very original and elaborate volume gave us an Verily, Mr. H. J. Prior, this is too bad. Dotions, has been our endeavour from A.D. 1817 extremely high opinion of the abilities of the yourself justice, young as you are, and do not to A.D. 1828; but we find it impracticable to author, Mr. H. J. Prior. Here is a teacher of oblige us to exhibit the singular merits which observe this rule in regard to Captain Lyon's elocution, said we to ourselves, who is worthy belong to your "SOMEWHAT NEW METHOD"!! diversified and interesting volumes. From this to be a professor of that great accomplishment. It may, perhaps, have fallen to the lot of some work our extracts are still so miscellaneous, If the London University, now, want a person of our readers to have met with an old volume, that it hardly matters where we begin, or how of this class, here is the man for their money. which Mr. Prior, of course, has never seen. It we arrange them. We shall set out with inIn him there is a patience of research, a pain- was written by one John Herries, A.M., and animate nature-scenery on the river Panuco. fulness of inquiry, a philosophicalness of mind, published by Edward and Charles Dilly, so long "Before noon, the sea-breeze, the greatest and a certain good old English mode of ex- ago as to be almost forgotten, viz. in 1773. imaginable luxury in the Tierra Caliente, set pressing himself, which would be invaluable to This Herries must have been as barefaced and very strongly up the river, and we sailed dethe infant College of the Capital. He will de- impudent a plagiarist as ever attempted a public lightfully before it, discovering as we advanced monstrate viva voce, as he does so well in this imposition; for is it to be believed, this rascally fresh beauties at every turn of the stream. volume, that modern eloquence may speedily master of arts (well he deserves to be so called) The varieties of new and magnificent trees, rival ancient oratory, if you cultivate the voice has printed every syllable of Mr. H. J. Prior's covered with the most luxuriant and brilliant when young, and attend to the other instruc-Practical Elocution," under the title of "The parasitical plants, dipping their branches in the tions which he so lucidly lays down. Look to Elements of Speech ?" The only difference your respiration, your lungs, your larynx, your which a rigid comparison has enabled us to glottis, and your epiglottis: make a proper use detect, is, that, in the quotation we have just of your tongue and your jaw, your uvula and made, Herries improperly begins, "We have your nostrils, and we will warrant you that now investigated," instead of the more correct, you shall speak like a Cicero or a Demosthenes." I have now investigated." But he pretends You shall manage the nine vowels, the nine half vowels, the five aspirates, and the six mutes, of which the English vocal language consists, so as to whisper or speak aloud in the most superior manner; nay, even to sing like a Braham or a Stephens. For you must understand, according to the author, Mr. H. J. Prior, that Nature is so illiberal that she leaves us untutored in this accomplishment, which he, Mr. Prior, cultivates from simple sounds to the most complicated and difficult expression; overcoming in his road indistinctness, precipitancy, organic, defects, obstructions, nasal pronunciation, stammering, and all other ills that speech is heir to. Above all things, it seems to be expedient not to keep your breath to cool your porridge for it is an essential element to a strong and sonorous voice. Then, for articula. tion, roundness, flexibility, tone, modulation, &c. &c., the author, Mr. H. J. Prior, has gone largely and with uncommon sagacity into them all, so that there is no lack of observation on these points. On grave sounds his remarks are grave, and on acute sounds he is both sound and acute. He has also a perfectly novel scheme for adapting the English language to ancient measure, which it is surprising should never have occurred to any preceding writer upon this interesting subject. But why should we dwell on the various merits of this extraordinary performance? let us listen to the modest and unpretending way in which the author,

current; withering trunks clothed with a verdure not their own, but which flourished on their decay; and the immense up-rooted timber lying grounded in the shoaler parts of the stream, and causing strong eddies amongst their shattered branches,-gave a character to to the same youth and want of experience, and the scene around, which to me was altogether claims the somewhat new method as his own, new and enchanting. Here we saw the hangprecisely in the words employed by his illus. ing-nests of the calandria and many brighttrious prototype, Mr. Prior. In short, the two plumed birds. Lime and lemon-trees, bearing books are, verbatim et literatim, THE SAME, at the same time fruit and flowers, hung most from beginning to end!! Nay, there is even invitingly over the water, and afforded us a remarkable table of the elements of speech abundance of refreshing lemonade. In some and vocal music, on a new plan, identical in places, immense willows threw their cool shade both, though published at the distance of fifty-over smooth banks, resembling very closely the five years apart!!

conclusion.

park scenery on the borders of the Thames; Under these circumstances, it seems impos- while groups of cattle grazing or sleeping be.. sible to resist the conclusion, that this John neath thin spreading branches, rendered these Herries, M.A. is a rank quack and impostor, particular views so like home, that it was for. who, in spite of a clear and decidedly Prior tunate we had some other objects to remind us claim, has dared to deck himself in borrowed how far we were removed from it. Here an plumage. In requital for this flagrant and im- enormous alligator would plunge into the river pudent breach of morality, we venture to throw from his broken sleep on the sunny bank; or out our "hints to public writers:" to wit, that a delicate white heron would rise alarmed on it is highly indecorous to anticipate what others the wing, and soar above our heads, when intend to publish; that plagiarisms of an ante. affrighted from her retreat among the rushes. date are the most offensive of all plagiarisms; We saw also on this day a manati, or sea-cow, and that the common wish against such fel-but it was out of the reach of our shot; and lows is

"Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt."

Mr. Prior, indeed, may well pray, in the lan-
guage of the Litany, to be delivered from all
such d-le Herrieses as this stumbling-block
has been in his auctorical path: and it may be
that he hath equal cause of distaste towards us,
his flattering reviewers; for, not boasting of
the dignity of a Prior, he may despise our in-

worse...

killed a water-snake as thick as my wrist, while it lay sleeping in the sun on a branch of a decayed tree.

huts surrounded by maize. We sailed slowly "As night closed in, we passed several Indian minated by the fire-flies, and the wailing and on with a light breeze, near banks quite illucries of the solitary night-birds gave a peculiar solemnity to the evening; when our ears were suddenly enlivened by the merry sounds of a

"A more desolate, dreary country than this appeared in the month of June, scarcely exists Great Desert in Africa, and the polar regions. on the face of the globe, after excepting the We completed our day by arriving at a wretched mud village named La Blanca, and put up at a twelve leagues, in which we saw five cairns ruined Hacienda de Plata, having travelled

Mr. H. J. Prior, treats of it himself, in his termeddling in this business like a Paul Pry or fiddle and a guitar, proceeding from a small To conclude: entertaining, as we do, bound-canoe, which glided swiftly past us, and was "I have now (says he) investigated the less confidence in Mr. Prior's powers of inven- carrying this little band to a fandango about to pleasing theory of speech, from the gentlest tion, we rejoice to perceive it announced in his be given at one of the Ranchero's huts." whisper of the breath to the most animated Between Potosi and Zacatecas, the mining tones of the passions. Much might be added present volume, that he is about to favour the district, affords a striking contrast. world with two other new works: "Poetry Faon a subject so complicated and extensive.miliarised, &c. for the Use of Ladies' Schools," have only drawn the outlines, and given a rude and " A Compendium of Logic." He has only sketch of what may be more completely finished to carry into these productions the same degree at some future period. In the mean time, of originality, candour, honesty, and talent, shall receive, with the utmost gratitude, any which distinguish his "Practical Elocution," hint or critical observation, from such as are in order to be esteemed the most popular author conversant in the sciences of physiology, music, of our times. As for the hypercritical objection and speaking. It cannot be supposed, that, at arising out of the publication of 1773, we have my early time of life, an undertaking of this only to read the publishers' names to see that kind should be executed with that accuracy is a mere Daffy-down-Dilly. and precision which may be expected from a person of more years and experience. Some of the foregoing subjects have been much controverted by modern writers. I have not attempted to reconcile their variance, or to estab- To wind up within the week, or if not the lish a system of MY OWN. My sole aim has week within the month, or if not the month been to offer to the candid and discerning public, within the quarter, so as to keep our Gazettes a method of cultivating the voice, which is SOME- as much as possible free from broken continuaWHAT NEW, and might be attended with suc

cess."

Lyon's Mexico.

(Third Notice.)

• Query, Heresies?-Printer's Devil.

it

and crosses. At about four miles before reaching this wretched place, we passed La Laguna y Rancho del Moro, lying at a little distance to our left. Considerable quantities of salt covered the ground at this place, which a number of people were scraping up and putting into a bullock-cart. The flat valley was covered by a weak kind of parched grass, on which above three hundred brood mares with their colts and a large flock of sheep were feeding. Here I saw for the first time a coyote, or jackal, at which I had an ineffectual shot; and

slo observed that the ground squirrels were in traves? ng over this country, many strange barets and pretiures of manners naturally *-* fæ example, near Tanjuco, Capt. L.

SIGHTS OF BOOKS

Dr.

Dictionary of Medicine, designed for popular Use, ge. e. By Alexander Macaulay, M.D. &c. &c. Bra, pp. 306 Edinburgh, 1828, Adam Black, London, Lewgman and Co. W'e last week noticed two works of this class, and now observe that our northern neighbours are not behind us in similar publications. Macaulay appears to be a gentleman of sound use and much practical experience. His arrangement is alphabetical; and in this conve eut way he treats of diseases, medicines, diet, and other su?,ects of importance to all living men. The diseases incident to warm climates teem to have attracted much of the with r ́s attention; and, upon a casual inspection of his volume, we are free to say, that we have seen nothing of the kind more opposed to quackery,

universally lethargic country, to find a more listless, idle set of half-sleepy people than those of Panuco, who for the greater part are creoles. A Surrounded by a soil capable of the highest cultivation, living near a river absolutely swarming with the finest fish, they have scarcely a vegetable, and rarely any other food than tortillas of maize, and occasionalls a lump of tasaĵo, or jerked beef. The aesta appears to consume half the day; and even speaking 19 an effort to this lary race. Such as are obliged to labour in order to save themselves from starving, obtain their livelihood by cutting dvs. woods to freight the vessels which or ssional, come up the river for a cargo. These woods are the moral or fustie, which sells at four real the quintal; sarsapar "la at two reals the aroha; and a wood called palo aril, or Hue wood, which has intely been introduced as an artice of commerce, and act rding to its che, ^; and our cane.men made a constant mical treatment yields three or four fine tinta,

- We arrived after dark at six or eight poor nes and › Imquchi,' where for some time wold not find a living soul, or even a dog At length we stumbled over a tansi 1-4 an lying on his back on the ground, ₫ the con,ds of mosquitos from him Pha a wth, the thick smoke of a little wood by which was placed to windward being in. tif, ent so keep off these tormentors. I may sem sat “e à 9 ngular custom which I observed mongst the Indians and Rancheros in this ke ennum, which was, that where the we were mist abundant and torment, By zev lavar ably lay down stripped of their

All these are bron „t in from the surros

better adapted for consultation by indivi. duals who will be their own doctors. We patre of this, fanning themselves and 1. entered more into detail upon these volumes of ought, perhaps, to apologise for not having te y before in their sleep-all night. Our forests; yet firewood and el arousal can scarcel män rend muttered a drowsy assent to the be procured in the town. The latter is sold at domestic medicine; but we asure our readers, Bứng tied to a corner of hus hut, and to an exorbitant price, owing to the want of that, from merely dipping into three of them, Meng down wherever we could, or follow, energy in the natives, who prefer receit well, or so assured of our good health, as we within the last fortnight, we do not feel haif so g to od example. But the women who by an eighty miles' water conveyance (from key within vide, tesisted all our entreaties that Tampico), rather than herning it themselves were before. A careful perusal would certainly cause our death; and as we have much in store 24 give us something to est ; and no within nifty yards from the`r own town.” “ey could induce them even to At San Juan (the author states), "I be. to communicate for the advantage of the world, Leve that every woman, and the greater part we intend, as much as possible, to decime at with the excessive heat and mon of the men of the Rancho came at different leaving it for the present." ms noface of the Pierra Caliente, the dif. times in the evening to see my watch and ' În sul fatiguing ascents of the mountains, writing-case, neither of which curiosities bad Pude Characters: Biographical and Charne* No cân, hs of dust of the * temperate re- ever befire beet, exhibited in San Juan. Thel terishe Sketcher, with Portraits, of the most Pa'llegan to be rather tired of my jour, watch was a mach, ne of which all had heard ;' distinguished Personnes of the prevent Age. bring in a pod so tital's destituite of interest, but their astonishment on bearing it tick and Vol. I 15 pp.544. Knight and Lacey. Silent. My chests and furniture were seeing its wheels in motion, was prally as This work, wich has appeared from time to The rar ein, or by the laden mules knock, great as I ever saw displayed by ecler Negres tille in Now, now forms a little volume. It in them against the trees; and instead of or Esquima x; vet those penjde were allost tiot of high pretenauna, and is very well in -ta in a twoîte dark, as was expected, we had - white, and the descendvits of Sport, ands. A WAY —— a cheap matter, to theet the curbury of few lewo travel ng Arteen. Fifty miles of our venerable old Rat Leto, w'ione (Ja n seemed. Phaders who can se der bay dear leuka nor es remained to be periirmed, with to carry great we ¿t, remarked, that fit was estimate superut kierat re. ~, and arrienos mck with ague and a filly f siena) to give a number of de "ars for I do not complain either of my food or a thing inst to know how many Finars it was 200 mg always gratefil for them whe. frim morning or night;—that to know wher at; het fastif en persons world to eat and drink, when to get up or le down tol have to enter the Mex can territories rest, was quite si fu er' 1' a remark which Ma. Naway is the eulgust of the root, In and an L. 14. It should be the with these primitive people met with very prose of which he invokes the Muse, bes des at im with the stranger, that what. „eneral appeal. Offers were mate to pur. Latin nates and Enguisti prose. For our parte, Bharaters the people at sight which chase every thing belonging to meş—a mano thingh he lands its capability of vieiling a gar ♥ ♬ un, jest eatly nourish anc of pater, buttons, ans art d'e whatwever; my by extract, and coneiders it to afford ** er ersand wou this pestemple, he w¦ vak toes he fur perenaded that I could come for ¦turrent for man and horse,” we are afraid we 'tes in earthen floors, in mad was of) er perpose than to trade as, vơ my pane of beef."*

In three leagues over å story ed the Ranch» del Teur, Bla Tan on which the number of te extraordinary. W'e bac

** We t) a day, at var yat mes, had passed

a great number of Ind ane, ho were batt rai
the river by whole fa", es at a time, wisel
-1 ears to be their mi
•g and evening end.
t; and all th me wi
ive beat the streaAŽI
im tier persons and elati es
Ba's laden with
the Tam¡ ---
market cuntas sails er ved the scene, al
t was lig! by an sing to oổ serve the poi teresi
if the passe leta n, whas sased the

Gugat per a few of them; but on this day are very clear, b
aw" d to have assumed a new form
•st to a height of two or three
We dood feet in atra,g's columns, which pr
* of the perperal clarity, and mored het,

xt d po l'ef of their hats very curetat, crudo) de So pasing a varet Litered U texts at the same T'e seas and sen e tan, who washing themselves or their cotten in the it pertape he di@«,lt, even in this ¦ over, received the most marked respect. Mary

characteristics of the natives

Beta Depicta, or Remarks on Manteɗrnel.
By T. Newtry. Luka, 8.mpkin and Mag-

w'd extract no entertal tent for any man from the treat me supon ita merits. We can only refer to the bombure itsoil, for the information ( aid who des re to be acquainted with the cul. ire, usen, da, of manget wurzel,

The Mechana's Mopagine. Vol. VIII. Knight

Mid Lancev. This useful and inteligent periodical is now tow well known to need a húmt from our trumset we need any mention that the eighth ime, with a portrait of Dr. Berk hers, has ¦peared, and contains a mass of valuabse inpussy and matter.

from the same source, have been brought for- to move out of the town. This movement soon | moolahs, with other priests, hastened to the ward and propped.

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

RUSSIA AND PERSIA.

[ON presenting the following journal to our readers, we
have great pleasure in acknowledging, that it is derived
from the best authority, both as it gratifies ourselves
and as it stamps the relation with a very superior degree
of public interest. Other letters which have reached us
from Petersburgh and Tabreez possess singular import-
ance at this moment; but we do not feel at liberty to go
into their details. Suffice it to say, that they are the latest
from these parts; and that on the frontiers of Persia the
decided opinion of British residents (who have the first
opportunities of forming a judgment) is sadly against the
chance of any successful resistance being made to the ad-
vance of the Russians. "The unwise Shah, by deferring
the payment of the money demanded by Russia (says one
of our letters) has occasioned a renewal of hostilities; and
the Russian army was under orders to proceed to Teh-
ran. It is difficult to foresee the ultimate consequences
-they must be fatal to Persia, certainly to the Shah,
He could not await the arrival of the enemy at Tehran;
and in attempting to quit it with his treasure, he would,
most likely, be attacked and plundered by his own
subjects."
From Petersburgh we hear so gratifying an account of the
Emperor Nicolas, that we are sure it must interest our
readers, when so much depends on the personal charac-
ters of sovereigns, and particularly, in as far as England
is concerned, on the personal character of the Russian
Autocrat. Again, we beg to state that our information
is from such sources as to entitle it to no common con-
sideration. "The Emperor (says the writer, an English-
man of superior information,) will, I trust, have a
prosperous reign; certainly no sovereign ever better
deserved it. His sentiments are so high and noble, and
his private and public life are so manly and dignified,
that he forms a model for gentlemen and monarchs.
This opinion is not simply my own, however confirmed
by my personal experience, but the same that I hear
from all the foreign ministers, who have been strict ob-
servers of his conduct, and who have seen him in days
of difficulty and in hours of pleasure."
For the welfare of England and of Europe, we know not
that we could publish a more satisfactory statement than
this sketch of the Emperor Nicolas, which is written
by a most competent witness, and assuredly never ex-

pected to meet the public eye-consequently the more
valuable.

The narrative appears to us to be extremely characteristic
of Persia at this eventful time.-Ed. L. G.]
A DETAIL OF OCCURRENCES AT TABREEZ,

became very general amongst them. Before spot. He sternly told the assuff to desist in mid-day the whole body had nearly quitted, on further attempts to irritate the Russians, as the road to Tehran: some few of the chiefs resistance, under existing circumstances, could and less cowardly men alone remained linger-only be injurious-that he might relinquish his ing about the place.-Alli yar Khan was not charge, and go about his business. Alli yar early informed of the desertion of the troops. Khan then retired with two attendants, taking It is believed that their alarm was increased by the road to Tehran. The keys of the gates the threats of the inhabitants of Tabreez, who, having been concealed, Meer Fatha ordered besides having a great antipathy to the south them to be broken open. At the head of the erns, were anxious that their deserted guard- priesthood and principal inhabitants, he proians might leave the city, being either appre-ceeded to meet the general, Prince Arristaff, hensive that they might attempt to plunder it for the purpose of delivering up the town. He before they quitted, or, by a weak defence, was well received: assurances were given him might subject the town to ill treatment from that none but public property would be seized. the Russians. Alli yar Khan, when apprised While the main body advanced, Prince Arriof their flight, could only send some of their staff, Generals Pankrutraff, Saacken Tcherchiefs and his own immediate followers to stop mitchmatze, Colonel Mauravioff, chief of the the runaways. In his anger he likewise or- état-major, and various other officers, entered dered the Tabreez people to pursue and plunder the city by the Constantinople gate, escorted them. His orders were no sooner issued, than by a body of Uhlans and Cossacks. The arsenal a portion of the armed citizens attacked and was first visited, and proper measures adopted stripped the southerns who still remained at to secure the stores. Prince Arristaff and his their posts. About one o'clock there were suite then went to the palace, which, previously very few left of the 5000: four hundred were to their arrival, had been plundered by the indeed brought back; they were secured within Maraud and Nukhsheewaun horsemen, aided by the walls of the citadel (Ark), to prevent a second the low populace of the city: little else had flight; but on closing the gate which opens to been left in it but carpets, furniture, and the town, it was forgotten that there was an- tents; these were of considerable value. The other behind the old building, from whence the British flag had been hoisted at the envoy's confined made their escape. The Arrauk troops house: Major Monteith, accompanied by the were chiefly encamped between the outer and officers, went at 3 P.M. to wait upon the geneinner walls: many tents and other baggage ral at the palace. He received them kindly. were left on the ground. At this period two Major Monteith informed the general, that battalions, even two companies, of Russians although they had orders to quit Tabreez on the would have taken possession of the city. The approach of the Russian army, yet it had not two battalions of Shaggangrees, encamped at a been possible to leave, from their unexpected short distance beyond the walls, were then advance, and the consequent confusion, which ordered to near the town, and take charge of deprived the British officers of the means of the gateways. Alli yar Khan went out to per- doing so; and he hoped the establishment suade them to act with firmness and fidelity: would be treated with consideration. It was he was listened to for a short time; but abusive further begged that a guard might be sent to terms were shortly bestowed upon him, and the envoy's house, in case any disturbance WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24th. In the morning some stones thrown. Throughout the day the should arise in the city.-The Russian officers letters arrived from Soufian, addressed to Aga most contradictory reports prevailed; so much all expressed great surprise that no opposition Reza and other heads of the divisions (kud so, that it was confidently asserted that Abbas had been made to their advance on approaching khudas) of Tabreez: they were written by the Mirza would before the evening arrive with the place. They expected to have had some sons of Nuzzur Alli Khan, late chief of Maraud, the army from Khoeg. Syfe al Maulk Mirza hard fighting; but, with the exception of the to inform the people of this city of the intended had been sent with a large body of cavalry three discharges of artillery, a single grain of early advance of the Russian force which some towards Soufian to reconnoitre. Towards sun-powder was not flashed on either side. No days ago had arrived in that district. It was set there was a greater appearance of tran-walled city of this extent was ever captured recommended that no opposition or resistance quillity throughout Tabreez: it was believed with so much ease. The Russians, without the should be made; for if the inhabitants remained that the prince had reached the bridge of the smallest apprehension, move singly about the quiet, violence would not be offered to their Augee, within four miles of the city, and the streets: the inhabitants are all panic-struck, lives or property. These letters being inter-kud khudas were positively ordered out to meet downcast, and preserve the deepest silence.cepted, were brought to the assuff ed dowlah him. The prince's wives yesterday removed The infantry and artillery of the army have Alli yar Khan, who immediately summoned to the garden; the chief civil authorities have encamped under the walls opposite the Conthe persons to whom they were addressed, and also quitted with their families. accused them of inviting the enemy to the city. stantinople gate; the cavalry and irregular Thursday, 25th.-It has proved too true horse, on the high ground on this side the The kud khudas, in the strongest terms, re- that the Russian force had reached Soufian : Augee; guards have been placed on the depelled this charge; but the contents of the last night their camp was at Suning Koorpee, fences of that face of the walls; the gateways letters having become public, the effect they twelve miles from the city. Early in the have been occupied; a battalion has been quarwere probably intended to produce was per- morning their main body was seen advancing. tered in the Ark, another at the palace. About fectly fulfilled. Later in the morning, a shah's On their arrival at the bridge of the Augee, the sunset, a Major Sultikoff brought a sergeant's ghollaum reached the city from Soufian. He army halted, as if to prepare for action. The guard to Colonel Macdonald's quarters. reported that a strong advanced guard had Shaggangree battalions were stationed on the arrived at that village just as he was quitting walls on that side of the city; the artillery that Alli yar Khan had been taken prisoner. Friday, 26th. Early in the morning I learnt it. The alarm from this moment rapidly spread placed a few days ago on the bastions and On leaving the city, he fled along the principal to every corner of Tabreez. The inhabitants towers were loaded; the gates were also se-avenue which leads to the general route to of the suburbs were seen hurrying to find cured. Alli yar Khan appeared on horseback Tehran. Whether Alli yar Khan did not wish refuge within the walls; while the citizens, in between the inner and outer walls: he endea- to make his escape, or whether, as generally smaller numbers, were endeavouring to escape voured to encourage the troops to shew some known, he was fearful of being recognised into the country. Fear and extreme alarm resistance, and ordered the guns to be fired. during the daytime and closely pursued, is were depicted on the countenances of all. The Three alone were discharged; two with blank uncertain; but before he got clear of the garpresent report of the approach of the Russian cartridges, the other shotted. army did not pass unheeded by the Arrauk and were completely out of range, nor were the Jabbur, a former confidential mirza of the The enemy dens, he sought refuge in the house of Mirza Mazaunderoun troops, who, to the number of guns directed towards their line of march: Sirdar of Eriwan. Unfortunately this man 5 or 6000 men, had been left by the shah for they only served as a signal for the Persian was a connexion of the sons of the late khan the defence of the city. They were observed infantry, who fled out of the town with the of Maraud, who were immediately informed of quietly to lead their cattle, and, in small parties, utmost celerity. Meer Fatha, the chief of the the place of the assuff's concealment. A party

From Oct. 24, to Nov. 5, 1827.

of Cossacks were sent in haste to secure his
person: Count Saachen followed with a few
horsemen. Alli yar Khan, finding the house
surrounded, attempted to resist, and even fired
off his pistols; he was, however, taken without
giving or receiving any injury. Beyond doubt
he was the chief promoter of the present war;
he may probably be also the last person who
makes any display of resistance. In either
case, he sealed the ruin of his government.
By Mr. Schaumberg we were informed that
General Arristaff would receive the British
officers at his encampment two hours before
mid-day. We accordingly went, and found
the infantry and a detachment of dismounted
cavalry drawn up in a hollow square, close to
their position near the N.W. face of the town:
the staff and other groups of officers were
assembled within the square, awaiting the ap-
pearance of the general. In half an hour
General Arristaff walked from his tent to the
parade: he proceeded at a quick pace along
the front of each battalion, either to congratu-
late the troops on the capture of Tabreez, or,
as is the Russian custom, to ask if they were
well. On passing each corps, he was received
by an instantaneous acclamation from the
ranks. He then took his station in the centre
of the square, where a temporary altar had
been placed, and a Russian priest stood ready
to perform divine service. I believe thanks
were offered for the brilliant successes, and, on
inquiry, I learnt that mass was performed, it
being the birthday of the empress mother.
During the whole time prayers were reading,
Aga Meer Fatha, the head Mahometan priest,
stood close to the general: the quazee of the
city and other moolahs were likewise present,
but did not make their appearance till a quarter
of an hour after the commencement of the
service. They were stationed near Aga Meer
Fatha: no particular attention was paid to
them: it was remarked by a general that they
had come of their own accord. The troops,
when prayers were finished, broke into column
and marched past. There could not have been
more than 2500 infantry under arms, 200 Don
Cossacks, 200 of the Caban, and some troops of
Uhlans. The behaviour of Prince Arristaff and
the Russian officers towards us was extremely
courteous and kind. In the evening, the large
ruined building within the ark was illuminated
by flambeaux placed along its summit.

were cut out with knives. The depredators | are awaited with impatience by the literary
were too numerous to be repelled at the mo- world, and expectations are raised high as to
ment by the officer on guard, whose party con- their merits.
sisted of a very few men. As the work of General Segur is also writing a work on the
destruction had begun in the interior of the History of Russia, and on Peter the Great
palace, which is of great extent, the officer was and his reign particularly. There is an energy
apprised of it by the noise it created: he has- in the style of this author which is peculiarly
tened to prevent the evil, and the wretches captivating. Apropos of authors, the French
took flight, though he was accompanied by only are highly amused at Sir Walter Scott's be-
two or three soldiers. The arrival of a batta- coming gardener, or writing on gardening;
lion prevented further disorders. The Cayim they say such an undertaking will bring him
Makums, and the houses of the principal Anauk nothing but soucis (a flower which means cares),
civil and military servants of the prince, have and that all his pensées will wither. M. de Jouy
been likewise plundered by the rabble. These is inundating the public with little Hermits:
violent proceedings were committed on the day he would do better, were he to confine them
the Russian army arrived. Prince Arristaff to their cells, than throw them at large on the
and the officers in general express their deep world, whose literary population is already
regret at these unavoidable and unexpected overgrown. The other day he sent his new
occurrences. Many robberies took place last work, in which there was nothing new, to a
night in the city; the conduct of the Russian lady: the messenger asked for a few sous, as
troops has, however, been in every respect most a recompense for his trouble; "Oh, let him
orderly and creditable.
keep the volumes," she replied. However, he
possesses that happy vanity which will ever
lead him to attribute his fallen fame to want
of goût in critics. M. Lebrun, the author of
Marie Stuart, Ulysse, and Le Cid d'Anda-
lousie, was received the other day at the Aca-
demy, having first obtained the king's consent.

[To be continued.]

Paris, March 21.

I YESTERDAY visited the Louvre, where the
crowd was so excessive that it was difficult to
move. If we are to judge of the ordinary
classes here by their love of the beaux arts,
they are a very superior people to those on the
borders of the Thames: perhaps, however,
were there more food for the eye in London,
ale-houses and boxing-matches might be aban-
doned for public exhibitions, and idle hours
occupied more rationally than they generally
are in the English metropolis. The picture of
Elizabeth, Reine d'Angleterre, was the grand
point of attraction to the gazing multitude.
That queen is supposed to have breathed her
last, uttering invectives against Lady Notting-
ham:
:- vengeance is so strongly marked on
her livid countenance, it seems to give life to
death. Were any moral to be reaped by thus
depicting the horrible ideal, one might become
reconciled to M. Laroche lavishing his talents
on a subject which creates sensations of disgust
rather than of admiration: generally speaking,
I believe, portraying our worst passions serves
to awake, and not to correct them.

I was much more pleased with the dying
scene of Talma: in this painting, life is not
quite extinct in the sufferer, and genius seems
still to linger over his pale and drawn features;
he is surrounded by his friends and relatives,
whose countenances express, in a superior de-
gree, that deep interest and anxiety which all
experience who witness the agonies of death.
In contemplating this group, the most useful
lessons may be drawn from it; and though
the impressions which are left on the mind are
melancholy, yet they are such as reconcile us
to death, rather than make us cling to life.

Saturday, 27th.-The army changed ground
to the open space behind the ruined mosque,
near the Tehran gate: eight 12-pounders were
printed towards the city. The prince's palace
had been pillaged of its furniture before the
try of Prince Arristaff into the city. The
perty must have been very valuable: in the
en's apartments, rich beddings, a quantity
of plate, carpets, &c., from deficiency of cattle
to transport them, had been left; these had You will be gratified to hear that your young
been carried off by the first plunderers, before bard, Mr. Lytton Bulwer, is duly appreciated
the general's arrival. He had only a small in this country: it must be allowed, no nation
detachment of Uhlans and Cossacks for his is more liberal of praise, where it is merited, than
escort: as many of these as could be spared this; and envy, which is the attribute of little
were placed on sentry at the principal entrances. minds, seems to be almost unknown amongst
When we visited the palace, none of the pic- men of genius here. Of Mr. Bulwer, they say:
tres of the large hall of audience had been" La manière de Bulwer ressemble beaucoup à
injured; but on the general's return to camp, celle de Byron, mais il l'imite sans le copier;
numbers of the Tabreez people, and I believe le talent sait rajeunir comme il sait créer, et
some of the Marandees and Nukhsheewaunees, l'un n'est ni moins difficile ni moins glorieux
entered the palace by doorways which had not que l'autre." The translation of the Rebel
been secured, or mounted the walls, and com- has already passed through two editions.
nitted every excess. The windows in many Several interesting works are preparing for
parts of the building were destroyed, mirrors the press: l'Histoire des Parlemens, par
broken, pictures torn to pieces; and their ma- M. Barante, pair de France; l'Histoire de la
Equity was carried to such a height, that the Réformation, par Mignet, auteur de l'Histoire
eyes of the portraits of the king and prince de la Révolution Française. These volumes

So much for vanity! M. Roman Fresnel, architect, has just published a project of high importance, and full of useful views, of which the object is that of establishing houses of refuge for persons liberated from prison, where they may be supplied with work. If this be nevolent design can be executed, society, as well as the wretched individuals, will benefit by it; for those unfortunate creatures, generally being despised and rejected, are obliged to seek in fresh crime a means of existence. It is easy to say, "Go, and sin no more;" but no one thinks of providing the means of following the advice; so that from despair, a slight offender often becomes a hardened criminal, less from inclination than necessity.

ARTS AND SCIENCES.

Mrs.

STAMMERING.-M. Majendie has lately made an interesting report to the French Academy, from a commission appointed to take into consideration an application from a M. Malbouche, relative to the cure of stammering. It appears from the report, that a lady of the name of Leigh, an inhabitant of New York, who became a widow at the age of thirty-six, was received with great kindness into the family of a Dr. Yates in that city. One of Dr. Yates's daughters, a girl of eighteen, was violently afflicted with stammering. Leigh was anxious to shew her gratitude by endeavouring to diminish this infirmity. After having in vain read all the authors on the subject, she applied herself diligently to the observation of the case, made numerous experiments, and at length devised a system of exercising the organs of speech, which effected a radical cure in the object of her solicitude. She afterwards tried her system on other stammerers; and being uniformly successful, she was encouraged to open an institution at New York for the cure of stammering. Into this institution a hundred and fifty stammerers have been admitted since the year 1825, and have left it cured. The time necessary for a complete cure varies; but its length depends much less on the inveteracy

An odd name connected with such a subject; although an individual some years ago resident at Knightsbridge,

not more so than that of Telfair, which was the name of who undertook the cure of stammering persons.--Ed.

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of the complaint, than on the energy and nated at its circular base by a skin of moderate arisen from the grave to sanctify the last cold turn of mind of the patient. The longest thickness. A thermometer is placed in the debt of national admiration and gratituđe, we course of treatment, however, does not ex- mercury. It is this skin which is put on the will not believe that the memory of our receed six weeks; and it is very common to thin sheet applied to the support. The con- vered George III. is likely to be unhallowed. see the wished-for result obtained in a few tact is very intimate, in consequence of its The subscription for a public monument to him days, or even in a few hours. The inventress flexibility; and the thermometer indicates the was brought forward some years ago: certain of the system, desirous of extending it to variations of temperature. By this instrument occurrences led to a division of sentiment as Europe, confided it to M. Malbouche's bro- many curious facts have already been ascer- to the most proper mode of carrying into effect ther. By him it was transported to the Ne- tained. For instance, it has been shewn that the wishes of his people. This, unfortunately, therlands. A commission was appointed by the order in which thin sheets of different sub- marred the original proposal; and in conse There was, however, a considerable the king to examine it. By this commission tances are placed upon one another, influences quence of the interruption occasioned by dif a certain number of stammerers were placed the quantity of heat which passes through ference of opinion, the whole design slept for under the care of the brothers Malbouche. them under the same external circumstances. a season. They were almost all cured; and the king Thus, the interposition of a sheet of leather fund collected, and more subscribed which had of the Netherlands conferred upon the brothers facilitates the transmission of heat from the not been called for. Under these circumstances, a proportionate reward. The secret was after-skin to cloth, it does not change it from cloth several gentlemen (of the original committees), position, and who felt that a few years ought wards purchased by the government; and a to cloth, and it obstructs it from cloth to who had embarked heartily in the first pronot to, nor did not, cast oblivion over the distinguished physician was intrusted with it, marble. HEAT. Numerous experiments have lately affections of his subjects for their late king, for the purpose of curing pauper-stammerers; on the sole condition that they should not been made in France for the purpose of as--after various conferences and arrangements divulge the means by which they had re

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covered the free use of their speech. M. certaining the laws regulating the rapidity of considerable difficulty, procured a general Majendie proceeds to state that Mrs. Leigh's with which hot air passes through flues, &c. meeting of subscribers, last Wednesday, at method is known in England, where several The results appear to be, first, that flues which Lord Kenyon presided. The discussion stammerers have been cured by Dr. Hart. oppose to the passage of hot air a resistance which arose was very various; but the result, He adds, erroneously, that under the same proportioned to the length of the pipe, the under his lordship's intelligent and judiciously It was confessed that the plan for a very process Mr. Dugald Stewart was cured of a square of the rapidity, and in an inverse inquisitorial auspices, was extremely satisfactory. But the realised vice of pronunciation, the result of his ad- ratio to the diameter; secondly, that the vanced age, by Dr. Brewster. We happen co-efficient of friction is not the same with grand National Monument was not likely to to know that it was to Mr. Broster that reference to different substances; thirdly, be carried into execution.* that by narrowing the superior orifice of a fund amounted to above 30007., independent of Mr. Stewart was indebted for that benefit.' Whether or not Mrs. Leigh's and Mr. Bros. flue, the rapidity of the passage of the air nearly as much unpaid subscriptions; and it ter's systems are identical, we have no means through that orifice goes on increasing to a was agreed, that upon realising the total, (with. of ascertaining. The report of the French certain limit, which is the rapidity resulting out reckoning on the receipt of all that had commission closes by describing various cases from the pressure that takes place at the in-been subscribed,) a proposition might be subof stammering which under the eye of the ferior end of the pipe fourthly, that by nar-mitted to the subscribers generally, for a very commission had been successfully treated by rowing the inferior orifice of a flue, the body gratifying appropriation of the fund. ResoluMrs. Leigh's method; and by lamenting of air passing through (la dépense) diminishes tions were entered into to this effect. For our "that the inventor of the system, mistaking solely in proportion to the diameter of the parts, we are free to say, having had cognisance her real interest, and not sufficiently valuing orifice, and consequently that the rapidity in of this proposal from its commencement, having The two last results are first instance, and having witnessed its promísthe happiness of being useful to her fellow- the orifice itself increases in an inverse ratio seen the causes which led to its blight in the creatures, had not thought proper to conform to its diameter. to the honourable practice established in our capable of numerous applications to the useful ing resuscitation, it is our opinion that it will A strong draught is frequently indis- yet certainly reach a prosperous issue. That days, of rendering public every discovery be- arts. pensable. Hitherto only two elements have the committee appointed at this general meetthe ing will be able to report to the next assembly neficial to humanity." entered into the estimate of draught;. height of the chimney, and the temperature of the same kind, (aptly fixed by the noble of the hot air. To increase the height of a chairman for the 4th day of June,) the posses chimney, however, is always attended with considerable expense; and it cannot be heightened indefinitely; and to increase the temperature curacy the greater or less facility with which of the hot air costs much fuel. It now appears heat passes through sheets, or thin plates of that the diameter of the chimney is also a powerful element in draught; limited, when different bodies. Every body knows, that on touching different substances maintained at the superior orifice is fixed; indefinite, when the same temperature, the same calorific im- it is not so; and this element costs very little pression is not received, in consequence of the different conductibility of those bodies. It is even sufficient to cover those bodies with a thin sheet of paper, sensibly to change the effect of the contact. If, then, on a support kept at a constant temperature, for example, at that of melting ice, thin sheets of different substances are successively applied, the simple contact of the naked hand will suffice to class a great number of them according to their order of conductibility. But this method is by no means accurate, and is liable to other inconveM. Fourrier's instrument may be niences. considered as an improved hand, and minutely establishes the facts to which the application of the hand only makes an approximation. It is extremely simple. It consists of a cone of very thin iron, filled with mercury, and termi

A NEW THERMOMETER. A new and very useful instrument has been invented by M. Fourrier, which he calls a thermometer of This instrument ascertains with ac

contact.

* Some of the cures performed by this gentleman, now

* resident in Cadogan Place, Sloane Street, have come
within our personal knowledge, and are instances of ex-
traordinary success in this difficult undertaking. We have
a pamphlet by Mr. Broster, on the subject, before us, to
which this statement from Paris will induce us to pay
afflicted with the painful affection of which it treats.-Ed.

early attention, for the benefit of our fellow-citizens

expense.

LITERARY AND LEARNED.

CAMBRIDGE, March 29.-At the congregation on Friday.
last, a grace passed the senate to appoint the Rev. W
Whewell, M.A. Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College,
Henslow, now Professor of Botany.
Professor of Mineralogy, in the room of the Rev. J. S.

At the above congregation the following degrees were
conferred:-

Master of Arts.-Rev. J. T. Bennett, St. Peter's College.
M. A. Inceptors.-J. Challis, T. Riddell, Fellows;
E. Johnstone, Rev. W. Goode, C. W. Bollaerts, Trinity
Rev. F. C. B. Earle, St. John's College; Rev. E. Ventris,
College; Rev. J. H. Pooley, Fellow, Rev. H. Cleveland,
St. Peter's College; Rev. B. W. Beatson, Fellow of Pem-
broke College; Rev. J. Graham, Fellow of Queen's Col-
J. G. Cross, Downing College.
lege; Rev. S. W. Waud, Fellow of Magdalen College;
Bachelor in Civil Law.-Rev. W. Fenn, Catharine Hall.

PINE ARTS.

MONUMENT TO GEORGE III.

NEW calls wipe out old calls; and, unhappily,
the opportunities given for the feelings of the
public, of late years, to express themselves by
subscriptions to funeral monuments have been
too frequent. But though too many claims have

sion of a sufficient fund for the erection of a
memorial worthy of public favour, we have no
reason to doubt; but we would fain hope that
the design will not be suffered to stop here.
One word from our Monarch would make the
(perhaps) 5000l. to be applied, many times that
amount; and we should witness a superb work of
art, entirely worthy of the virtues of George III.,
the filial affection of his successor, the love of a
loyal people, and the genius of the age in which
we live. Should this hope be disappointed, it
is, at any rate, pleasing to know, that the sub-
scription will enable the subscribers to erect, in
some obvious situation, and not unworthy of
taste, an upright figure of their upright king.

SOCIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS,
SUFFOLK STREET.

No. 87. The Monkey Connoisseur. W. Kidd.

The pictures of this artist are always full of humour; his colouring is brilliant and clear, and his pencil facile; but we wish he had not been infected with the present rage for monkeypainting. It is carried to an absurd length.

* The first design was a triumphal car, with his Majesty, drawn by four horses; the cost of which would One of the have reached something near to 30,000.

the plan was set on foot-and the cast still remains, horses was modelled by Mr. Matthew Wyatt, by whom being, beyond question, (as unanimously conceded by modern sculpture ever produced. It is, indeed, a splendid amateurs of art as well as judges of the form of this noble animal,) the finest specimen of it that either anciendid performance.