and morality runs through this poem.
From an address to Byron we extract a
few lines.

Ah! had he lived to study and admire
Heber's pure faith, or Pollock's holy lyre,
Mark their warm zeal, in gospel truth's defence,
Or pious Wolfe's impassioned eloquence;
Perhaps e'en here his pride had seen the light,
And Heaven's own glories dawned upon his sight.
But, ah! far other were the scenes he saw
In realms long famed for liberty and law,
Where courtier brows the Christian mitre wore,
And leagued with nobles to enslave the poor:
Bishops, a greedy and obsequious race,
Who strive for pomp, for power, and for place;
The haughty servants of a lowly Lord!
Priests of a faith their worldly souls abhorred,
He saw, and proud presumed God's truths to scan,
And blamed his Maker for ther cimes of man!

out of the room, six or seven haters of tobacco. The principle of the division of labour is somewhat unfairly tried by Mr. Scribbleton acting upon it, in covertly suatching up and eating shrimps, as fast as Mr. M'Corquodale unshelled and stored them up for a bonne bouche for himself when he had finished breakfast. He was a diligent and skilful workman, yet the heap seemed not to increase; and at length he began to inquire into the cause of this non-accumulation. "Sir," exclaimed he, turning in great anger to his neighbour, Mr. Scribbleton, "you are a disgrace to decent and civilized society,-how can you presume to put your fork into my plate ?"

FORT RISBANE, or Three Days in Quarantine.We have been both pleased and amused with this little work. The English passengers of the Calais steam-boat, while the alarm of Cholera prevails on the French coast, are sent to suffer a three days quarantine in a fort in the neighbourhood of Calais, which looks like a ruined La Trappe. This answers quite as well as Chaucer's Tabard Inn, or Bocaccio's garden, near Florence, and the party are set a talking forthwith; and proceed joking, singing, disputing, to the end as in these ruled cases only instead of love, war, chivalry, necromancy, priests, and damsels, they discuss political econo. my in its more abstruse doctrines, chemistry, machinery, Benthamism, tithes, Malthus, cholera, railways, steam-coaches, &c. &c. &c. Among the detenus are the Rev. Orthodox Tytheinkind, a gormandizing pluralist, flying to France in deadly terror of cholera; Mr. Scrinium, the great veiled editor of a great periodical work, with his pale sickly amanuensis; the Hon. Augustus Manikin, an exquisite and a dandy; Mr. Scribbleton and his wife, an intolerable blue; writers in the perio dicals, Fellows of learned Societies; Mr. Cyclovate, a Benthamite; Mr. Pyrotic, a waspish Tory; Mr. M'Corquodale, i. e. Mr. M'Culloch; M Molitor, a patronizer of saw-dust bread and bone gelatine cakes, &c. &c. A fashionable family, the Goodenoughs, a worthy father, and amiable daughter, the Hartley's. Mr. and Mrs. Benignus, an excellent pair-a Frenchman of the Carlist, and one of the Movement party, and Captain O'Lucre, an Irish officer on his way to join Don Pedro. This rare jumble of characters, prejudices, theories, and extreme opinions of all sorts produces a succession of lively dialogues, and amusing illustrative instances of in--This, which should be a welcome book dividual absurdity. The

"Division of labour," said Mr. Scribbleton, coolly taking up another shrimp. "You are no gentleman, these are rather the manners of a bear than a civilized being," said the political economist, protecting his property. This is sufficiently absurd; but such collisions produce many equally amusing scenes in Fort Risbane, and teach the folly of either pushing opinions to extremes, or maintaining them dogmatically.

SONGS OF THE SEA NYMPHS, &c.— These are specimens of verse extracted from the unpublished poems of THOMAS MILLER, a basket-maker of Nottingham. They are purely fanciful, dealing with sea nymphs, syrens, and fairies. The only thing connected with this work-day world is a pretty song, which closes the volume. We hope it may have a good sale among the friends and neighbours of the ingenious writer. It is inscribed to Mr. Moore. Whether it be very successful or not, the author was doubtless the happier for its composition; peeling and plaiting his osiers, and weaving lays of Fairy Land.

GREATEST

HAPPINESS PRINCIPLE is put to the test by the right five smokers have of smoking

Smith, Elder & Co., London: pp. 266.

THE STORY-TELLER +.-This is one of the cheap weekly periodicals. We have seen but one number, and thus cannot

speak of the intrinsic merits of the work. But it is well printed, of a handsome size, not dear, (36 pages for Sixpence,) and, if managed by persons of ability, will prove an agreeable publication. There is one original tale in this number (Number V.,) but it is rather Minerva-ish for our taste. Embossed heads of authors are given monthly, into the bargain. One of Lord Byron is a pretty thing of the kind.

THE LIFE OF ANDREW MARVELL. +

at any time, appears with peculiar propriety at this time, when fears of "very

Simpkin and Marshall, London: pp. 48 + Wills, London: Imp. 8vo.

+ Simpkin & Marshall, London: pp. 116.

which, by the grace of God, I have hitherto preserved." With the Life which, is meagre of incident, Mr. Dove gives extracts from the prose and poetical writings of Marvell. His verse is graceful and pleasing; and he is among the first English writers whose satire unites playful exuberance of fancy with keenness and pungency. Mr. Dove's work is indeed well-timed, and every way acceptable.

WHISTLE-BINKIE.*-AN antidote to spleen, and exorciser of the blue devils has arisen in Glasgow, under this curious designation. An amateur WHIS. TLE-BINKIE is described, in the lively Preface to his small pocket namesake, as a joyous, facetious fellow; a diner-out by profession, and a bachelor by destiny; a capital hand at a gleesome story, a joke or pun; but chiefly distinguished by his extraordinary powers of whistling and singing. He is the substitute at a certain kind of dinners and evening parties, for all other means of amusement, a character, consequently, in great request, both east and west; and one on whose joyous countenance Dame Nature has legibly written Dinners, and "Tea and Supper Parties, attended on the shortest notice;" a man once as neces sary to the feast as the cook himself. We say once; for, in the march of intellect, it is proposed to supersede the WHISTLEBINKIE by the small machine of wonderful powers, now under notice. It is a bold and ambitious attempt, thus to reduce the live WHISTLE-BINKIE, whether of the bare or hooded variety, to 32mo size, and concentrate his tuneful and facetious qualities within the compass of a Geneva musical snuff-box; thus enabling every party-giving lady to keep a Whistle-binkie of her own, and effecting an immense national saving in tea, punch, cake and ham.

improper persons" scrambling into Par-
liament are becoming extreme. Men of
neither family nor fortune, having no
status nor stake in the country, without
the badge of acceptance in any Circle, and
shied even at Brookes's; persons who, like
ANDREW MARVELL, possess no claim,
save educated and enlightened minds, warm
and disinterested patriotism, and that
manly spirit of independence, which gives
the power of defying, and trampling un-
der foot, the petty vanities and paltry dis-
tinctions which enchain and overbear in-
ferior natures; and of being able, influen-
tial, useful, and honest representatives of
the people, though like ANDREW MAR-
VELL, in a small obscure lodging, and
with no better dinner than a mutton-
chop, and a pint of wine; and who, with
him, when visited in their garret, can
say, and never be ashamed for it, "I
live here to serve my constituents; the
Ministry may seek men for their purpose,
I am not one." If this LIFE have any
effect in encouraging the growth of repre-
sentatives of this character, it were worth
its weight in gold, instead of the half-
crown at which it sells. It is a portion of
a great work projected by the author, to
be entitled the Lancashire Worthies. It
can contain none worthier than this first
specimen. The LIFE may suggest some
queries to be put by electors to candidates,
which, under certain circumstances, may
be as urgent as those regarding the Ballot,
Triennial Parliaments, and the Corn Laws.
Pledges and promises are of little avail,
unless a candidate can, like the member
for Hull, live upon little, and within his
means; and believe that a representative
may more honourably receive wages from
his constituents, than bribes, in whatever
shape, of honour or emolument, from the
Ministry.* Marvell made no speeches in
the House, but his attendance was punc-
tual and unfailing; and he conceived it his
duty to make notes, keep a journal of the
proceedings, and maintain a regular and
frequent intercourse with his constituents,
whom he apprized of every important dis-
cussion. His first duty he thought ow-
ing to them; and he assures them, "I
shall, to promote it, (the interest of Hull)
do the best of my duty; and, in the more
general concerns of the nation, shall main-
tain the incorrupt mind and clear con-
science, free from faction, or any self-ends,

The following anecdote is related of Marvell
in the Gentleman's Magazine:-" Marvell fre-

quently dined at an Ordinary in the Strand, where,
having one day eat heartily on boiled beef with
a pint of port, on paying his reckoning, he
took a piece out of his pocket, and holding it be-
tween his finger and thumb, said,- Gentlemen,
who would let himself out for hire when he can
have such a dinner for half-a-crown.""

That the original powers of the Whistle-binkie are not only retained, but improved, under this high pressure, we mean to give proof, by a few random instances; and, first, Mo Laogh Geal; or, White Calf of my heart! and Peter and Mary. -Poor Mary Mucklejohn, to wit, who

Sobbed, "Oh, perjured Peter Black,
The basest man I know;
You're black by name, you're black at heart,
Since you can use me so."

Though Peter is a lover for cake and pudding, this lyric belongs to the age of "violent catastrophes." Mary hangs herself, as a matter of course. The moral is very impressive. We give it for the benefit of all interested.

David Robertson, Glasgow.

"From this let cook-maids learn to shun Men who are long and lean; For, when they talk about their love, 'Tis pudding that they mean!" The Gudeman's Prophecy is very amusing, and so is the humorous conjugal dialogue, the Trades' Bailie in his cups. We like, at least, the hearty tone of Marry for love, and work for siller. It is a spirited defiance of the doctrines of Malthus done into rattling verse. Nor must we forget Kilroony's Visit, the Ladies' Pocket Adonis, the Mother's Advice, and many others. This is the Whistle-binkie of Bachelor's Hall. A more decorous and refined Whistle-binkie sings to the ladies, or teaches them to sing some of the sweetest and tenderest lays of Motherwell. We cannot enumerate more of these than Love's Diet and the Cavalier's song, both of which have a delicious smack of the olden poets; and that sweet song Jeannie Morrison, with which our readers are already acquainted. We have also Whis tle-binkie chirruping over his cups in the Three Stars and The Bumper ; and, as a patriot, chanting with the pith and spirit, which becomes a man of the west, the praises of Liberty, and the triumph of Reform.

LOUDON'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COTTAGE, FARM, AND VILLA ARCHITECTURE. THIS latest work of Mr. Loudon, the ingenious and indefatigable writer on gardening, agriculture, and economical subjects, is in course of publication, in quarterly Parts; there will be a series of ten at 5s. each. It promises to be a highly useful performance, did it possess no other merit than turning attention to the third great want of mankind; that which follows in order, after food and clothing, namely, shelter. Mr. Loudon's professed object is to teach how comfortable habitations for the mass of mankind may take place, of the cave of the savage, and the equally wretched hovels of too many of the labouring classes in civilized society. In his own words, the great object of this work is to show how the dwellings of the whole mass of society "may be equalized in all essential comforts, conveniences, and beauty." An excellent object; but how accomplished? So far as the work has proceeded, well. The writer begins with the cheapest and simplest form of rural dwellings; something less than the butt and ben. This is a room for a man and wife, (for Mr. Loudon has no bachelor dwellings,) with the adjuncts needed to comfort and cleanliness. He gradually proceeds, in Part I., in a series of fifteen lithographic designs, to dwellings of greater amplitude, and extent of accommodation; but, in the most limited, never Longman & Co., 8vo.

forgets all the comforts and conveniences, of which human dwellings of this description are susceptible. The fifteen designs of cottages are explained and illustrated by above a hundred wooden cuts, comprehending the ground-plans, sections of the roofs, porches, stairs, chimney-tops, and every thing required to guide the designer or the practical workman; also cow-houses, piggeries, lean-to's of all kinds; ovens, filtering apparatus, improved window-sashes, and door-hinges; and a subject which once engaged the attention of the Lord Chancellor, economizing fuel, and heat, by flues under the floors. There are estimates, and specifications given with each dwelling, in three different styles of building and finishing; none of those, in Part I., though the best are built of stone, slated, and neatly finished, are above L.250, varying from that down to L.60. This may not be a work for learned architects, but country builders, employed in constructing dwellings for mechanics and small farmers, and all who are about to plunge their hands in the mortar tub on a small scale, would do well to hold a previous consultation with Mr. Loudon. Although they should not adopt him as an exclusive guide, they will find their own ideas expand, and become clearer under his tuition; and they cannot fail to receive many valuable hints. As a professed teacher of the beautiful and ornamental, as well as of the useful, Mr. Loudon, perhaps, carries his taste for vases and parapets further than may be always eligible; but they do not interfere with utility, nor at all appear in the number which we now recommend.

THE CHURCH OF GOD, IN A SERIES OF SERMONS. By the Rev. ROBERT

consecu

WILSON EVANS. These sermons, six-
tive system of theology. They judiciously
teen in number, form nearly a
combine Christain doctrine with practi-
cal religion, and are composed in plain,
familiar, and perspicuous language, and
in an unostentatious style. We give one
short extract-a brick of the temple-re-
gretting we dare venture no farther than
The Christian's Profession :-

Patriarch and Jew, will be this: We profess with
"Our profession, as compared with that of the
them to repent, and renounce the world and its
lusts; to die to sin, and live again unto righteous-
ness. But we do this with such a death and life
being made especially imperative upon us; being
also actually proposed and represented to us in the
death and resurrection of the Author of our for.
giveness. We also profess our entire faith in the
truth of his promises. But the greater part of
what were promises to them are gifts to us; and
such gifts as still remain in expectance, and not
in possession, are rendered distinct, appreciable,
and certain, from the accomplishment of others;

Smith, Elder & Co. London. Svo. pp. 389.

THE VOICE OF HUMANITY. This is a small Quarterly Periodical, the organ of an Association for Promoting Rational Humanity towards the Animal Creation. This it does by exposing the cruelties practised on animals; and by diffusing knowledge in tracts, and in this work, which may tend to humanize the hearts of both the high and low tyrants, under whom the brute creation groans. object of the Association is so purely benevolent and laudable, that we rejoice in the opportunity of commending the Voice of Humanity to our readers. It brings to light, and puts to shame, persons, and gcenes of horrible atrocity.

THE LITERARY PANCRATIUM; OR A SERIES OF DISSERTATIONS ON THE OLOGICAL, LITERARY, MORAL AND CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECTS. By RoBERT AND THOMAS SWINBURN CARR.