Francia. The same fire of genius burns in "the giant oak of Ruysdael, or the fullgrown pine and ilex of Claude, or the decayed pollard of Rubens." The eye that lingers upon the war-horse of Wouvermans, will linger also upon the divine heads of Guido; and the heart that feels an emotion of religious awe before the "Raising of Lazarus" by Piombo, will also be agitated, though from a different cause, before the "Attack upon the Sabines" by Rubens.

XX. But I spoke of the allegoric lights which the sun of Spenser's genius had kindled, and of the golden urns which have been brought to his ever-flowing fountain of beauty; of these urns that of Beattie, if small, is graceful and bright.

The eye of Beattie seems to have reposed with calm satisfaction upon the scenery of home. He could have lived with Cowper in his summer-house, and joined his pic-nic over a wheelbarrow. Poetry like this influences the intellectual frame, as the atmosphere operates on the physical constitution, it sinks into the thoughts with a delicious and soothing balm. It breathes a serene enjoyment over the soul; it is felt along the blood. It awakens no exultation, it kindles no flame of passion. We may compare its influence to the breath of summer air in the face of nature. The bosom glows with bloom and fragrancy. But there is dignity in the humblest pictures of Beattie. Through the lowly vale of Shepherd the eye perceives the temple of fame; and Goldsmith is reported, in Northcote's a light, not of the common mould, shines Conversations with Hazlitt, to have rebu- through his college window. ked Reynolds for having, in an allegorical The early history of Beattie has somepicture, debased a man like Voltaire before thing in it very pleasing. The home of a man like Beattie, whose works, he said, his infancy was partly shaded with ivy, and would be forgotten in a few years, while the banks of the little stream that flowed Voltaire's fame would last forever. If Gold- by it were adorned with roses. Ogilby's smith ever uttered this prophecy, time has Virgil awoke in his mind the earliest charms proved its falsehood. Beattie still lives, of verse, as the Homer of the same writer and will ever live in the memory of the had done in the fancy of Pope. In the pargentle, the sensitive, and the good. It has ish school of Laurencekirk he was called been observed by Southey, that no writer the Poet. His situation as schoolmaster in ever exercises a more powerful influence a village at the foot of the Grampians, was over certain minds at certain periods of favorable to the growth of his poetical life; those minds being the purest, and those powers. In that solitude his thoughts experiods being the most golden moments of panded. The scenery was wild, yet beauour existence. There is a pensive gentleness, a melancholy sweetness in his manner, that communicates to it an inexpressible charm,

"Eyes dazzled long by fiction's gaudy rays, In modest truth no light nor beauty find."

A Morning Sketch.

BEATTIE.

"The cottage curs at early pilgrim bark,
Crown'd with her pail the tripping milkmaid
sings;

The whistling ploughman stalks afield,—and hark!
Down the rough slope the ponderous wagon rings,
Through rustling corn the hare astonished springs,
Slow tolls the village clock the drowsy hour,

The partridge bursts away on whirring wings;
Deep mourns the turtle in sequestered bower,
And shrill lark carols clear from her aerial tower."

An Evening Sketch.

GRAY.

"Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight,
And all the air a solemn stillness holds;
Save where the beetle wheels his drony flight,
And drowsy tinklings lull the distant fold."

tiful, and supplied him with the rural imagery that still diffuses so fresh a bloom and verdure over his verses. Compare these four little landscapes by three of the sweetest painters of scenery :

A Morning Sketch.

GRAY.

"Now the golden morn aloft

Waves her dew-bespangled wing,
With vermeil cheek and whisper soft
She woos the tardy Spring;
Till April starts and calls around

The sleeping fragrance from the ground,
And lightly er the living scene
Scatters his freshest, tenderest green."

An Evening Sketch.

THOMSON.

"A faint, erroneous ray
Glanced from the imperfect surfaces of things,
Flings half an image on the straining eye;
While wavering woods, and villages, and streams
And rocks, are all one swimming scene,
Uncertain if beheld."

THE REVOLUTION IN GREECE.

From the Colonial Gazette.

eration their demand and that of the army, after consulting with his ministers, the Council of State, and the representatives of the foreign powers. But the commander, M. Calergi, having stepped forward, made known to his Majesty THE Greek Observer of the 5th instant gives that the ministry was no longer recognized, and the following account of the Greek revolution, that the Council of State was already deliberawhich, as we stated on Thursday, began and ting on the best course to be adopted under exended in a day, and, happily, without bloodshed. | isting circumstances. In fact, the Council of The new state of Greece is a lesson to king-State was engaged in drawing up two documakers and constitution-mongers. These are ments, which will be found subjoined. things that cannot be struck out at a heat like a second was presented to the King by a deputanail or a horseshoe. To be successful they must tion of the Council, composed of Messrs. Conarise out of the wants of a people, and be adapt- duriotis, the president, G. Enian, A. P. Mavroed to the people's temperament, and habits, and michali, jun., Psyles, and Anastasius Londos. knowledge. We do not say that the Greeks ought not to have been rescued from the hard yoke of the Turks; but we do say that, as the fruit of lopping off Turkey's right arm, King Otho's monarchy is neither useful nor orna

mental.

Let us hope that the "revolution" will bring about a better state of things. There is, at all events, this consolation-no change can be for the worse, save a return to absolute barbarism.

NEW ERA CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY.

The

"Whilst his Majesty was reading the propositions of the Council of State, the representatives of the foreign powers presented themselves at the palace, and were told by the commander that nobody could be admitted at that moment, the King being in conference with the deputation of the Council of State. The latter came out two hours afterwards with the consent of the King.

"The new ministry then repaired to the palace, where they held a long consultation with his Majesty, who shortly appeared on the balcony, surrounded by his ministers and other personages, and was received with acclamations by the people. The cry of 'Long live the constitutional King' resounded, together with that of the constitution forever.' The new ministers entered immediately on the discharge of their functions.

tions of the people. An hour afterwards the city, in which order had been an instant disturbed, resumed its customary aspect.

"A wise revolution, accomplished in one day, amidst the most perfect order, without a single offensive cry being uttered, even against the Bavarians, has renewed the claims of Greece to the esteem and sympathy of nations and their governments. Everybody knows the unfortunate situation in which Greece was placed. The "The military revolution was directed, on the Greeks had exhausted every means in their part of the regular army, by the colonel of cavpower to induce the Government to adopt a alry (Demetri Calergi,) and on that of the irregtruly national policy. The Parliaments of ular army by Colonel Macryany. At three France and Engiand, and the London confer - | o'clock in the afternoon the garrison, after defilence, had vainly acknowledged the many grieving before the palace, re-entered their quarters ances of the Greek people : the Government ob- | preceded by their bands, amidst the acclamastinately persevered in its evil course. The nation had no other alternative but to plunge itself into the abyss opened by ten years' mistakes and incapacity, or to extricate itself therefrom by a The day of the 3rd of September (15th) dangerous but inevitable effort. For some time will hereafter be kept as a great national festivthe movement was in progress of preparation on ity. It will have consolidated the throne, and different points of the country, that it might be secured the future prosperity of Greece. The effected without any disorder. The hostile atti-enthusiasm which inspires us, and which we entude assumed by the Government against those deavor to moderate in writing these lines, in who sought to enlighten it, the extraordinary order to give to Europe a clear exposé of the dispositions adopted within the last few days, facts, does not permit us to conceal the spontanewith a view to assail the liberty and the very ousness and the affecting and exemplary unalives of the citizens (a military tribunal had been nimity of that revolution. The Greek nation established) most devoted to the national inte- has placed itself, on this occasion, on a level with rests, should necessarily tend to hasten the man- the nations the most civilized and the most worifestation of the contemplated movement. Last thy of sympathy. It has made a pure and spotnight, at 2 o'clock A. M., a few musket-shots fired less revolution, although it has but a few years in the air announced the assembling of the peo-emerged from an oppression of ages. Europe, ple in different quarters of Athens. Soon after-we are sure, will do them justice. wards the inhabitants, accompanied by the entire "We have to address our congratulations to garrison, marched towards the square of the that wise and intelligent population, to the patripalace, crying, The constitution forever !? On | otic army and its chiefs, and to remind them reaching the place the entire garrison, the ar- their work will be achieved by the uninterupted tillery, cavalry, and infantry, drew up under the maintenance of public order, such as it now exwindows of the King, in front of the palace, and ists, and of which the organization of a national the people having stationed themselves in the guard will soon be one of the surest guarantees. rear, all in one voice demanded a constitution. | We have reason to believe that similar moveThe King appeared at a low window, and as-ments to that of Athens took place simultanesured the people that he would take into consid- ously in the principal provinces."

"Your Majesty will consider it expedient to appoint a new ministry without delay. Council of State recommend to the approbation of your Majesty, as persons competent to form it, because of their enjoying public esteem and confidence, Messrs. André Metaxa for the presidency of the council of ministers, with the department of foreign affairs; André Londos, for the ministry of war; Canaris, for the navy de-jesty by a commission composed of Messrs. Conpartment; Rhigas Palamidis, for the interior; chali, jun.; G. Psyles, and Anastasius Londos. duriotis, President; G. Eynian, A. P. MavromiMansolas for the finance; Leon Melas, for jus- "An hour afterwards the commission returntice; and Michael Schinas, for public instruction ed with the following reply, signed by the King: and ecclesiastical affairs.

drawing up, in conjunction with us, the consti- he, however, remained a prisoner only a few tution of the state. The electoral assemblies hours. shall take place agreeably to the provisions of the last law of election promulgated previous to 1833, with this sole difference, that those electoral assemblies shall name their presidents by a majority of votes.

666

Our Council of Ministers shall be convoked to countersign this order and carry it into execution.

"OTHO.

"Athens, September 3, (15,) 1843.'"

The Greek Observer adds: "The members of the corps diplomatique having been informed of the revolutionary movement which had just occurred, proceeded this morning, at break of day, to the palace, when, having applied to the commander of the military forces, they declared to him that the King's person and the inviolability of the palace rested on his own personal responsibility.

"This recommendation, which the representatives of the foreign powers may have considered to be a duty imposed upon them, was completely useless, both on account of the admirable spirit which constantly animated the population during the day, as well as the guarantees offered by the honorable character of the chiefs of the revolution. The whole of what passed in the course of the day sufficiently proved it.

"Shortly afterwards the corps diplomatique, attired in their official costumes, returned to the palace, and asked to be presented to the King. The same commander of the armed force replied to them that the King was then engaged in a conference with the Council of State, and that the palace would not be accessible to the foreign representatives while those conferences lasted. The members of the corps diplomatique then retired; but having learned shortly afterwards that admittance into the palace would no longer be denied to them, they hastened to wait on the King and his family, and they accompanied the Monarch, when his Majesty showed himself with his new ministers at the balcony of the palace. This evening, at six o'clock, the diplomatique again repaired to the palace, where it remained upwards of an hour.

corps

"The students of the University joined in the movement, and were remarkable for their patri

otism and moderation.

"Similar movements occurred at Chalcis and Nauplia.

"It appears that the King yielded with bad grace, when he found that all resistance on his part would be unavailing. It was 11 o'clock A. M. when his obstinacy was subdued. The military bands were then playing the 'Marseillaise' and the 'Parisienne,' which gave his Majesty cause to suppose that affairs might proceed to unpleasant extremities. On the 16th King Otho took his customary airing, and was saluted as he passed along the streets, with cries from the people and soldiers of 'Long live the constitutional King! An exception had been made in the decree of exclusion against foreigners, in favor of the old Philhellenes, who held office under the Government."

PHOTOGRAPHY - MM. Belfield and Foucault's

experiments in photography tend to show that the film of organic matter which constantly forms on the prepared surface of the plate, and which M. Daguerre considered a hindrance to the formation of the image, is almost essential to its production. They think that a perfect daguerreotype could not be obtained on a metallic surface chemically pure; and that the usual preparation of silver extends over its surface uniformly an infinitely thin varnish. Instead of the clearing and polishing a plate with nitric acid, they used a powder of dry lead and fied. The evaporation of the volatile portion of some drops of the essence of terebinthine unrectithe essence left a resinous pellicle, which was attenuated either with alcohol or mechanically with dry powders. Treated then with iodine in the usual way, the images were produced in the same manner, and in the same time-Lit. Gaz.

CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 29.- (From a private Correspondent).-The English Ambassador is exceedingly indignant at a horrid affair which took place in this great city last week. A young Armenian had given some offence to the Turks; for

giveness was promised if he would become a Mussulman. He could not be persuaded to do so, was death, by his head being cut off. His head and sent to prison, cruelly punished, and at last put to body were exposed three days in the fish-market of Constantinople, and then, according to the usual custom, thrown into the Bosphorus. Certainly the Christian powers ought to remonstrate with the "Letters from Athens, of the 17th, state, that Turkish Government on such barbarous proceedall foreigners holding offices under Government ings. Sir Bruce Chichester and family are resident were to be dismissed, including even M. Lemai- at Therapia, as is also the family of Admiral Walktre and other Frenchmen employed in the ad-er. The admiral himself is at sea with the Turkish ministration of the national bank. The chiefs of the movement had adopted every precaution for the safety of that establishment; the directors were beforehand informed of the hour at which the movement was to take place, and 12 trusty soldiers were sent thither during the night for its protection, by M. Calergy. The revolution was effected without any violence. The ministers were arrested in their houses, but liberated on the next morning. An aide-de-camp of the King, M. Gardekeckte, a Bavarian, was also apprehended, and confined in the barracks, where

fleet. At one of the hotels in this village, Lady Ellenborough has taken up her abode for some days. Mr. Smith, the architect, has arrived, and is about to commence his operations for the erection of a new palace for the ambassador; and I believe some alterations will be made in the chapel of the about Pera lately; they forced the chapel door, and English Embassy. We have had a sad set of thieves stripped the desk, pulpit, and communion-table, &c, of their ornaments; fortunately, the valuable communion plate was not in the chapel. summer has been delightful, and the vineyards begin to look very fine.-Court Journal.

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