A few words respecting Lord Elgin's Greek tion. Stuttgardt. And what did the great man say? "My idea of the nature of genuine Greek tion of the Athenian statues:" (Lord Elgin's art has been fully confirmed by the examinaMarbles): "be who has not become acquainted with this style, knows not what genuine Greek art is." "It was only in the times of Praxiteles and Phidias, that the Greeks knew what the perfection of artis. And as we have now indisputable productions of that period, we must abide by them. Here we first learn what bas-relief and ronde-bosse are, and how the greatest masters managed them. Wilkins, which have appeared in your Jour- a Foreign Journal, which I have had in my rounding objects, confer peculiar importance nal, induce me to trouble you upon a subject port-folio for nearly these two years, and on the expressions of this man, amidst the intimately connected with them, and which have been induced, by the present contro- works of art, the originals of which he had both those gentlemen have had occasion to versy, to look out and send to you; begging just acquired for his country a second time, mention. Not having had the advantage you to excuse this long preface, into which by extraordinary exertions, and was now either of visiting Athens like Mr. Wilkins, the interesting nature of the subject has carrying home in triumph." or of studying the subject at home so pro- drawn me. foundly as Mr. Burrow, it would be presumption in me to think of deciding on the topographical points in dispute between them. There is, however, another subject on which, without venturing to give an opinion, I feel myself happy in being able to adduce a very "We are certain that the repeated accounts decisive authority in support of the opinion of the admirable remains of ancient Greek of Mr. Burrow. I allude to the excellence art, which Lord Elgin has brought to London of the Elgin Marbles. I say I am happy, from Athens and its neighbourhood, have not only because I am fully convinced of the been read with great interest by all the wellinestimable advantages which the fine arts informed readers of our journal; for the in any country must derive from the posses-lovers of art they must be still more attracsion of the best models, but also because I tive, and to those in particular we have somethink that the generous magnanimity of His thing to say, which will rejoice and delight "Our most celebrated antiques-- I am Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in dis- them. convinced of it-are only antique copies of “If we have hitherto thanked the respect- much finer works of art, and but few of daining to make use of his commanding situation at the peace of Paris, to procure any able gentlemen, who have from time to time those we possess, as for instance, the Torso of the master-pieces of Grecian art, well given us accounts of these treasures, and and the Borghese Gladiator, are originals. merited to be rewarded by the acquisition believed, upon Visconti's word, that some- "In the admirable statues, which England of others, in a way of which none can com-thing extraordinary was saved, and brought now possesses and Athens has lost, all is plain, but those who have an incurable habit more within the sphere of our civilized pure unsophisticated nature—true, real flesh. of complaining of every thing. I confess world, yet a modest doubt might sometimes All is truth, true, true truth." (Canova that I have never read, without feelings of arise, whether, the few favoured persons seemed as if he could not repeat these words admiration and pride, that passage in Lord who obtained a sight of the statues, the learn- often enough. May they be re-echoed in all Castlereagh's note on the subject of the ed Archeologists themselves not excepted, the schools of art.) statues, &c. where he says, "that His Royal had not been too much influenced by the How often are youth taught, when they Highness, however sensible he is of the novelty of the works. But now that the are to study the antique, slavishly to imitate value of those master-pieces, and however most competent judge, just coming from the the hardly-marked parts in the work of a happy he should feel himself in being able most careful and strict examination of them, copyist, who did not understand how to to acquire some of them, disclaims all idea of has decidedly expressed himself upon the make them tender. The young man beprofiting by the gratitude, or even by the value of the statues, and declared his feel- comes naturally still harder, and in the end necessities of the rightful owners, and that ings, every objection must vanish. We may even fancies that this is the spirit of the anshould any of them be unable to defray the name the man whom we mean; it is Ca- tique." (For this reason, perhaps, it is that expense of conveying them home, His Royal nova, who travelled day and night by the the study of the antique is so often misunderHighness will himself furnish them with the shortest route from London to his own coun- stood.) means, instead of embracing the oppor- try, in order, if possible, to arrive at Rome Such weighty words, or, I may say, rather tunity to possess himself of them by legal at the same time with the Apollo, the such canon-laws of creative art, spoken by purchase." I fear this proceeding of the Laocoon, &c., the precious trophies of his one of the most enlightened artists of our Prince Regent has not been sufficiently ap times to his colleague, animated with a conpreciated in this country, but I can assure "It was this greatest artist of our times, genial spirit, are not unmeaning phrases dethat abroad it has been estimated as it de- who, on the 19th of December, 1815, spared livered by an orator to catch the ear of an At any rate, however, those who for Stuttgardt only so many minutes as were audience; no, they are the purest elemenare of my way of thinking will rejoice in necessary to halt before Dannecker's Mu-tary truths, founded on the inmost feelings every additional testimony to the superior seum, to embrace his brother artist, and to of the soul, and therefore they demand our excellence of the Elgin Marbles. Mr. Wil- enjoy the new works of art which are to be entire confidence, our implicit faith. Our seen here. What but the highest subjects writers on the arts may compose books upon kins, in your No. 44., says, "Canova unquestionably the first sculptor of the age," of the art could furnish materials for the them; let them but abide by the text, they (I am glad Mr. Wilkins thinks so,) " is ex-with congenial feelings? Every word of this was transported to hear his own long-declarconversation of two great artists, animated will find materials sufficient. Dannecker tremely guarded in his commendations, con- conversation was important; to repeat themed sentiments thus repeated and confirmed tained in his letter to Lord Elgin; he ac-all would be beyond our purpose, probably in a few words. We need not say how enknowledges great merit, but avoids all comparison with the chef-d'œuvres of Italy." I beg you to bear this passage particularly in mind, as it shows that Mr. Wilkins considers Canova's authority as preponderant; and it is therefore to be presumed, that when "It was in Dannecker's finely arranged he finds that authority to be decidedly museum of antiques, which, by the muniagainst him, he will submit to the jurisdic-ficence of our beloved Crown Prince,' is furtion to which he seems to have appealed.-nished with admirable casts of the best of Mr. Burrow, in his reply, (No. 46.) speaks the long-known, but never sufficiently valued, less decisively respecting Canova's opinion, Roman antiques, that the conversation saying only, that he believes those who turned on the respective value of those heard him speak on the subject will attest images of gods and heroes, and Cathat his opinion was in unison with those of nova mentioned the Greek marbles, which the admirers of the marbles. Mr. Burrow England now possesses by the exertions of will, I am sure, be glad to see the following Lord Elgin. The very place, and the sur-the Public Examiners into the first and se serves. confirmation of his ideas, in an article from exertions and care. beyond the bounds of possibility; but a part, • Now King of Wurtemberg. tirely he agreed: for who is more intimately possessed than he, of the feelings that breathe in ancient art? I shall have the pleasure of sending you in a few days the conclusion of the above article. I remain, Dear Sir, yours, &c. H. E. LLOYD.' LEARNED SOCIETIES. OXFORD, 13th DEC.-The names of those candidates, who, at the close of the Public Examination, this term, were admitted by cond Classes of Litera Humaniores and Dis ciplina Mathematica et Physica respectively, according to the alphabetical arrangement in each class prescribed by the statute, stand as follow: In the First Class of Litera Humaniores. In the First Class of Discip. Mathemat. et Baring, Francis, Christ Church. In the Second Class of Literæ Humaniores. et Phys. Hale, William H. Oriel College. Crabb, George, Magdalen Hall. CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 18.-The Hulseau prize sonally acquainted with his predecessor, M. for the present year is adjudged to Mr. John de Choiseul Gouffier, the new academician Weller, B. A. of Emmanuel college, for his could not enter into many biographic dedissertation on "The probable causes of the tails. He confined himself principally to apparent neglect with which some celebrated pronouncing an eulogium on the Voyage pitwriters of antiquity treated the Christian toresque de la Grèce, and the negociations carried on at Constantinople by the author religion." of that excellent work, when he was appointed ambassador from France to the Porte. The following is the subject of the Hulsean prize dissertation for the ensuing year: "The probable influence of Revelation upon the writings of the Heathen Philosophers and the morals of the Heathen World." The subject of the English poem for the Chancellor's third gold medal for the ensuing year is-" Imperial and papal Rome." INSTITUTE OF FRANCE. Public Sitting of the French Academy, held on the 30th of November, for the admission of MM. Laya and Roger. The Duke de Levis, in reply to M. Laya, entered into various political considerations, which were perfectly appropriate in the eulogium of a man so nobly faithful to the old monarchy of France as M. de Choiseul. It excited great interest, and afforded much satisfaction. M. Roger, in rising to deliver the eulogium on M. Suard, observed, that he wished to draw the attention of the auditory to the man rather than to the scholar. This mode of treating the subject furnished the ingenious [The curious anecdotes noticed in the Pa-author of the Avocat and the Revanche, with risian accounts of this sitting, recommend it as unusually interesting to the English reader.] It is impossible to describe the anxiety which was manifested to obtain places at this public sitting, or the violence with which the doors of the Academy were assailed; but the cause may be easily explained. The two candidates have a vast circle of friends. To their talent, which enables them even to support a comparison with their immediate predecessors, M M. Laya and Roger unite social qualities, of which those who aspire to the literary magistracy are not always possessed, and which render the choice of the Academy a subject of general approbation. excellent character. an opportunity of making some sketches of manners, which excited the most lively interest. M. Roger looked back to the youthful days of the Patriarch of literature, and represented him, when at a very early age, giving the most unequivocal proofs of an 3 A certain law student, the intimate companion of young Suard, had the misfortune to kill, in a duel, an officer who was connected with a noble and powerful family. The criminal immediately fied, and the witness of the duel was arrested :—this witness proved to be young Suard. He was asked the name of the criminal, and was informed that he must either deliver him up to justice, The two candidates on this occasion had or submit to be imprisoned in his stead. In the honour of speaking in the presence of a this critical moment, our generous student more brilliant assemblage than has for a called to mind the sublime exclamation of long period graced an academic sitting, and Philoxenus-"Let me be taken back to the they besides enjoyed the advantage of ex- quarries !"- No threat, no violence could patiating on fecund and happy subjects.-intimidate him; he was sent a prisoner to The eulogium on M. Choiseul, of course the Sainte Marguerite Isles, where he rereceived additional interest from the lustremained thirteen long months. It is said, of his name, the recollection of his great that when the jailor was proceeding to fasten qualities, and the celebrity of his works. the irons on his feet, he inquired with a Who would not derive inspiration from con- phlegmatic air, whether his hands were not to templating the ardent soul and the brilliant be ironed likewise.. This early trait of imagination of that painter, who has so elo- character must necessarily have been followquently described the ruins of Greece, and the tombs of Priam and Achilles? Who could refrain from gathering those variegated and odoriferous flowers, which the sensible and witty traveller has so plentifully scat Yesterday the following gentlemen were tered along his path, whether he describes admitted to Degrees : ed by pure and gracious actions. Thus in all the other circumstances of his life, M. Suard pursued, with a firm step, the path of honour and virtue. M. Roger mentioned in high terms of the dance of the modern Ionians, whether praise, the translation of the history of he leads us to the religious solitudes of Charles V., a translation, the brilliant sucRev. George Augustus Lamb, of Magdalen Patmos, or whether he traverses amidst bar-cess of which was confirmed by the suffrages College. DOCTORS IN DIVINITY. BACHELORS OF ARTS. Mr. Baden Powell, of Oriel College. Church. Mr. Cornelius Cooper, of Magdalen Hall. Mr. John Lindsay Young, of Brasennose College. Mr. William Joseph Walker, of Brasennose College. Mr. James Hall, of Wadham College. - Mr. Henry Sissmore, of Wadham College. barians those hills on which repose the of the most eminent literary characters in poetic ashes of Ilion, those marshes which England, particularly the philosopher Hume have engulphed the palaces of voluptuous Miletus, or those valleys of Rhodes, where the echo of the mountains, and the murmur ing of the rivulets, seem still to repeat the accents of the Doric reed? M. Laya delivered a discourse which was listened to with the warmest interest. Not having enjoyed the advantage of being per and the illustrious Robertson, the author of the original work. He likewise gave a spirited description of the famous musical war, in which M. Suard took a most conspicuous part; we quote the following passages from the discourse: "6 -It was at the commencement of 2 See our Biographical Sketch of him in the Our readers are aware that the newly-Literary Gazette of November. elected members of the French Institute always pronounce an eulogy on their predecessors. 3 Our account stated that Suard himself killed the officer. that war, so puerile in its object, so astonishing for its duration, that musical war, the grotesque, but faithful image of the melancholy political divisions by which we have since been divided." that princes should have such historians!"Perhaps so," replied the old man," but it would be still more unfortunate if no such historians existed, to keep bad princes in awe." "Two parties* were formed; the names of The sitting closed at half past five. All Gluck and Piccini were the rallying cries. the academicians in Paris were present; and, The nobleman, the citizen, the soldier, the among others, Prince Talleyrand, and the lawyer, the artist, and the artizan, all parti- | Duke de Ragusa. Among the foreigners of cipated in the contest; all took up arms and distinction was Prince Kourakin. marched to battle. Discord pervaded every mind, and raged in our theatres, our promenades, our cafés, and even in our academies Peace was no-where to be found. Parties of every description, dinners and suppers, so calculated to produce reconciliation, were forsaken. No one thought of inquiring whether a woman was handsome or accomplished; whether a fool was rich; whether a magistrate was an honest man; or whether a physician was skilful;-are you a Gluckist, or a Piccinist? An answer to that question. supplied the place of every other; those who are of our opinion, deserve our esteem; those who are not, are either rogues or fools; there must be no intermediate party, to be moderate is to be treacherous." The political character of M. Suard belongs to the history of our discords, and is connected with it in the most honorable way. The persecutions he experienced perhaps constitute his best title to immortality. He braved the revolutionists, resisted the orders of Buonaparte, and when called upon to rectify public opinion on the subject of the death of the Duke D'Enghien, and the trial of Moreau, he replied by the following courageous letter: "I have now, Sir, attained my 73d year; but my character, like my vigor of constitution, still remains unimpaired by age. I wish to close my career as I have heretofore pursued it. The first subject on which you require me to write, is a stroke of policy which has deeply afflicted me, because it is an act of violence, repugnant to all my ideas of natural equity and political justice. "The second cause of public discontent arises from the manifest interference of the government, in a case which has been submitted to the decision of a Court of Justice. For my own part, I know of no act of power more naturally calculated to render every citizen apprehensive for his personal safety.-You see, Sir, that I cannot rectify a general opinion in which I myself participate.' Buonaparte never failed to hold a private tête-à-tête with M. Suard, whenever a deputation from the Institute appeared at the Tuileries, and he usually turned the conversation on the subject of ancient history. On one of these occasions he expressed his astonishment at the hatred attached to the memory of the tyrants of Rome. "Your Tacitus," said he one day to M. Suard," is a mere declaimer, an impostor, who has ca. lumniated Nero....that he has calumniated him cannot be doubted, for Nero was regretted by the people. How unfortunate The readers of the Literary Gazette are already acquainted with some of the particulars of this extraordinary musical war, which beat the Logierian dispute, at present raging in London, all the world to nothing. ORIGINAL POETRY. The following circumstance occurred in a Spanish Village, during that period of horrors, the French Invasion. "Let them come-they know us now- "We will not to the mountains go, Rose an aged man, and said, Let desolation meet his view, OUTWITTED AT LAST.-After many postponements, we had on Saturday the Opera of Outwitted at Last; we should not have been sorry had it been postponed to the Greek Calends. It is a lamentable piece of work: very long, very dull, very insipid, very inartificial as a vehicle for music, very improbable as a drama, and, in short, devoid of a single redeeming quality to save it from utter condemnation. It is impossible to imagine what could have induced any managers to bring forward a thing so entirely worthless disappointed authors them of rejecting a great deal, but we are sure no one can charge them with being hard to please, if they recognise such trash as this as worthy of the stage. In truth it is a strong impeachment of their judgment; and unless it may come to pass through ac accuse "Twas said-and each man straightway bore cident, we can never expect discerning se A faggot to his cottage door; The invaders came-no haman sound At length, more dim the flashes came, And sunk by slow degrees the flame."Tis past, the foe has done his worst""For this, be all their host accnrst." With a wild and fearful shout, Then rushed they from the cavern out; And o'er the array which wound below, Hurled prophecy of vengeance-woe. ISABEL. THE BIRD. Behold yon linnet,-silly thing! How hard he labours there;His notes, which so enliven'd spring, No longer charm the air. What can the warbler now regret, No food has he to seek? Ah! why not there contented yet, With every joy replete ? Why does he pant to soar the skies, Where once he sang so sweet?— His mate, alas! he ever sighs Again in groves to meet. lections to be made by those who could sanction the performance of this tissue of inanity and nonsense. The decline of the British Stage has of late years been but too apparent; yet it has been somewhat gradual, with a ray of brightness occasionally darting through the profound, till now when it seems to have arrived at galloping and hopeless consumption. As for the present opera, though it is not likely to live even to the date of our publication, it may be expected that we should give some account of it to justify the decisive sentence of reprobation which we have pronounced. The characters areSir Staunch Stakeacre, Sir Robert Worldly, Mr. J. Smith. Mr. Pope. Renben Worldly, (his brother) Mr. H. Johnston. Commodore Danvers, Mr. Dowton. Mr. T. Cooke. Mr. Powell. Mr. Harley. Mr. Oxberry. Mr. Smith. Miss Byrne. Miss Cubilt. Mrs. Bland. Mrs. Alsop. Susan, (Miss Danvers' maid) Choruses of fishermen and colliers are liberally and gratuitously thrown into the bargain; as they have nothing on earth, under earth, or on water to do with the business of the opera. The fishermen however commence the piece very ominously with flounders, and the author flounders on till the end of it, without aim, meaning, or The very COVENT GARDEN. Guy Mannering, with Braham's songs, continues to attract good houses alternately with tragedies; and the farce of Husbands and Wives seems to have lost none of its power over the risible muscles. It has been played every night, and we have no novelties to record. entertainment. The story is so foolish that it is not said, and it is not material which. | astonishment": we hope the time is at hand it is scarcely susceptible of detail. Miss A pother ensues when more convenient, and when such raptures at such exhibitions will Danvers is somehow a ward to Sir R. the Commodore orders the country to be be "surprizingly uncommon.” Worldly, who, though her father, the Com-scoured, while he recounts his history" even modore, is alive and appears to act in his from his boyish days, to the very moment" own proper person, has so extraordinary an at which he has arrived. During this edi- We are to sorry to observe that the New authority over her as to endeavour to force fying discourse, the chaises break down as Tragedy is postponed sine die, on account of her into a hateful marriage with Stakeacre, in duty bound, the fugitives sing solos, and the continued illness of Mr. Charles Kemble. and separate her from her favoured lover duets, and trios; and then all come back On Monday, Romeo and Juliet was substitutHarcourt. To avoid this ill-contrived di- again to grace the finalè, every one satisfied ed for the Orphan, which had been advertizlemma, she consents to elope with the lat- with the impositions practised upon them, ed, and Mr. Abbott performed Romeo, in ter; and this design being discovered by the and the villainy of their respective asso-consequence of the indisposition of Mr. guardian, he counter-plots most absurdly to ciates. We had forgot to say that the ser- Macready. In this part, he acquitted himsubstitute his protégé for the Captain in the vants are frequently discharged and not dis- self very ably, and regretting the cause, we dark. This counter-plot again being found charged, ordered not to speak to and then rejoiced in the opportunity afforded to so out by the opposite party, they dig a mine to instruct each other, found worthless and deserving an actor, of appearing advantagedeeper, and contrive to palm Eugenia upon then made confidants; of course they cut a ously before the public. Miss O'Neill's Stakeacre, instead of Rosanthe. All this conspicuous figure in the intrigues of the Juliet was exquisitely fine. night scene takes place accordingly, some- opera, and the males caricature Bobby where in the second act, and to crown its Acres' duel in the most effective way to shew imbecility, Sir Robert plays at bo-peep with how a good thing may be rendered worse the runaways from a balcony. From this than no-thing. part the opera takes its title of Outwitted at Such is this opera; guiltless of one partiLast; but our readers must not suppose from cle of humour, of one stroke of wit, of one the cheering sounds of the two last words tolerable song, of one amusing incident, of that the audience were by many miles near one passable scene, of one grain of consist- On Wednesday King John was played, the termination of their misfortunes. By ency;-a matchless example of prosing stu-King John, Mr. Young, Constance, Miss no means! only one half of their sufferings pidity and insufferable dullness. None of O'Neill, and Falconbridge, Mr. Charles had yet been endured; and the patience with the performers had a chance or opportunity Kemble. With all Mr. Young's merit it is, which they underwent the remainder, re- of distinguishing themselves. we think, impossible for any actor to fill up minded us of the stoical Indian, who after clap-traps, of which there was no scarcity, the idea of this character which we have rebeing pinched, parboiled, flead, roasted, and were so vapid, they fell like dead weights. ceived from his predecessor. Miss O'Neill's scarified for two hours, phlegmatically ob- The music is by Mr. G. Lanza, and re- Constance has not the deep tone of maternal served to his tormentors, "I wish you would markable for a sameness which destroys its despair; she is always affecting, but there change the tearing with red hot pincers, I only merit, simplicity. A slow, followed by is a preternatural sternness and solemnity am tired of that kind of torture." To relieve a quick, movement is the variety invariable. about the afflictions of Constance, which do the tædium of what we have described, we The Opera itself is the production of Mr. not fall within her powers. The public will are now introduced to a ruined and disin- Earle, jun. a bookseller. He had better stick rejoice with us in the return to his profesherited brother of Sir R. Worldly, who sues to "The Row"-the same word in the broader sional duties of Mr. C. Kemble, this evenin the most melancholy manner, but in vain, theatrical style of pronunciation is not pleasing's Falconbridge, and particularly as it for relief from his obdurate relative. Siring, and cannot be advantageous. is one of his best parts, and not surpassed by Robert flings away from him, but kindly any of its kind upon the stage. Witnessing the reception of the first night leaves half a dozen gross bags full of money we were surprized that the adventure of on his table, almost saying "Come Sir, repetition should be tried. But as the Play help yourself." Mr. Reuben, however, Bills declare (these are not True Bills found after a terrible tirade, resists the invitation. by the Grand Jury, the Public) that it was He rates the money-bags very roundly, and, dashing one of these unoffending innocents cruelly upon the floor, goes home to his wife, who, the children being most fortunately in bed (a miraculous escape for the audience), sings him a song-very arrant nonsense, but exceedingly calming to his perturbed spirits. Better luck soon follows; near the end, there comes in Mr. Entail, whose name and appearance at the close is the single piece of wit in the opera; and he produces the strangest will that ever was thought of even in a farce, for it either is made two years after the testator is dead and buried, or is to all intents and purposes as good,-for it reLILLIPUT. Much as we disapprove of this vokes old Worldly's original' testament, entertainment which has been frequently takes all his property back from his son Ro-repeated, it is evident that the town does not bert, who had enjoyed it two years, and con- dislike it; and one good effect will flow from veys it cleanly and legally to his son Reu- the experiment: while it demonstrates a ben! The author with singular felicity vitiated taste in a great mass of the public, it avoids a Chancery suit (which might have will contribute largely to the funds of the been as tedious as the opera), on this occa- theatre;-a circumstance in which every sion; and brings on Commodore Danvers lover of the drama must rejoice, however and Mainstay, a wretched imitation of Sir ardent the wish that the benefit flowed from George Thunder and John Dory. They a more reputable source. In the elegant reach Sir Robert's at midnight, just after the style of the Drury Lane Literati, the uncomflight of the young folks, and therefore in monly surprizing talents of the children, excite the next scene sit down to tea or breakfast, not only the most rapturous cheers, but DIGEST OF POLITICS AND As The foreign journals since our last received by a crowded audience with every have been barren of news. mark of the highest approbation, the mana- Paris are filled with the discussions of Those of gers are no doubt wise, in continuing a per- the Chamber of Deputies, on the projét formance, which draws such Crowds, and mects with such high applause!!! relating to the liberty of the press. the first time since his indisposition, as MR. KEAN, on Monday, reappeared for nothing has yet been determined upon the subject, and there remain about forty Richard III, and exerted himself with a de-speakers yet to deliver their opinions, gree of energy inspired by the knowledge we shall not trouble our readers with that the part had been sustained by another any detail of the arguments pro or con. formed it in his best style, and was much during his retreat. He consequently per- It appears that the French Government applauded by a full house. has had recourse to another loan to the contractors are nearly the same as on a amount of eight millions sterling; the former occasion, Barings, Rothschild, &c. M. The minister De Caze has accepted another place in the royal household, without relinquishing the police. Laine has resigned, and is succeeded in the interior by Count Mole, a celebrated Buonapartist. The intelligence from South America continues to be contradictory and fallacious. We are glad to hear a rumour that the mediation of the European Sove-tance from cabal and conspiracy. As | brilliant in atmospheres in which the flame reigns has been offered between Spain we take no part in politics, but have of the safety lamp is extinguished, and which and the colonies; and trust it will be been, we know not on what grounds, ac- burns in every mixture of carburetted hydroeffectual in restoring tranquillity on terms cused of party feelings, we beg here to honourable and advantageous to both. say that our only party is our country, hung in the top of the interior of the comnot its divisions, and that we are only opposed to her enemies. Considering Buonaparte as the bitterest of those, we cannot conceive that any Briton can at the same time love him and his native land, or desire at the same time his liberation and England's prosperity. The King of Spain has issued a decree granting immunities to settlers in Cuba. It has strangely enough been taken up fiercely as an English party question; though we can conceive nothing less connected with British feelings or interests. With not only the Americas, but the Ionian islands, the Cape of Good Hope, &c. &c., inviting our emigrants to colonize them, it is surely altogether improbable that five British subjects should think of choosing Cuba. The long persecuted queen of Etruria took possession of the principality of Lucca on the 24th ult. The Princess of Wales has received The United States Minister to the Court of Great Britain has arrived in this country. He came in the Franklin, the first American seventy-four which has entered an English port. Several more persons detained under the Habeas Corpus Suspension, have been liberated. gen gas that is respirable. It consists of a slender metallic tissue of platinum, which is mon lamp of wire gauze, or in that of the twilled lamp. It costs from 6d. to 1s., and is imperishable. This tissue, when the common lamp is introduced into an explosive atmosphere, becomes red hot, and continues the air is respirable; when the atmosphere to burn the gas in contact with it as long as again becomes explosive, the flame is relighted. I can now burn any inflammable vapour either with or without flame, at pleasure, and make the wire consume it with either red or white heat. I was led to this result by discovering slow combustions without flame; and at last I found a metal which made these harmless combustions visible." A la paix de l'Europe Et au retour du Roi legitime, L'armée Française Fait hommage de ses victoires. Very recent accounts have been re- FRENCH VERSATILITY. The celebrated the tidings of her daughter's death, and ceived from India. The Madras army Column, in the Place Vendome, at Paris, was deeply affected by this fatal blow. is about to be put in motion; but on the which Buonaparte erected, on the model of It is with great concern we have to re- other side of the Peninsula, tranquillity Austerlitz, which were cast into a grand Trajan's pillar, with the cannon taken at cord the occurrence of one of those tre- is restored. We have been favoured with series of spiral relief, commemorative of his mendous visitations, a hurricane, in the the following original communication victories, and a Colossal Statue of the ConWest Indies. The accounts have been relative to the Peishwa, from one of the queror to surmount the whole, is well known received via America, and are we sin principal staff officers in the Indian army. to the British public. The allies, on capcerely trust exaggerated; but still there It is dated in June. turing Paris, were about to destroy this is enough of misery to afflict every heart. SUBSIDIARY TREATIES. By the monument, but at last were satisfied with The storm took place on the 21st of Oc- latest accounts from India we understand removing the statue, and the column still stands, a record of the warlike achievements tober, and swept the whole region for that Poonah, the capital of his Highness of Napoleon and his armies. It might be two hundred miles, ravaging in its course the Peishwa, was invested on the 8th of thought puzzling to mould such stubborn Antigua, Barbadoes, St. Vincent, St. Lu- May last, by the troops of his Highness's materials into a compliment to the other cie, Martinique, Dominique and Guada- subsidiary force, under the direction of powers of Europe, and to the restored moloupe. The scene of greatest horror the British resident, who required the narch; but a Frenchman's ingenuity is equal however seems to have been St. Lucie, immediate surrender of three of the to any thing in this way. One of the sides where the Government house and the strongest and most important Hill forts, low proposes that it should be filled up as is without an inscription; and a clever fel barracks were overthrown. In the former, which was immediately complied with; follows: governor lieutenant-general Seymour, his and it was surmised, that the Mahratta wife, family, and household, to the num-territory would suffer a partial dismember of fifty souls, perished: in the latter berment, to atone for his Highness's 200 military were destroyed. Where recent acts of treachery and ingratitude. such consequences ensued the situation William Hone was on Thursday tried of the whole island must have been for the publication of blasphemous Underwald, in Switzerland, preaching against dreadful. The shipping has suffered to political libels on the Creed, Lord's female extravagance in dress, exclaimed:-an unknown and appalling extent; but Prayer, &c. in the Court of King's Bench. I declare to you, proud and frivolous woas the particulars are not ascertained it He conducted his own defence, and was men, that I abhor, that I detest you; that would be barbarity to guess at the pro- pronounced by the Jury, not Guilty, in I would prefer seeing before my eyes hell bable desolation. opposition to the summing up of the itself open, and all its population of horrid In our owu seas and on our own Judge, Abbot. A more innocent publisher demons, rather than gaze for one moment on coasts, we lament to add, the disasters of Gosport is now in Winchester gaol fashionable woman. during the last week from heavy gales for twelve-months, being condemned for and tempests, have been numerous and the same offence in an infinitely less distressing. Many gallant vessels with degree. their unfortunate crews have been lost. Buonaparte's partizan Las Cases has published a garbled letter purporting to be addressed to him by his ci-devant IMPROVEMENT IN SIR H. DAVY'S SAFETY master before he was transported from LAMP.-Sir H. Davy has made a farther disSt. Helena. It is a sort of vindication of the publisher, and worthless enough both in that point of view, and as aspersing the policy which has consigned the Corsican to perpetual banishment at a dis VARIETIES. covery in regard to combustion, which will "I have succeeded in producing a light a TOLERATION!--The Vicar of Saxler, Haut You will be damned you will go to hell. We shall then enjoy laugh for ever at the eternal torments which your sufferings; and the saints and we will you are experiencing." This zealous apostle was interdicted. GERMAN BON MOT.—In a German city, where it is the custom when any body is dead to cover the bell-handle with black cloth, a celebrated physician one day was going to ring at the door of a house where the bell was so covered, either to visit the relations of the deceased or another patient: somebody passing by, called to him, "Stop, Doctor, you are wrong; you have been there before!" |