women as willing to be corrupted. men were heroes." Shake-pen, as well as of the female tongue. From | try compensates for it. If the excess of posuch a pen, therefore, we must not expect pulation be not carried off by some other scientific research, or political acumen. Of means than the unhappy resource of foreign the former, those statistical surveys of coun- military service; if the public spirit of the ties which have, of late years, been made peasant be not aroused, and a knowledge of and when, at a later period, the women of with great success in Ireland, give us almost husbandry spread in the vallies; if a stop be Rome were willingly corrupted, the men all that we can desire; and of the latter, we not put to the continued subdivision of the were willingly enslaved. With the private fancy we have more than enough, both from estates-the first consequence, and now also errors or frailties of individuals we have no those sturdy statesmen who represent that a cause of the ruinous increase of population: intention to interfere. But this is not a de-country as amazingly free and fortunate, forest ordinances will avail as little towards pravity flowing from an ebullition of ungo- and from those soul-sick patriots who whine saving the Alpine forests, as ordinances revernable passions, which we may in private her sorrows in florid pamphlets or in tame specting morals towards the preservation of condemn with a degree of pity for the of- octavos. These are not themes which we morality."-The author admirably explains fender. It is a crime against public morals, wish lady-tourists to discuss; and we are the vast importance of the forests to the a defamation of that sex, whose helpless happy that Miss Plumptre has almost en- Alpine countries, not into an economical, but innocence and loveliness more peculiarly tirely avoided them. also in a physical, view. The decrease and claim our protection. It is committed dediminution of the forests is shown by a liberately and coolly in the closet, without series of observations, and the author speaks natural temptation or provocation of the also (probably too hastily) of a continued passions, by a public instructor, whose pecudepression of the limits of vegetation. This liar duty it was to have been the guardian of very plausible hypothesis, which has lately public morality, not its corrupter; the debeen defended by men of high respectability, fender and vindicator of his countrywomen, of a progressive sinking of the line of snow not their calumniator. We can have no on the Alpine hills, seenis to be rather weakpity for a writer, who has shewed no respect ened than confirmed by Mr. Kasthofer's obfor the character or feelings of others: who On the whole, we were much pleased with servations."The climate of the Oberland has employed his mischievous brain as a the perusal of this "Residence" in Ireland; requires a great consumption of wood for gratuitous pander to the bad passions and though, we think that "Trip" would better fuel; it has grown into the most thoughtless vices of the million; to taint the minds of have coincided with the time Miss Plumptre waste, and no arts, either for saving wood the unsuspecting, and under the mask of phi- spent there, and with the species of inform- or turning heat to more account, have found lanthropy, scatter the seeds of a moral con-ation her book affords us. Had she indeed their way into the Alpine valleys; yet Count tagion through his native country. resided there for any length of time, we Rumford's discoveries would more effectualshould have expected rather a more pro-ly preserve the forests from destruction, than found view of the morals, manners, and genius of the people, than we can now gather from her pages. At the same time, she has shown herself, considering the short periods of her sojourn, an industrious and discrimi nating mirror. A NEW EXAMINER. NARRATIVE OF A RESIDENCE IN IRELAND, during the Summer of 1814, and that of 1815. By ANNE PLUMPTRE, 4to. plates. After returning to this country, our traveller determined on another excursion to the Emerald Isle; and as she had hitherto seen only the northern part, to explore the southern, and visit the renowned lake. Of this unparallelled spot, she gives a most animated account; and we regret that our limits will not allow us to make extracts sufficient to satisfy the reader. all the high-foresters' treatises on the woods, and forest ordinances, in the whole world." JUANNA ET TIRANNA, ou Laquelle est ma FEMME? The adventures which form the subject of the During the late war, while the continent was shut to English travellers, such of our Some errors in the names of places and of work before us, are said to have happened to gentry as were blest with time, money, and an English Officer, and may justly be consi. persons occur now and then. But, in gene-dered romantic, even in a romance. It will be roving dispositions, had recourse to Ireland, ral, the information is drawn from authentic unnecessary to inform our readers, that Spain as the only resource_against the tædium of sources; and we heartily wish, that this is a warm climate; but he who says that the staying at home. They, therefore, took agreeable volume may be the means of in-promenade is "the first of insipid pleasures," what they called a tour of that country, ducing our countrymen to visit an island, has surely no idea of those delicious evenings, or in other words, they posted, full speed, which they are, for the most part, utterly spent in gardens under the serenest sky in Enthrough its principal roads, saw the Giant's unacquainted with: yet from which England rope. It is customary for the elegant society Causeway, and the Lake of Killarney, quiz-fills one third of her granary with corn, half of Madrid to resort to the Buen-Retiro, which zed the natives, and brought back a few her fleets with provisions, and a great part is distinguished from the Prado by its elevated puns and blunders, for the amusement of of her army with soldiers. position and the smiling landscapes with which their friends after dinner; but not serious it is surrounded. The rich young Baronet, Sir information for the benefit of the public at Charles Lister, was one evening walking on this large. It was immediately on the peace of delightful spot, when an old woman came up 1814, and while the whole English world A pamphlet of 134 pp. 8vo. has just been to him and slipped a letter into his hand. The was flocking to Paris, that Miss Plumptre published at Munich, under the following ti- mysteries assumed by Spanish gallantry are uniundertook that journey which forms the sub-tle: "Remarks on the Forests, and the Alpsversally known; a veil more or less drawn over ject of the present volume. of the Highlands of Berne, by Charles Kas- the face, a mantle wrapped round the figure, or negligently thrown back, a flower placed on The route she chose, is certainly the most thofer, of Berne, High-forester." This little the right or the left side of the bosom, indicate interesting that Ireland affords. Having work is of the highest interest and impor-a disposition more or less favourable to the oblanded at Dublin, and seen all the curiosities tance to all who desire to obtain a knowledge ject beloved. In the letter written to the of the capital, which, (unless a traveller be of the Swiss mountains and their inhabitants, young Englishman, he was requested to observe as fortunate as herself in the species of and particularly towards forming a judgment a lady wearing in her hair a garland of jasmin, and if he felt a wish to see her again to appear acquaintance he may happen to meet there) of their rural economy. might appear scarcely worth examining fur- The author speaks of his object as follows: at the Buen-Retiro on the following day. The lady seemed exquisitely beautiful: Listher than its streets and buildings, she pro-"The mountainous districts called the Oberceeded to Belfast. From thence, of course, land, are threatened with a very serious cri- ter did not fail to proceed to the place of renshe visited the Giant's Causeway. Her de sis at no very distant period. The partition che conducted the young gentleman to a superb dezvous; the Duenna was likewise punctual; scription of this extraordinary phenomenon of estates has kept pace with the disproporis, we think, the most pleasing and pictu- tionately increased population, so that in the carriage, tied a handkerchief over his eyes, and drove off to a magnificent house in one of the resque we have any where read. And, in-next generation few estates will be large principal streets of Madrid. Here the bandage deed, we must do her the justice to say, that enough to feed and clothe their possessors, was taken from his eyes, he was led through a she excels most other tourists in her powers and in fact a disproportion has arisen be-suite of apartments fitted up in a style of equal of delineating external nature, and in throw-tween the produce of the country and its splendour and magnificence, and was requested ing a romantic tinge over her landscapes. consumption, which is the more in want of a to wait for a few moments. Judge of his imThis is ever the cliaracteristic of the female remedy, as no kind of manufacturing indus patience! his eyes were rivetted to the door of the apartment; his exalted imagination painted | beheld his Juanna who had fainted through. He returned on the following day; but the Convent had been pillaged and the Nuns either dispersed or massacred; thus the poor Officer is once more deprived of his wife. On another occasion he saved the life of a lady whose husband had been killed in an action on the preceding day. The lady was indisposed, and he did not therefore request permission to visit her; at length he saw her at a balcony, and recognised the features of Juanna; he set abont making some inquiry respecting her, but the mysterious lady had already disappeared. About this time, there was a tragic actress at Madrid, celebrated for her talent and her personal attractions: Tiranna was as accomplished as beautiful: it was however reported that she had accepted the protection of the We pass over all the military details. It is Duke of O-; that she even commanded the however necessary to mention, that Lister being fortune of that nobleman; but this connection entrusted with the direction of some works was understood to be purely platonic. The before a besieged place, was suddenly assailed Duke even carried his reserve so far as to refrain by the explosion of a mine. On recovering from visiting Tirunna, lest he should compro- from the shock, he found that he was buried mise her reputation: the protectors of our alive. He gave himself up for lost, when a woMelpomenes are not always so delicate. Tiranna man came to his assistance. He turned to look amply exercised her right of being capricious. at her, and beheld Juanna, but Juanna at length Her name was inserted in the bills; she gave her acknowledging her identity, and vowing never promise to the manager, and the public relied again to separate from the husband whom she on her appearance; but all to no purpose: she adores. Lister's situation and his wounds rentook a pleasure in frustrating the hopes of her der speedy assistance requisite; she hastens to adorers. It was therefore with infinite diffi- the nearest village; but having fallen in with culty that Lister obtained a sight of her; but a party of the enemy she never returns. Lister what was his astonishment on beholding the himself is made prisoner and conveyed to Burshape, the graceful air, the bright eyes and gos. Our hero is not disheartened by this interdark tresses of his Juanna! minable string of difficulties. The reader howLister was now convinced by the testimony ever may possibly wish them at an end, and for of his eyes, that he had married an actress. this reason we hasten to the denouement of the This discovery, however, did not diminish his story. Lister effects his escape. While wanpassion. He visited the theatre every night on dering about the country, he again arrives at a which Tiranna performed; he even placed him- convent; he enters the church; a pew opens self within her observation; but the expressive and he discovers two Juanuas kneeling side by eyes of the fair actress never once granted him side. The mystery is at length developed. a look which seemed to say; I see you, or I Notwithstanding their perfect resemblance, know you. Lister has no need to say Which is my Wife? the animated looks of Juanna sufficiently inform him. But, it will be asked, why this perfect resemblance? they must have been sisters? No, they were only cousins. One was the daughter and the other the niece of the Duke of O An elopement, two violent passions, three secret marriages, and above all, the chances of war had given rise to all these mistakes. Lister had been for several months in this singular situation, when he received a letter which obliged him to return to his native country. He was now under the necessity of departing without bidding adieu to his wife: he however inserted an advertisement in the Diario de Madrid, mentioning his departure and the place of his residence in England; and he received an answer informing him that a correspondence might in future be carried on under the names of the gentleman in blue and the ludy with the garland of Jasmin.. Some time after this, the commencement of the war occasioned the young Englishman to return to the Peninsula; he ranged himself with his countrymen under the banners of Lord Wellington. One day he had the good fortune to save the lives of some travellers who were on the point of being massacred. Among them were several women, Lister advanced and POETRY. ODE ON A PROSPECT OF ALMACK'S BY GENERAL FITZPATRICK. Ye spacious rooms! ye folding doors! A stranger yet to care; I feel the gales that from ye come The paths of pleasure trace; Oh! tell them, that in spite of dress, The endless nose, projecting chin, But lo! in charms of youthful bloom Fair beauty's daughters deck the room The handsome pleas'd with others' praise, And wherefore should they know their fate, On seeing Her Grace the DUCHESS of DE Written by DAVID Garrick in 1776. For who can conquer hearts as well as you? FINE ARTS. `A MODEL OF a temple of VICTORY, Designed by Mr. IRELAND, the Architect, has been for some time past, under the consideration of the Prince Regent, at Carlton House, and is now THE ROYAL ACADEMY. transferred to the residence of the Artist, At the upper end of the Temple, and REVIEW OF PICTURES IN THE EXHIBITION AT in Old Burlington Street. This classical facing the statue of the Prince Regent, and beautiful design is in part borrowed under a lofty ornamented canopy stands from the admired Pantheon at Rome. that of the Hero of Waterloo, with a Pattison, Esq. by Sir T. LAWRENCE. These The approach to the Temple is by a crown of laurel on his head, and a Mar- two lads are leading an ass to water. The flight of steps, at the ascent of which are shal's baton in his hand. Valour and boy on the off-side of the animal, holds the two piers which serve for pedestals to Military Skill, represented by Mars and bridle, and is dressed in a coat of mellow two allegorical groups, of a colossal size, Minerva, support his pedestal. Six view. A fold of black silk is tied round his crimson. His face is seen in a three quarter in honour of the Hero of Waterloo. That other niches, at equal distances, round neck, which enriches the sparkling white, to the right exhibits Alexander taming the Temple, contain statues intended to on the small portion of his neck tucker; the horse Bucephalus; the die of this represent Lord Hill, the Marquis of An- and brings the strongest dark and light, on pedestal is inscribed; DOMITORI TY- glesea, Lieutenant General Ponsonby, his figure, into spirited opposition. His RANNI, and the base contains the names Lieutenant General Picton, and other brother kneels on a grassy bank, upon the of Vimiera, Talavera, Busaço, Sala- Officers who distinguished themselves in ass's neck, and the other holding him, on foreground, with one arm thrown over the manca, Victoria, the Pyrenees, and the field of Waterloo. In six smaller this side. His countenance is in a front Toulouse. On the left hand pier is seen niches, and by means of busts and me-view. fle is dressed in shadowy green; and Hercules striking off the last head of the dallions properly arranged, a much greater a fold of yellow silk, which is tied round his Hydra of Lerna: the die of this pier is number of Waterloo Heroes may be re-neck, gives additional breadth and richness inscribed VICTORI TYRANNI, and the corded in this National Monument. to the white of his neck-tucker. Their dark single word WATERLOO is on the base. hair and a large portion of their drapery, are At the top of the steps is the portico relieved by rich reflections. A bit of bushy of the Temple, supported by six coTHE GREAT NORFOLK WINDOW is landscape, in quiet shade, forms a sober lumns in front, and three in depth, all of a production of art in a different line, breadth of light immediately above the hocolourless mass, which melts into the fine the Corinthian order. The tympanum and relating to another era of our history.rizon. The secondary light breaks on a cloud of the pediment exhibits Britannia tri. After having been for some days exhibit-and some foliage, in the left corner above, umphant. British warriors precede and ed to select parties of the lovers of art, and is skilfully distributed through all the follow her car, bearing French eagles, it is now thrown open to the Public at gradations, down to a catching gleam on the colours, and other spoils. On the sumthe house of Mr. BACKLER, the Artist, water edge and broken ground in the right mit of the pediment, Victory is exhi- in Newman-street. It is a vast and corner below. It is conducted on the conbited, standing on a globe, with the splendid historical picture, executed in the right side of the picture so as to form nected edges of clouds, from the top, round wreath of Conquest in her hand. On painted glass, for the window of the a dark blue-ish space on the sky, from which her right stands Mars, and on her left, Baron's Hall in Arundel Castle; and re- the heads are relieved, by the force of light Minerva. The frieze contains the fol- presents King John signing Magna and shadow, with much brilliant effect. The lowing inscription:-VICTORIE WA- Charta, in the presence. and in conse- principal mass is in the centre, composed of TERLOENSI, PRINCEPS, SENATUS, quence of the successful exertions of the two boys' faces, connected with the POPULUSQUE F. F. Fitzwalter and the other English Barons. sparkling white on their neck-linen, and The Temple itself is of a circular form, The composition is simple and striking: grey colour of the ass's head is mellowed some bright touches on the ass's ears. The 100 feet in diameter and 108 feet high: the colouring rich and harmonious. In by the dark blueish masses of the sky, and it is entirely lighted by the eye, or circular the centre of the piece sits the King on forms a chaste opposition of cool, silvery, aperture in the centre of the cupola, in his throne, in the act of subscribing the middle tints, to the warm hues of the flesh the same manner as the Pantheon is. A Great Charter. His face is pallid with and brilliant touches of high light on the rich entablature, of the Corinthian order, suppressed anger and vexation; and his linen. The heads are painted in a deep, clear, mellow tone. The cool and warm hues skilsurrounds the Temple, on the outside, eyes are bent, with an indignant scowl, fully balanced and opposed; and the tranwhich is supported by twenty-eight coron Fitzwalter, who stands erect, and sitions from tint to tint, from light to shade, responding columns, in pairs; between seems to view him with the conscious-spirited and harmonious. There is a due every pair is a niche, containing a statueness of rectitude, and stern defiance, mixture of sharpness and softness in the of one of our renowned Heroes of former The outline of the story is well filled up handling, and decision of the forms; and times. Among these are seen, Alfred with various subordinate characters, the the features are drawn and marked in the Richard I-Edward I-The Black Prince Legate Pandolpho, Archbishop Langton, very finest style of this artist. -Henry V-William III-The Duke of and others in appropriate action. The taste and truth of nature, at once, reunion of richness and sobriety; of freedom, Marlborough, &c. head of King Jolin is an historical por-minds us of SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS; who On the entablature stand fourteen alle-trait, the others are fictitious, and the has left behind him, in his lectures, the gorical figures, emblematic of the virtues, artist has taken occasion (after the ex- praise-worthy declaration, that HE ALWAYS attributes, arts, &c. of Britons, or their ample of many of the most celebrated PAINTED HIS BEST. The honest English of country... Painters) to introduce the portraits of this means, that the late President never let In the centre of the Temple is placed remarkable persons of the present day, into the error of painting slight, trade-porindolence, pleasure, or cupidity, seduce hin a statue of his Royal Highness the Prince among the characters of the piece. Thus traits for the mere purpose of profit or conRegent, crowned with laurel. He tram- the late Duke of Norfolk is represented venience. If that great man had painted for ples on the French eagles, standards, &c. as Fitzwalter, his friends Capt. Morris his pocket or his kitchen, he must have often The Pedestal is supported at the four and Alderman Combe, as the Master of fallen, like other eminent artists, from his quoins by figures, allegorically represent- the Templars, and the Lord Mayor of golden style to that of brass; and from his ing the four quarters of the world; the London, and young Mr. Howard, a silver to lead. But his works betray no negfront contains an appropriate description, graceful and handsome youth, as the lects; and we have often sincerely wished and the three other sides are ornamented Page bearing Fitzwalter's helmet. rewith bas-reliefs. The that his declaration was inscribed, in very large letters, in the painting rooms of some of our artists. The picture, now under con the apartment; his exalted imagination painted | beheld his Juanna who had fainted through of a convent of Nuns. The tolling of the bell He returned on the following day; but the About this time, there was a tragic actress at Madrid, celebrated for her talent and her personal attractions: Tiranna was as accom plished as beautiful: it was however reported that she had accepted the protection of the We pass over all the military details. It is Duke of O-; that she even commanded the however necessary to mention, that Lister being fortune of that nobleman; but this connection entrusted with the direction of some works was understood to be purely platonic. The before a besieged place, was suddenly assailed Dake even carried his reserve so far as to refrain by the explosion of a mine. On recovering from visiting Tirunna, lest he should compro- from the shock, he found that he was buried mise her reputation: the protectors of our alive. He gave himself up for lost, when a woMelpomenes are not always so delicate. Tiranna man came to his assistance. He turned to look amply exercised her right of being capricious. at her, and beheld Juanna, but Juanna at length Her name was inserted in the bills; she gave her acknowledging her identity, and vowing never promise to the manager, and the public relied again to separate from the husband whom she on her appearance; but all to no purpose: she adores. Lister's situation and his wounds rentook a pleasure in frustrating the hopes of her der speedy assistance requisite; she hastens to adorers. It was therefore with infinite diffi- the nearest village; but having fallen in with culty that Lister obtained a sight of her; but a party of the enemy she never returns. Lister what was his astonishment on beholding the himself is made prisoner and conveyed to Bur shape, the graceful air, the bright eyes and gos. Our hero is not disheartened by this inter dark tresses of his Juanna! minable string of difficulties. The reader howLister was now convinced by the testimony ever may possibly wish them at an end, and for of his eyes, that he had married an actress. this reason we hasten to the denouement of the This discovery, however, did not diminish his story. Lister effects his escape. While wanpassion. He visited the theatre every night on dering about the country, he again arrives at a which Tiranna performed; he even placed him- convent; he enters the church; a pew opens self within her observation; but the expressive and he discovers two Juannas kneeling side by eyes of the fair actress never once granted him | side. The mystery is at length developed. a look which seemed to say; I see you, or I Notwithstanding their perfect resemblance, know you. Lister had been for several months in this singular situation, when he received a letter which obliged him to return to his native country. He was now under the necessity of departing without bidding adieu to his wife: he however inserted an advertisement in the Diario de Madrid, mentioning his departure and the place of his residence in England; and he received an answer informing him that a correspondence might in future be carried on under the names of the gentleman in blue and the lady with the garland of Jasmin.. Some time after this, the commencement of the war occasioned the young Englishman to return to the Peninsula; he ranged himself with his countrymen under the banners of Lord Wellington. One day he had the good fortune to' save the lives of some travellers who were on the point of being massacred. Among them were several women. Lister advanced and Lister has no need to say Which is my Wife the POETRY. ODE ON A PROSPECT OF ALMACK'S BY GENERAL FITZPATRICK. Ye spacious rooms! ye folding doors! A stranger yet to care; I feel the gales that from ye come The paths of pleasure trace; Oh! tell them, that in spite of dress, The endless nose, projecting chin, But lo! in charms of youthful bloom Fair beauty's daughters deck the room The handsome pleas'd with others' praise, And wherefore should they know their fate, VONSHIRE wearing a Plume of Feathers. Written by David Garrick in 1776. I view, For who can conquer hearts as well as you? A MODEL OF A TEMPLE OF VICTORY,' Designed by Mr. IRELAND, the ArIchitect, has been for some time past, under the consideration of the Prince Regent, at Carlton House, and is now |