to the utmost, when he begs sportsmen to let their deed be "Swift as the lightning's shafta struggle, sigh, And silence:" the sigh of a partridge or a land-rail! But withal, this little book will be found not a bad amusement for young ornithologists. do not want; for nothing could be more dis- his way to St. Cloud; and the people flocked The lovers of song are in despair here: Mdlle. Sontag has pronounced her irrevocable refusal to stay for the winter. ODDS AND ENDS: From a Traveller's Note Book. After this most dove-like inscription, Mr. Jennings demands leave to say one final strain, ere Time "mows down to dust his being;" The performances of the élèves sculpteurs who and then he gets into such a flock of merulids, compete for the grand prize were exposed at the sylviads, and alaudinas, (i. e. thrushes, war-Ecole de Beaux Arts on the 10th inst. The blers, and larks;) that we are quite lost in the subject given is Hercules at the moment when dipped in the blood of Nessus, and sent by the pains seize him in consequence of the tunic The delightful M. de la Martine has arrived Dejanira; and the demigod devotes himself to in Paris, and I hope in my next to announce death, causes a pile to be made, throws himself some new effusions from his pen. on it, and orders it to be set on fire. There are eight competitors, and I rather think judges will be much embarrassed in their decision, as five of the eight seem to have equal claim to The most courteous nation on earth, as they success. Were I to speak from goût, and an call themselves the French, are now the only unscientific judgment, I should give the prefer- people who exercise, at least in Europe, the ence to the Hercules of M. Debay, though his disgusting practice of personal search upon all form does not answer the idea of great muscular travellers who pass their frontiers, particularly strength, and one of the legs is rather of a ser- if coming from Switzerland; and the dirty pentine shape; yet the calm of the countenance, gentlemen who are employed in the disgusting the proud position of the head, and the impe- duty, appear to revel in feelings of which any rious movement of the hand which points out but such as they are would be ashamed. In ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. the flambeau to set fire to the pile, express ad- passing, for instance, from Geneva to Dole, the Paris, September 20. mirably the feelings of a mind unconquered by first station is at La Rousses, where the passAs this people cannot exist without emotions, pain, though submitting to it. [Since writing ports are demanded-the travellers' trunks are it is wonderful that the springs both of head this, the prizes have been adjudged; and I rigorously examined, but not permitted to be and heart are not fined away by constant find that I have proved myself a bad judge of plumbed-sealed-to prevent the necessity of a movement ere half the span of a Parisian life sculpture-for, directly contrary to my ideas, second search. At the next station, Morey, be passed. A few days since the crowd pressed M. Dautin gained the first prize, and M. Jaques the passports are again demanded, and a second to the Place du Palais de Justice, where Con- (whose Hercules is a most academical-looking examination of trunks frequently enforced— stance Melun, the ci-devant femme de chambre demi-god) the second :—so much for difference though only a post distant from the former of Mlle. Mars, was exposed in the pillory, as of opinion in matters of taste!] halt. At the third station of the douane, were also eleven other women, one of whom The departure of Chateaubriand has taken at La Maison Neuve, the traveller is obliged was branded. Mde. Melun, à ce qu'on dit, tes- place: he set out on the 15th, to the great regret to leave his carriage, and if by Diligence, at tified neither shame nor contrition, though at of men of letters and all those who were ad- midnight to enter a den of ruffians, and submit the moment she descended into the car which mitted to his society. The journals teem with to a most disgusting personal examination: he was to conduct her to the prison of St. Lazare eulogies on him; and when he shall have is felt all over his body-his pockets are turned the populace hissed her. This disapprobation crossed the Alps, not a blemish will be found out-and every thing, and every folded paper was perhaps feigned by the spectators to cover to sully his name. There is nothing like ab-examined, as if he had the power of concealing their own handy-work, for two Englishmen sence and death to make a bright fame. A a musical box or a pound of tobacco in a toothhad their pockets picked at the same moment: monument is voted to Mr. Gall. The French indeed all public punishments are well attended by léger-de-main gentlemen, and speculations run high on such occasions. "Necessity has no law," is the creed of thieves; and a good occasion for helping themselves they regard as a providential circumstance. are profuse of ghostly honours, or rather honouring ghosts. Mdme. Gall has published a letter in defence of her husband's principles, and to prove that he was neither atheist nor deist, but an excellent papist: how far she will persuade the public, I know not, nor is it On the 15th we had races at the Champs of much consequence in Paris; for esteem does de Mars; but not being a good jockey, I cannot not depend on one's creed here; and few men give you an interesting description of them. (apparently, and judging from their lives) hold The riders were dressed in English fashion, to any particular religion except for form's sake. and the French multitude appeared enchanted All the world, to use a French phrase, are with the rapidity and lightness of the coursers. gone to Mont Calvaire to relieve their souls of There was some high betting; and this new the summer's sinning, and to clear the way, species of pleasure will furnish another means by confession, for winter's frailties. Paris is of gratifying the passion for gambling. It was the Duc de Bourdeaux who distributed the prizes: he was dressed as a colonel of hussars: his sister was not with him, but both his governors were in attendance. Nothing can flatter the people more than taking a part in their amusements; therefore the young prince will become most popular. pick case. Ladies are not exempted from this search, in another room, by women :-and all this, in spite of the conviction which these dirty employés must often feel, that the traveller is not a contrabandier, nor even a négociant. From an advertisement for the Grande Albergo alla Torre di Londra, in Verona, circulated generally on the road, and printed in Italian, German, French, and English, the following is the English one literally copied : "Circulatory.-The old Inn of Londons Tower, placed among the more agreeable situation of Verona's course, belonging at Sir Theodosius Zignoni, restored by the decorum most indulgent to good things of life's easie's which quite empty at this moment; for one may as are favoured from every arts liable at Inn same, well give up the hope of going to heaven, as with all object that is concerned conveniency miss any pleasure procurable for love or money: of stage coaches, proper horses but good forages, every shop, too, is shut; and young and old are and coach house; Do offers at Innkeeper the on the road to enjoyment, dressed in their best, constant hope, to be honoured from a great and, to all appearances, with light hearts- concourse, where politeness, good genius of tant mieux! I admire their philosophy, which meats, to delight of nations, round table, Caffee does not even allow the little burden of of-house, hackney coach, men servants of place, I went to see Mlle. Mars in the Mariage fences they are about to acknowledge, to curb swiftness of service, and moderation of prices, d'Argent: it was her first performance in for a moment their mirth, though they are shall arrive to accomplish in Him all satisfacthis capital since her visit to London. The sure of undergoing a certain penance, ac- tion, and at Sirs, who will do the favor enthusiasm testified on her appearance could cording to the measure of their péchés. Three honouring him a very assured Kindness." only be equalled by that shewn to our Mac- young girls have just left me, who are going A visit to Louvere on the Lago d'Iseo is ready. A crown was thrown on the stage to deposit the secrets of their sinnings in the very rarely made by the English traveller in ere she commenced, but she won it fairly in chapel of the sacred mount; but they did not the north of Italy, though it is of easy accomthe character of Mdme. de Brienne. A new seem to dread a severe admonition from their plishment, and through scenes of great beauty. piece was hissed at the Vaudeville, and with confessor: I am speaking of the middling It is only a day's journey from Milan, by the reason; for an author must be mad to give the classes, for the higher orders have generally delightfully situated town of Camonica, on the title l'Art de se faire aimer de son Mari to his their family clergyman. Adda by Bergamo and the Lake of Spinone, composition. This is a lesson Parisian dames The king returned here on Thursday, on over a good carriage-road. The approach to | Louvere, and the view up the Val Camonica, Mars, on the evening of the 12th day, will curs throughout, as though one part was pass 24 deg. south of Uranus, and will thus formed of accumulated luminous matter, asfurnish an excellent opportunity of detecting suming in some places the appearance of sothis distant planet; they will pass the meri-lidity: those parts which mark the outline of dian together at 6 hrs. 50 min. the mouth and eye of the fancied animal may The proximity of Jupiter to the sun pre-be better described by comparing them to deep cludes favourable observation; after the 21st indented bays, nearly of a quadrangular figure, day, the eclipses of his satellites will not be well defined, and by its brightness giving an intensity to the darkness of the sky that it Saturn is rapidly approaching to a favour- surrounds, which, in these openings (probably able position for observation for those who do by contrast), appears of an unusual blackness. not pursue their astronomical researches beyond The brightest part has by no means a uniThe sights of Venice have greatly increased midnight: towards the end of the month, this form aspect, but exhibits an unevenness not in interest within a few years I might have planet will rise shortly after 10 hrs. 26th day, unlike fleecy clouds of a scirrhous or mottled said days, for it is not a month since a new 23 hrs.-in quadrature. appearance, as if undergoing some change of suite of galleries was opened, which contains 21st day, 9 hrs. 15 min.-Uranus in quad- separation. This bright region in some direc some of the finest productions of the Venetian rature. tions is abruptly terminated, and beyond it is painters, and their Prince's noblest work, the The brilliant stars that compose the constel-seen a fainter region of nebulosity, while other Presentation of the Virgin, which, though lations Taurus, Gemini, and Arion, will, to- parts gradually fade into that which is more painted by Titian at the age of eighty, sur-wards the middle of the month, become con- diluted, till it subsides in the gloom of the passes all his other pieces in purity of design spicuous objects in the south-east, shortly before neighbouring sky. and admirable treatment of the subject. And midnight. In these regions are several minute stars, one in colour it appears to be a work of his most As the illumination of the atmosphere dimi- cluster of four, on the bright part, of different perfect period: it has not the vigour, amount-nishes, and yields undivided empire to the colours, arranged in the form of a trapezium, ing to severity, of his Assumption, but it will darkness of night, a more distinct view of the five others in the fainter part of the nebula, in dwell longer upon the mind of the observer, wonders of the heavens is presented for our the direction of the southern horn; other stars and with a purer impression;-it cannot be investigation; we penetrate with greater faci- are scattered in and near the nebula, some of fairly brought into comparison with his Pietro lity those awful depths, above, beneath, around; which are surrounded with the same milky Martyre, but, like that grand painting, will be and find ample employment for contemplation luminosity: one most striking peculiarity is recalled in the memory of those who have seen and improvement. observed relative to these stars, that the neit surrounded by a halo which will conceal its In former astronomical papers, brief sketches bulous matter seems to recede from them, so comparison with all inferior works. In the have been given of those wonders in creation as to leave a dark space between it and their Church of the Frari, a monument has been subjects of a higher astronomy-which carry brilliant points, as though the stars were either erected to Canova, in which his design for the the mind beyond the movements of this lower repelling the nebulous matter or absorbing it. tomb of Titian has been adopted: it is very sphere, this remote province of the universe, This is particularly the case with those that grand and impressive, but it is too much a re- to expatiate on the loftier pinnacles of the form the trapezium: a similar appearance may petition of his model of a tomb for a German higher heavens systems of suns, performing be observed in Sagittarius,-a nebula is broken princess, which contained the beautiful group their revolutions about their common centre of into three parts, forming dark roads through of the Benificenza. The monument in the gravity, in vastly extended periods of time the luminous matter, leading to a centre in Frari contains his heart; his body lies in the lost stars, those bodies which, after shining which is situated a beautiful double star. On new church erected by him in the place of his for ages, gradually disappear, and are no longer one of the sides of the dark openings before nativity, Passagno; and his right hand, with seen as glittering gems in the diadem of night referred to, in the nebula of Orion, are filaments very questionable taste, has been separated, and-new stars, or such as suddenly appear where or fibres of light, which appear as if extending put into a tawdry porphyry vase, with gilt no stars were before observed, justifying the themselves to the opposite side; and on the handles, and placed over the president's chair suspicion, that these latter are new creations sides of the head, in the direction of the in the council chamber of the Academia delle northern horn, are faint streams of light, not belle Arti. Beneath the vase is fastened the unlike the tails of comets: closely adjoining to last chisel which he used, and which bears his this nebula are several smaller. The whole sky initials, A. C. for several degrees around this constellation is not free from these appearances; two, close together, one of a spindle, the other of a circular form; in the centre of the latter is a small star: a smaller nebula, at the entrance of one of the dark openings, appears as if draw. ing together into a star. ARTS AND SCIENCES. CELESTIAL PHENOMENA FOR OCTOBER. D. H. M. which have commenced their measured circling way, till the appointed period arrives for them to be commanded back to the realms of obscurity-the subject of Nebula, a still higher step in this wondrous scale of progression, dimly telling us, not merely of the existence of other suns like our own, with each a splendid 8th day, 12 hrs. 18 min. 15 sec.the sun will retinue of planets, of solar stars connected be eclipsed, invisible to the British Isles; the together by mutual gravitation, but of syseclipse will be central and annular to the in- tems of these, vastly separated in space, yet habitants of the islands between Byron's and almost infinite in the individual suns that form This is but an imperfect description of the the Friendly Islands in the South Pacific the group, and these groups perhaps infinite present appearance of this magnificent phe Ocean; a ring of the solar orb will surround in number, and scattered with boundless pro-nomenon, as recently seen by Herschel's 20 feet the opaque body of the moon, 52 sec. in breadth: fusion over the vast concavity of the heavens, reflecting telescope: there is every reason to this phenomenon will occur in the hand of the while the whole of each starry system is, pro- believe that it has undergone considerable Virgin, near the bright star Spica Virginis. bably, revolving about some distant, stupend- changes since it was first observed by Huygens, ous, and unspeakably resplendent, glorious in 1656. A careful comparison of the descrip. centre. Nebula may be generally divided into tions and drawings of various astronomers two kinds; one, a combination of innumerable seems to indicate that the bright part of the stars, which, from their distance, have the nebula once extended over a larger space, and appearance of a faint cloud,-a distance so that it is gradually receding towards the stars remote, as to leave the most powerful mind that form the trapezium; similar changes are faltering in endeavouring to acquire an ade- suspected in other nebulæ; in some instances quate conception of it: the other, probably smaller ones are formed by the decomposition not so remote, though inconceivably beyond of larger. These mysterious luminous masses our system of fixed stars, composed of a lu- of matter may be termed the laboratories of the minous matter, of the nature and destiny of universe, in which are contained the prin23d day-Mercury at his greatest elonga- which but a very faint idea is furnished for ciples of future systems of suns, planets, satel tion, and visible a short time after sunset. conjecture. The most remarkable of this kind lites, and other tributary bodies ;-these ele7th day-Venus at her greatest elongation, is that in the sword-handle of Orion; its irre- ments not in awful stagnation, but through the near Regulus, from which star the planet will gularity of form suggests a resemblance to the whole one Spirit incessantly operating with be distant I deg. 30 min. Venus continues a head of a monstrous animal, with two horns of sublime, unerring energy,-a process going on very beautiful object as a morning star, and unequal lengths, making a considerable angle which illimitably extends the fields of conjecmay be traced through the day, till it sinks with each other, the lower one having an ture, as it slowly urges its awful way through below the horizon. easterly direction; an unequal brilliancy oc- this boundless range these mighty move. New Moon in Virgo First Quarter in Sagittarius 15 18 47 (Last Quarter in Cancer. 22 13 12 ⚫ 80 4 34 The moon will be in conjunction with Saturn in Cancer Venus in Leo Mercury in Libra Mars in Capricornus D. H. M. 4 9 15 10 8 7 10 22 45 16 8 0 |