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LITEI:ARY It EVI W. The /7.',NF.IS; of VIRGTI.. Transhired by CifAtttrs 'Srkt doNs, D. D. of Jesus O.duTd. Second Edition. It must he highly gratifying to all sound Critics to that, notwHystanding the prevalence of a new end fantastic species of Poetry, there is still So much good sense and correct taste among the Public as to encourage the prod: ction of a Second Ertiiiou of this arl.uirable translation of the chief work of the great Rnman Poet, written, to adopt .the words of Lord " in the good old style of our Elders and our Betters." Our Readers Avill remember that, in this department of our Journal, sve some time since entered into an ela borate examination of the merits of the work be fore its when it first appeared in 'Quarto, directing our attention to a complirison of douched passages with those translated by Day r,/„N, and we detrined it onr duty to selt n such pa,satzes from that great Poet as particularly ma nifested his spirit and vigour. ‘Ve believe that our Readers in general will agree with us that our Author suffered little compatatively in point of poetic 1 acrd grsio,t iI much on the score of tii!ehty. The WOI kis lit) , V It e‘t flied to lilt I)4lb lie t %Co 11411‘1•011',C OetetVo Volnmes. In aodi tion to I,k former esedlent Pr.-face, arid all his learned. historical, critical, arid illustrative notes, the Author has introduced the new Edition to the folloising manner : •' In the revision of the following. pnges, nn their second pas sage through the press, I have dim! what I wail! to ink r t hem less unworthy, I will not say of the putiiic approhation but, of ihe paha pardon and I conceive that they are now brought nearer to that stale of relative per':ectitin, in which 1 hare been solicitous to pi.tce them before the reading - cum nainAy of Britain. The alterations in them, lo‘wever, which I have heel' induced to make, are not either so numerous, or of so important a nature, as sensi'dy to Arta the great body of the Poem ; and it is believed that the pos,essors of the fonntr edition will not regard the value of their property as materially diminished in consequence of the small verbal changes Which rosy he discoverable in this. fhe task of revising toy work, I have been principally assisted by the ju:ii:roent of my son, John Synimons ; %N . hose taste has been refined t 9 pure Atticism by an intimate inter course with the prat authors of Greece; anti to whom, as troy assessor in the present instance. I avow my obligations with the just pride of a father. In the correction of ny I have also been aided by my public critics, whose exposure of a few of my smaller delinquencies has made them more oh t•ioesly the subjects of toy remarli. TO these critics I ought, perhaps, to profess myself indebted for soiuttlrin; more than the discovery of my faults ; 'for the praise which they hare awarded to me has certainly not been lieht, or destitute of value in my appreciation. Fu;, wholly separated from m e as they are f aini shrouded from my eye by impenetrable dark bess, they could decide upon toy work under nu other in- Coerce Ciao that of their• sense of tiutis ; and, by the con scOusot ss of fulfilled duty, they moi..t. be raised above my tbaas. In the intercourse indeed of justice, thanks are neitt er expected tier due : but by the honest conduct of these intelligent critics 1 have been gratified; and, pleased with tin it praise, I will not quarrel or dispute with their censure. The charge of latiriizing, however, which they prefer against roe, I will allow myself just to notice, that I may produce, for trey defence, as an occasional borrower from a language rilure lisirnioniouz and powerful than thy own, the defence of Dryden when be was exposed to a similar accusation; and nosy thus bring that great man to plead as the advocate of our common cause. ' I will nut c.acase, but justify myself,' says the illustrious Poet in his Preface to his ..Encis, for one pre tended crime, with which I am liable to he charged by false critics, not only in this Translation, but in many of my ori ginal Poems, that I latinize too much. It is true ; but when I had an English word significant and sounding, I neither borrow from the Latin nor any other language ; but when I want at home, I must seek abroad. If sounding words are not of our growth and manufacture, who shall hinder me to import them from a foreign country? I carry nut out the treasure which is never to return; hut what I bring from Italy I spend in England. here it remains and here it circu s; for, if the coin be good, it will pass from one hand to another. 1 trade both with the living and the dead, for the enrichment of ourinative language. \Ye have enough in Eng land to supply our necessities ; but if we will have things of magnificence and splendour, we must get them by commerce. Poetry requires ornament; and that is not to be had from our old Teuton monosyllables. Therefore, if 1 find any elegant word in a classic author, I propose it to be naturaliz ed; and, if the public approves of it, the bill passes: —If, seduced, then, by my affection for these high-born and vocal aliens, I have erred in toy frequent preference of classic words, I have erred with the [mist eminent of all the provers of our language; and, in such society, error itself can scarcely be the subject of a blush. But I must withdraw even from the shadow of controversy the remaining portion of my small sheet, that I way consecrate it to the better feelings of my heart. Let me now, then, say that there is a public ar , riter, of extended celebrity throughout the Political and the Literary World, to whom my thankfulness is largely due, and to whom I ant happy its this opportunity of 4vowing the mag nitude of niy obligation. Acquainted with me, originally, only by my publications, and conciliated solely by his partial estimation of their merits, the Proprietor of Tice SUN Paper has uniformly encouraged me with his plaudit ; and, in the circulation of his popular pages, my name has beets agitated into life. Unfeed and unsolicited, without the hope of any other recompense than that which he derived from his own approbation, and, let me add, with a high disdain of that party spirit, which in these bad days has arrayed man against man and torn brother front brother, he has devoted, not his paragraphs hut, his columns to the display of my poor Muse; and has hazarded the established reputation of his own lite raryjudgment, whilst lie has been placing wreaths upon her unrespected brow. For all this kindness, Grates persolvere dignas Non opis est nostrer.. " If, in the train of the Slantuiln bard, I could hope to visit posterity, it would be gratifying to me to think that by eyes, yet withheld by interposing centuries from the light, the small record of my gratitude would be read, and the name of Juulv TAYLOR be seen thus closely associated with that of " CHARLES SYMMONS." March 20, 1820, I he Proprietor of THR SUN may reasonably he accused of vanity for suffering so very flattering a reference to himself to appear in his own Paper, cooscions as he must be that he owes it to the ]artist kiuduess of the Author, as a return for ,:i$ (RP 194,1,0 i We eiirle dill' (0 drabs uhi:, • itice ,to a Wolk wli!ch, by its intritpjc merits, is so well ca.;cu1 . ..:,1 recommend itself. The Proprietor must, indt•ed, acknowledge the justness of the chaige. but. as his name has long been known to 'tie Public ; and as delicacy, to • use the words -if Mr. BURKE, is but " a cobweb virtue in mat ters relating to personal honour or public in terest," he shall offer no other apology for thus trespassing upon modesty, than to ask who might not he excusably vain of such notice from a Gentleman so justly distinguished fur the learning and genius displayed iu his several works, and tur the estimable qualities of his private character LONDON JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. [Morning Chronicle.] The Chevalier C. Vassalli, Equerry to her Ma it's! y the Qiieen, who arrived on 'Tuesday night, in four days, from Geneva, with dispatches horn her Majesty, left town I , st night for Ole purpose of rej her, either at Geneva or nearer, on her t 00,,, to England. Her Majesty is in the tol!est determination to proceed to this Country Frmte ; she does not intend to visit Paris on her way. Her Majesty was confined five days with vi,ih tit rheumatism, and was also de tained, after Cenis, with a violent cold and spasms, and two days in repairing her carriage. This will account for the delay. Site declares herself most anxious to reach England, aurl eun,plains of great fatigue in travelling by land ; and says, if a vessel had been sent tar her she ovoid have been in England long since. [Morning Post ] THE QUEEN.-:-A who arrived on IV,dnesday wiiii letters from the• Queen, set out'' I.ist !light On Iris return to Geneva, where her Majevy was to wait his arrival. She determined to remain a few days at'Geneva, in consequence of a rheumatic attack and violent cold and spasms with which she was seized on passing Mount Cenis. Ihr Majesty's resolution to come to Eng lan seems fixed, irom what fell from Mr. B d rough, , m in the Course of a discussion which took piace in Chancery yesterday upon a very un pleasant siibjeCt ; but we still h o p e and trust, th at er e she reaches the coast she will be induced to attend to the advice of bet best friends. couar OF CHANCERY, MAY 18. INJUNCTION.—THE QUEEN, &c. THE FAEL ( , I , LIVEP.POOL AND COUNT MUNSTER V. 14101 MAJP,STY THE QUEEN, THOMAS COUTTS, ESC. and OTHERS. The ArrouNev-GeNtmat, moved for an injunction to re strain the Defendants, Messrs. Coutts and Co. from deliver ing up to her Majesty, or to any person by her order, two instruments purporting to be executed by the late Duke of Erunswick, acknowledgng to be indebted to her Majesty in the sum of 15,6001. which he had received from her as a loan; one of the instruments was in German and the other in English. Her Majesty, after the death of her brother, the Duke of Brunswick, remitted the two instruments to the Right Honourable George Canning, and he lodged them in the banking house of Messrs. Coutts and Co. Applica tion was made on the behalf of her Majesty to the Ne:sle Plaintiffs as the Executors of the Duke of Bruns wick for the payment of the 15,0001. and they refused, doubting that the instruments bad been executed by the late Duke of Brunswick : a suit was instituted in that Court on the part of her Majesty, to enforce the payment of the amount of the instruments ; application was made by the Solicitor of the Noble Plaintiffs, to the Solicitor of her Ma jesty, for information as to how the loan to the Duke of Brunswick had been made, and out of what transactio❑ it had arisen, and that information he would not say was re fused, but it was however kept back. It would be in his Lordship's recollection that that suit had been dismissed, and the Plaintiffs had filed a cross bill. Her Majesty had not thought proper to put i❑ her answer, but the other de fendants, Coutts and Co. had, admitting that they had re ed the instruments front Mr. Canning, as the property of her Majesty, and as such they considered themselves not hound to deliver them up to any person but such as were au thorized to receive them, having that authority from her • Majesty. He held an affidavit in his hand which set forth that • her Majesty was in possession of another instiment, pur porting to be executed by the late Duke of Brunswick, fur the payment of 15,000 Louis; and that she had applied to several persons on the Continent to advance her money on it, but without success. Under these circumstances he had no doubt but his Lordship would grant the Injunction as praye for. • Mr. HowNe stated that he appeared as Counsel for th• Defendants, Coutts and Co. and they were ready to submit to any order the Court might think proper to make. Mr. BaouPHAN said, he and his Learned Friend, Mr. Denman, were Counsel for her Majesty, and it was not their intention, as the Legal Advisers of that Royal Personage, to offer any opposition to the order of injunction being granted; so far from it, they gave their full consent, and were anxious that the most minute investigation should take place. It would Hot have been necessary fur him to have said a single word more on the subject, if his Majesty's Attorney-General had not complained that her Majesty had not put in her an swer to the cross bill. He would tell him that that answer would he put in if her Majesty's legal advisers thought it necessary, and the reason it was not done before was, the ab sence.of her Majesty front this country; but that cause would he now removed by the immediate return of her Majesty. The ArronNEv-GErattAL—" All I have to say is, that the cross bill was filed in 1E18." Mr. BROUGUAM-.—" If it bad been filed eight years instead of two, the cause of the answers not being put in would re main the same—for they could not remove the sea, the Alps, and Appenines, which were between the Royal Personage anti her legal advisers." The LOUD CHANCELLOR...." Take the order of injunction." Motion granted. A very violent wind prevailed during the greater pats of yesterday. So great was its toree that one of the largest trees in St. James's Park was blown down horn the root. The hydrophobia has again made its appearance in Sheffield, and nearly a whole park of barriers have iu consequence been destroyed. THE SUN. SOLEM Qt Is MtENV: FAI.stINI A UDEAT ? LONDON, FRIDAY, IJdY 19, 182.0. We received this morning the Paris Papers ot Tnesday last. In the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, after some observations from the Mini ster of the Interior, respecting the charge against the Censors, ot allowing 'be publication of articles in the Journals, connecting the LibetatrK With GRAVIRR, and in answer to which be alleged that the whole offence consisted in italics, the Censors not being aware that the word objected to was to he put in Italic:, (the word Coirstans, in a pa ragraph in the Gazette de France, derived its sting from being typed in Duties) ; and a speech from M. BENJAMIN CoNSTANT . , who Was by no means satisfied with this explanation, and urged other instances in which the Censors bad 3411C tioned attacks upon the Liberaux, without al lowing the publication of any defence, a report was received from the Committee of Petitions, and then the discussion was commenced on the Election projet. Only five speakers were heard, viz. General Foy, a very long speech, M. fttt- NOUX (de la Cote WOO, and M. FRANCAIS against the projet ; and M. de la BOURDONNAVE, at great length, and M. CASTELBAJAC, in favour of The discussion was adjourned till Tuesday. The following are extracts : " PARIS, MAY I G.—The King received persons as usual yesterday. His Majesty transacted busi ness with the Baron Portal, Minister of Marine. " Tl►e Chamber of Peets assembled yesterday by special' summons, for the purpose of hearing the Report of the Special Commission, which it bad appointed for preparing the proceedings against Louvel. M. de Bastard, in the name of that Commission, proceeded to read the Report, but the length of it, and the great number of do cuments referred to, precluded the Chamber from hearing the whole ; the further proceeding was therefore adjourned till this day. The indi viduals who are detained by virtue of Mandats de Depot, on charges of being more or less impli cated in the affair of Louvel, and respecting whose fate the Chamber of Peers will decide, are the Sieurs Mauvais, a retired officer; Alexis Duval, a veteran, of Chalons ; Jean Bourdon), tailor, of Rouen ; Sholns and Thomas Furriers, in the Legion of Vosges. " The Duke d'Angotileme is expected at Ts oyes the 6th June. His Royal Highness returned to Lyons from Grenoble on the 12th instant. " The Queen of England has not arrived in cognito at Paris, as rumoured in s tite of the Journals.—(Journal des Debats.) PIVB PER CENTS. Monday DRFERRED STOCK Of the 22d March, 1317 lOl f. 65 c. 22d March, 1520 69 f. 65 c. " AUXERRE, MAY 14,—The Queen of England, who travels tinder the name of the Marchioness de Bolt, arrived here on the 11th instant, and set out at eight this morning to proceed to Paris. Her Majesty being desirous of view ing the Banks of the Yonne and the Seine, etnbatked in a covered boat, which was prepared to receive her, and will arrive at Pat is the 162 h. Her Majesty wished to maintain the most entire incognito, but her arrival being soon known, a crowd assembled ail the way from he hotel to the place of embatkation. " AUGSBURG, MAY B.—There is said to be a great misunderstanding between the Porte and the Paella of Janina (him to whom Parga was ceded); the latter, it is stated, will he summoned to proceed to Constantinople, but which he %rill certainly refuse. The cruelties and exaction of this Pacha have been long the subject of the most set ions complaints. AIADAID, MAY 4.—lt is said that the Swiss corps in the service of France will form a corps of observation on our frontiers." We stated a fe►v dAys ago that Tire QUEEN had sent dispatches to Mr. SICARD, one of her con fidential Agents in this Country, announcing her speedy return, and ordering preparations to be made roi- her recept!on. attAiigznce from th e Continent has since arriv corr oborating th e report. Such intelli g e nce , k e ver, is not to bet relied u,9 as it has been so & iv an d ‘ &antra" dietary. But news of th. eport of firr , ,v JosTv's intesideJaiTival have sst l e4s tooreberual and credible shape ; as our Rea 's will find in 615 Proceedings yesterday in the Co t o f ch a ncerYi that Mr. linonottAx stated that L return might speedily be expected. It cannot b aup p os ed that this Gentleman, the confidential E n d an d legal Coubsellor of her MAJasTr, would I, a k withou t authority, or would have announce t h e /n atter %vial such official founality, but with full confi • dence that the event will ce rt a i n ly takplace.--- Still, however, we m ust resor t to the ale, an d s‘q, " Seeing is believing," an d th at ou d ou bli never will be removed 'till an aut h ent i c , cou nt arrives of her actual landing on th e British,hore• ' The importance of the subject upon whici th' two Petitions have been presented to Parli3Lto t from the Merchants of London renders it nets" nary that it should be fully developed to the N' tion at large. ‘Ve inserted the latter of thoto Petitions because it was more comprehensive its detail and more important in l's substance afq tendency. The objects of the first were loos e and undefined, but those of rhe second were of essential interest to our Colonial Possessions, toa demand the Farticular attentio n o f t h e L eg i s l atu re. llt has justly, been observed in a Morning of this day, that " we derive train our N"t di American possessions numerous and daily increi ing advantages ; and therefore, in promolog th is great branch of Canadian trade, we are 1" 5- tering a child which makes ample return for arty parental kindness. Our Colonies of Upper 0d Lower Canada, the Ilutison's Bay TerritorY' Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and New foundland, are altogether in extent equal to a mighty empire, and possess a loyal pop''' laden' increasing in natnbers, capable of spreading itself in time to the very boric° of the Pacific. The resources which thes e . vast shores and territories possess, in Africa!' tore, in fisheries, in the fur-trade, and in pilule' tons products of a valuable nature, will, it pro` perly directed, prove a mine of wealth to tii e mother country, and therefore well deserve fh" C fostering care which the Legislature has already bestowed, and will doubtless continueJo bestow , on their protection and improvement."---`` no doubt p.ty something more for our Canarli 33 timber on account of the length of its tr a nsit ; but then this increased price is not wholly moneY lost to the Nation. It goes to support the BritiOt seaman, the British shipwright, the British roe' chant, in short, it goes to knit together the bioe o of the State. Nor is this all. What we 'pay the Canadian Timber-dealer he takes from " 5 wholly in British produce and manufact ores. price, therefore, although if valued in money may appear large, yet if reduced to the first cost of the articles in which payment is really made, it wil l appear to be much less than may be at first inna' gined." These are essential facts which cannot but in'' duce Government to deeply reflect on the dange r of removing restrictions which may interfere wil" our Navigation Laws, and not only diminish or commercial prosperity, but obstruct the growth of our Naval Defenders, the bulwarks of the Empire' But we wish to have the subject fairly and canvassed, and therefore have inserted an .t' e° count of the late General Meeting of the SHIP' OwNtas at the City of London Tavern,whose well' digested Petition to Parliament we have alreaal presented to the Public, and, to manifest our partiality, the Petition also from the Merchants °I Manchester of a contrary tendency. They are both to be found in our Fourth Page of this day, and ' ITC repeat, that onr columns are open to the free dis": cussion of a subject of such importance to tl i° , Empire, - We have beard an exitaordinary story of ‘ ri' order for payment of 5,0001. at Messrs, Cool's' Ste. to a Tradesman, for removing an execution ° Rome, and of a Counter order of the very sam e date, received on the very same day, at the ve i l 'same house. This story, however, is so very im probable in itself, and so unsuitable to the ells; racter of the Person fr o m w h om th e order an counter older are s a id t o h ave i ssue d, that 1/ cannot but treat it as the there invention of r i 1, 14 vate malignity, which is too apt to view Staiions with envy, and to attempt to throw ° loquy on the possessors. lr Extract of a lett er , dated Gibraltar,. Tt April :—" 'l'rau q now reigns in Spain, b u t t e d do not conceivt Spanish aff.iirs to be in a ge tb Snite. Snipicinn sterns to lut kin the minds o t t h-e people, and intrigue is very active. Qoirog',"::e Rieno mAint sin th e ir w ar lik e a ttit u de, 8 " " ,1, determined to so until the Cortes asser nu they are quite of ac cor d w ith t h e people of C° 1 d12." • • THEATRICAL REGIS VER. P , rf,rmed Last Aright. rwitl FRI! R.oYAL, DRURY- LANF..—The Haunted Tuivei-i Lord Willia m , Mr. Br:thaw ; Adela, Madame Vestris. After which, The Lady and the Devil. • Ctrs:A , Rr. ROYAL, COVENT - GARTAX.—(Second Time), Virgi nias : Vitg;nins, Mr.,Macready ; kith's, Mr. &t.liernble ; Virginia s lkss Foote; %villa, Mrs. Fattsit. After which, Mid:S• PRICE OP - STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLUCK. 3 per Cent, Red. 6) 69 I Bank Long Ann.l7 15-16ths 18 3 tier Cent. Cons.. 690 Imp. 3 per Cent. Ann... .674 31 per Cent. 4 per Cents Bl 87 1 Exch. Bills, 2d. .... 3s. Is. pr. 6 per Ct. Navy Ann..... 106 ii Cons. for Account MAILS. ARHIVED-1 Dublin, 1 Waterford, 1 Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Flanders. Due-1 Waterford, 1 Holland, 1 Gottenburgb, 1 Lisbon, I Handoirgli. HIGH ‘VATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-NIORROIV. Morning. 46 minutes after 7. I Evening. 12 nninites after 8. I C an tart QUII VCRs La n the th e of E. Art; ( Co little lb orti thtai vb eal I, eav nits 1 4 44 1 4i,, th, l owe, Tree 14;ttei A r, IV e li►N b ild . : 10 ,:, G' ' - Nei 'tali , T,, %e a : in dt r tl ~ vt ee the: