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is a , f u ll 0 itis, w it and g en t he gyred ; in ; 's Leg aci 'v. d a " b i f tt° : va g pa rt IN - . ' te d, Lral here starnot presen t In l cl if a ce ropoli ta " jc , h Span' s " ,r bold b e t li ge ' F ' s i articl e °f eel of n ° ° `"' D i te egilla in spite id three ho of a 0 for us to 'We p art u esi when o'er ether Pr° Fay hearing' r 0 11 r i;f l ;9 r i a tero7 9bo ot lo t Lor oti seriou s) rig ;„ of ' 1,, v eig"' „ t ea of t he iv iditY wo e sti ---- the idiot. The a r ti c l es are a ll good i n their several Places, and on the various topics of which they treat ; ,and thi s we say even of some of them which look at things very diff erently from what we would. And yet this Magazine does not please us quite so well as it did some months ago. It wants variety—not of matter, but of mind. The papers are sufficiently varied in the subjects of them ;but the s ame g e n i us seems t o h a ve directed all. We do not intend to say that all the Pa p er s in the present number, or even half of them, Were written by the same hand ; we only mean that the Writers, how numerous soever they may be, think too m uch alik e , and express themselves as if they all dined ptogeth er ; read the same books ; frequented the same ub in th e evening ; attended the same church or chapel °n Sundays ; and agreed so well together on all matters, that two were never heard addressing each other in the same breath. We likewise do not meet with the gorgeous art icle, for which we were wont to look forward with t s h uch ple asure, and which we believe was always from w e Pen of th e a bl e and eloquent editor. Still, on the wh ole, this periodical is not retrograding. If the Papers are more uniform—which is always a blemish 1 . !I Peri o di cal literature—they are also well written, and the subjects l ess o f a sectar i an character than formerly, which is decidedly a great improvement. " National ;.anniversaries," " Acephala," Buy Images," and On the Pl easures of Getting Drunk, by a Worki n g l an," are all good articles—the last the most amus and with the finest moral appended to it. The ~tititer of " Hint s on t h e E rrors o f P arty " seems to have forgotten, before closing his article, what he be- V II it abo u t ; f or assuredly there is little affinity s e tween uarles the c on d uct o f Charles in the case of c t , afr °rd, and th a t o f C romwe ll i n t h e i nstance o f himself—and M r . Wickham's opinion cf 441 Althorp's opinions of the sound policy of im posing a t ax on the venders'of tapes, and the tapsters ofstrong waters ! Away with such trumpery schemes ta ution. A child would hardly propose any thing ° ri diculous. Lord Althorp must be e xcessively : °d-n atured a s we ll as po li te , to h ave t h e pat i ence to 4bend to su ggest i ons f rom a quarter so obviously un toarc dir ect hi m. Let us add, however, that the evils Cont a i ns some w i se reflections on war, and the 8 attendant on political intrigues and divisions. RE UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL. Henry Colburn. xci4.l.re are glad t o see t h e " U n i te d "S erv i ce J ourna l' , it ting a greater variety — of matter into its pages than 0: s hith erto to be found in it. It was too exclusive __ wh rat her to o tec h n i ca l for the general reader, from 1, 4 °111 we questi on if i t b e qu i te f a i r to concea l t h e the owledge of professions so intimately interwoven with greatness and glory of England. Besides the they bra ve , whether on flood or in field, are of all men most soci a bl e — t h e f on d est o f s h ow i ng t h e i r goo d humour, their tales of wonder, and their intimate ac plaintanee with th e i r pro f ess i on, w i t h a ll w h o ta k e a of Sure in th e i r soc i ety , w hi c h o f course i n t h e op i n i on Bible he honest open-hea r t e d ve t eran , i nc l u d es ever y sen t() h ina n , woman, an d c hild i n th e wor ld. A n d i s it , e i tnagin e d t h at a M agaz i ne would be the more ac eoPiatiable to such b rave men , b ecause none b ut t h emse l ves idea perus e i t w i t h p l easure ? Not at all. The is a nd was a most mistaken one ; and we are sure th an vete ran subs cr ib ers t o t hi s c l ever per i o di ca l w ill t , e k the Editors for the occasional insertion of a b il i' v er which th e h ouse k eeper w ill l aug h, over , an d t h e , er 1 1 , • Pronounce " for all . the world like master when i ll • good humour." Spae e articles are s o numerous t h a t we cannot a ff or d and e e ven for their names. In all they exceed twenty; e1,,,-ro o ft of them are o f a c h aracter f rom w hi c h every Th at r eaders ma y d er i ve i nstruct i on an d amusement. 6 ) howeve r , w hi c h w ill b e read w i th most avidity ,Traditions of the American War of Indepen which bears the impress of being written by an he so n ess of, and participator in, the trials and scenes full Powerfully describes. " Scenes in C o l om bi a " i s of Th e lif e and vigour. We read it with much pleasure. 3 ourilt :; Order Book " is more in the character of this t otich and very well written, with here and there n u es of genuine feeling, and strokes of rich naval -I nour . th e • There is no want of information respecting tu ti ese nt state o f th e " U n it e d S erv i ces " i n t hi s of h e e l s and t o m ili tary an d naval officers the memoirs i t ex brethren in arms lately deceased, must render eee dingly valuable. 0 '` ll T's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE. 11° -ur fr iend Tait, tho ug h a s i ncere R e f ormer , i s 111 elv e set capriciou s i n hi s p o liti ca l lik es .an d di s lik es , th e up an id o l one d ay , on l y to pu ll him down go od lleI t• A f ew mont h s s i nce , w h o so i ugh in his w, gTaces as Lord Brougham ; now, who so . low ? bp ll Y is this ? The Chancellor has compromised no 'n'aeiple that w e know of ; he holds at this momentfi ti,' re h elB e l 7 the same opinions that he held, when he T o .es 14. -ed in full luxuriance of wig on the cover of ' tlt, ag : tzi ne ;" he is still as anxious as ever he was t th -e‘ all necessary Reforms in Church and State;—why .. A el l has %Il k , . 1: ' our worthy friend visited him with his con otr'spleasure ? We know not, so must leave to Social con others the solution of this puzzling problem. " France, we,, Literary and Political," is a notice of Mr. u eh t la te work on this subject, penned in that pleasant, berg , and dispassionate style, which we remember st B ° much pleased with in the pages of " John ont de s e r ) -Magazine." Its choice and variety of extract t e ve h igh praise. In the " Sketches of the later "liSh ths . P oets," we meet with an acute and elaborate torZ lsit i°u on the merits of Southey. His metrical of 'lees are rather overrated, particularly the " Curse tio eha °'a" which is a sprawling, disjointed produc 41iL wi th neither shape nor substance, beginning, d tL it Z l le nor end ; but the specimens of his genius a fa vo - ' by the Reviewer arc certainly among the most I N : a rabl e and characteristic that could have been se- O f tr uth We subjoin some observations which arefull ',and 3agacity :- 4elli4Bll::Vievertheless, are the paths which the chosen of 11. iii t ni v s 'l With 7 1 ::clorn must of necessity prefer. These cannot o ,_ ki., differentcrowd_ :. they have no common language, their tat i t eatholic, theirstill eff th ort . s, h being, in its individual re t:4llt Will 's retiri4l exclusi e v i- e r , arbitrary. They can lead, I, dily shruat follow ; in the exertions of others they t d l o ou t hi l ,s tu 4 y o i, e e ; you might as well expect Pcyas an u d s eo o m p inaa. lie7 o 4 td jo,,,!!.°3Ken• Their motions arerap d iti,_,lthe '"'!ent . of a lingering advance rapid effects are Erli youl_rnaltation of any combined multitude of small striv_ 411 e ,._ t t? build Y multiply minor forces till you have power suf ill tlritliplievi_a.,pramid, or to drag it from its base ; but were Icltiiwarpe mass %Nu!, .u!and-fold, they would not avail to launch u ctio Lis, it is nieh . a single effort of Enceladus has hurled l ' u Per 14 °T i t mainfallu e y of our day to estimate ld, tbhye mere - ti er .ficiQi extent zd, as the surveyor measures a alki e ;tl li es t, taking little account of the matter fie beneath. IA oali%, " blunder perpetually committed by certain noisy secl,,Qlett:pacaed talkers, who are evermore vaunting in t e h s e . -1, '' pre. em • t are a b le , inen . ce of the present over former ti tigie the to. perceive how far we surpass our prodeces i4 =few re ,spe c l e u t a a n b l ity of productions reaching a certain and of b e g brief e standard; but they have yet to learn, th . at, ti, t lit s and oracles, such as formerly revealed the mysteries °II:I:x e,rahblleraebes::aCt's i„ sl e p t truth ther elives not only a higher intrinsic worth, xanederlaenti. and practical .efficacy, than shall be 4illci Pr0%„ 411 Al e of i w br o a r r l y dly f w m i e sd ri o t m ori , o , us common places, ? t 4W Ith, °4a h , a Drama,, is by the author of Corn e(I ener 74'es ' a nd exhibits much of his terse and rug -41 Arri Y°l th ought and diction. The scene is laid cen ter rtes about th thi n - -Y • J o , . e commencement of the seventeenth k N TT. Judo from this slight sample, we should ged y , • Ellio tt .., ver • bi l •At an y likely to produce a good tra _, bustle or _ .Y rate, he would not fail from lack of k•niefiy anlretion. readable The article on Coleridge is fr om the discriminating spirit in which THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1834 Buonaparte's egotism was of a comprehensive, nay, of a sublime character ; that of Byron was made up of pettiness. The former could trample on every passion, save that of ambition ; the other was a slave to all in turn. The author's sketch of Lucien Buonaparte, though slight, is accurate, and will be read with inte rest : " Lucien Buonaparte was below his brother only in genius and ambition ; he was his equal in strength of mind, his supe rior in clearness of intellect and rectitude of principle. In the earlier part of Napoleon's career, Lucien was his assistant, his companion • and on the 18th Brumaire saved hi s lif e f rom the rage of the Council of Five Hundred. But at a later period, when Napoleon's power became absolute, he received none of the honours, accepted none of the kingdoms which were bestowed upon the rest of his family. His principles were originally republican, and they remained so to the last. Napoleon is known to have made him many offers of power, which were all steadily rejected; but the latest of these propo sals gave rise to a scene thus described to us by an officer of the Imperial Army, as currently believed in Italy. In No vember, 1807, Napoleon sent for Lucien to meet him at Mantau, and there, after a conference with some of his general officers on his future operations, they were dismissed, and the . brothers remained alone. The Conqueror grasped the hand of - the hitherto inflexible patriot, and tracing on the map which lay before him the wide extent of his dominions, he said, " Now choose—any part shall be yours—we will share them all." Lucien replied that his principles were unaltered, and would remain so; he could not therefore accept of his bro ther's proposal." Eh bien, rejoined the Emperor, "we shall meet again at dinner, when, perhaps —" He left the room by one door ; Lucien at the same instant quitted it at another, and entering the carriage he had only just left, was, before the dinner hour arrived, when temptation was again to be thrown in his way, some leagues on the road to the retirement from which he did not again emerge till Napoleon became Em peror." " My Hobby"—why it should have this title, we know not l—is a tale of a painful, almost of a repulsive nature ; the hero is a lunatic who can never endure the sight of the full moon ; yet for some reason that is not very clearly explained, he selects as the day of his bridal, that on which the moon is at the full ;- and death by an uncontrollable paroxysm of madness is the consequence. " Theodore Hook's Gilbert Gurney," has not one spark, however faint, of this agreeable writer's usual liveliness. The dialogues are prolix and prosy, and are just such as might be spoken at any time, by any people, on any subject. " The Judg ment of Paris" is a graceful fiction, whose style is polished as ivory, founded evidently on Ovid's beautiful epistle of" (Enone to Paris," the two first lines of which, " Perlegis ? An conjux prohibet nova ? Perlege, non est Ista Mycence3 litera scripta manu," have always struck us as a sufficient refutation of the sneers of those critics—and they are numerous--who assert that Ovid has no feeling. " The Crimes of Prize-fighters" is an admirable paper, for which the Editor deserves the thanks of the community. He ex poses the crimes, and horrors, and knaveries of the Ring in an intrepid and straight-forward spirit. " Irish Beggars" is a tale full of racy touches of cha racter, from the pen of Mrs. Hall. THE ASIATIC JOURNAL. Parbury, Allen, and Co. We advise all lawyers who think of practising at the Bar in India to read the first article in this number, before they make any further preparations for a voyage to Calcutta. We care nothing for the writer's argu ments, nor his querulousness ; but we lay considerable stress on his facts—if they indeed merit such an appel lation. " Sacred History of Mahomedans" being an acknowledged abridgment of M. Reinaud's work on the same subject, leaves us nothing to remark respecting its want of originality. At the same time, we do the abridger the justice to observe, that he has shown as much judgment in the way in which he executed his task, as he did good taste, and right Oriental feeling, in selecting it. May we expect he will continue to enrich the pages of English literature with the gorgeous le gends of the East ? That, indeed, would be doing a scrvice to us of the Western world, for which we would not be wanting in gratitude. But to the class of per sons to whom this Magazine is more particularly ad dressed, the best paper in this number is " Oude," containing a vivid description of the Court of that once powerful kingdom. Altogether this number is neither wanting in freshness nor variety, and the literary no tices are not without considerable merit. THE HORTICULTURAL JOURNAL. Chapman and Hall. This number will be more than usually interesting to the class of persons who are in the habit of reading this periodical, as quarrels seldom fail to excite an inte rest among those who may happen to be spectators of them. The individual whose fraud on the Horticultural Society was lately discovered, labours hard to vindi cate himself and vituperate his antagonists ; but he has evidently got the worst of it ; facts are too stubborn for him, and his best policy would be to let the matter rest, and say as little about it as possible. The " Descriptive Catalogue of Roses," is an amusing paper, though we dare say the writer did not mean it as such. However, we found it so, in remark ing the singular agglomeration of names bestowed upon the varieties of this beautiful flower. We have the Victor Hugo rose, and the Duke of Wellington rose, and the Lord Brougham rose, and some hundred other roses ; and then there is the King of Holland rose, and the King of Belgium rose—by the bye can these flowers possibly live happily together and grow in the same garden ? AN ENCYCLOP2EDIA OF GEOGRAPHY. Longman and Co. The highest praise we can bestow on this number, of this most excellent publication, is, that it is equal to those which preceded it ; and of its predecessors we have already given our conscientious opinion. The subjects of the present number are China, Thibet, Japan, and the countries thereto adjacent. The en gravingS are numerous and well executed. It is without question the cheapest and most useful work now published. THE SPORTING MAGAZINE. Pittman. A good Number, embellished with a portrait of Joseph Gilliver carrying a game cock just trimmed for the pit, engraved by Roberts, from a painting by Webb ; and a portrait of Bran, by Parr, from a pic ture by Dalby. The veteran sportsman looks proud of his cock, which is of the right breed, and seems ready to fly out of his hand. The lower part of the engraving is, however, very indifferently executed. That of Bran is much better in every respect. There is an expressiveness amounting to intelligence in the eye of the noble animal, which we like very much. The articles are in general full of life, and of the right sporting character. THE NEW SPORTING MAGAZINE. Ackermann. A full length portrait of the Member for Pontefract adorns the present number, and we may truly say that the features of Mr. Gully are the only redeeming fea tures which the Magazine can this month boast of. Our old , friend is more than usually barren of enter tainment ; we miss the animation and the fire which so metimes render him so deli g htf u l a compan i on . The best article in the number is th a t ent i t l e d ic Field Sports of Southern India," and even. that is but so-so. As for the poetry it is far below even the Magazine standard—and Heaven knows that in general is low. enough. has been taken, is by Sir Thomas Lawrence, who never had a worthier subject for his pencil. The Landscape Illustration, is the old Castle of Penshurst, near Tun bridge Wells, still the family seat of the Sidneys, and once the favourite resort of the chivalrous author of the " Arcadia." The literary contents are well se lected, and diversified in their nature. it analyses the literary pretensions of the late Dr. Wat son, the well known Bishop of Llandaff. Mr. De Quincy is no great admirer of the Whig Doctor as an author, though he does ample justice to his social qualities as a man. This paper is heavy, though here and there it contains passages of sterling eloquence. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. Simphin and Marshall. This number contains one chapter of " College Romance" worth all the magazine tales we have read for the last twelve months. It is the first of a series, and is one of the most powerful sketches of the imagina tion to be found out of the pages of Maturin, of whom the writer strongly reminds us. Indeed had such a tale appeared contemporary with the publication of " Melinoth," the world would have identified the writers. But we must make room for an extract from Mr. O'Brien's chapter. We gave the general name above, and the particular one, which precedes this sketch is " Reading for Honours—Charles D'Alton," in which we are presented with the sad story of one of the thousand aspirants for collegiate distinction, who sink daily in a path which is—=in the language now before us—" strewed with the bleeding remnants of many an heart that has burst in the effort to be great." Here it is : It was within a few days of Christmas, when one evening, just as the deep and melancholy tolling of the great bell had begun to announce the approach of the evening muster hour, or, as a collegian would say, night-roll, I was not a little sur prised at receiving a message from Charles, requesting me immediately to see him, as he was dangerously ill. I was agitated as much by the request as by the intelligence. I did not, however, hesitate long—l hurried across the courts, and a few minutes found me by his bedside—yes, by his bed side, for he was lying or rather sitting in bed. A solitary candle, almost obscured by the length of unremoved snuff, was shedding an indistinct light through the room ; his features wore a ghastly look, and a heavy film gathered over his eyes. A table beside his bed was piled with several huge books; and there also lay a dagger I and a human skull !! His eye bright ened when he saw me. ' Edward,' said he, feebly stretching out a hand emaciated to the last degree, it is very kind of you to come to see me die.' " He pronounced these words with an effort as if speaking gave him pain. I cautioned him to be silent, and told him I was come to nurse him until he would be quite well. He pointed to the skull, and said, Never! never ! never " I asked him how he felt affected. Do you forget the scorpion ?' he said, and shuddered ; 'ha ! ha ! ha!' said he, laughing wildly. He sunk back in the bed overcome, by the exertion, and muttered something which I could not hear. " I called his servant—a perfect example of what a college woman was in the times of which I write. I asked her how long he had been in this state. Why he has been in his bed since chapel time on Sunday,' (this was Thursday,) szid she, but I think he has been worse to-day nor I seen him any day yet.' * S S ik S * * " I had not time to waste upon her; I left her to her em ployment, and returned to Charles. He bad now brought the skull into bed, and was fondling it with an affectionate concern that would, under other circumstances, have been ludicrous ; but the lankness of his own emaciated jaws, and the ashiness of his bloodless lips, told me that he would soon be an inmate of that abode from which he had borrowed his extraordinary plaything. " He kissed the fleshless lips of the skull, and patted the crown of its head—he seemed to take a particular delight in protrud ing his fingers through the eyeless apertures—and then he laughed loud and long at his own conceit. I could not be mistaken in that laugh—it was the laugh of a maniac I—l glanced fearfully at the dagger, and knew not how to interrupt him in his terrible occupation. " This, Edward,' said he, 'is Nero. This chap, quiet as he is now, was Emperor of Rome—see what all human great ness comes to !—but I can tell you,' added he, he was very much calumniated—he was a humane prince, but he put an end to the vices of the court, and 'so they hired the historians to abuse him ' • but I'll settle that, I'll write a pamphlet in his defence. Won't I, old boy ?' said he, and he pressed the skull to his lips, and laughed louder and more terribly than before. " Judge of my surprise when, as I looked on this strange scene, I saw a quantity of blood trickle or rather pour down upon the bosom of his shirt—his face was flushed with a hectic hue—he dropped the skull, which was strangely stained with the blood that was welling from his mouth, and sunk in the bed. I feared that he was dying—there was nothing at hand that I could administer—l put a glass of cold water to his lips —it seemed to revive him. He indistinctly articulated 'it is only another effort of nature.' I called loudly for his college woman, but she was gone. I knew not what to do—almost like a madman I ran to the opposite rooms, and telling the inmates that D'Alton was dying, begged of them to run for a physician. One of them immediately complied, and the other returned with me to watch by the bedside of the sufferer. " He had, by this time, recovered a little from the faintness which the hemorrhage had produced ; but he lay silent and exhausted in the bed. His hands, however, still grasped the skull, and he made occasional efforts to bring it to his lips. At last he started up as if with invigorated strength. lam better,' said he, lam always better after the bleeding. You know the scorpion draws my blood, and this gathers in my lungs ' • and when I get rid of that I am a l w ays better.'. " I felt as if the sentence of his death had been pronounced, lam always better after the bleeding 1' So this had hap pened before I begged him to be silent, and with difficulty we persuaded him : he took the skull in his hand, and seemed absorbed in his own meditations upon Nero. S * 5 5 " About five in the morning, I was startled from a reverie by the sound of Charles' voice—he told me to light a candle, and to bring him a Greek prosody, which I would find in a particular corner of his bookcase—l did so. I found the vo lume precisely as he told me, and brought it to his bedside. " Look out,' said he, ' for the quantity of pantaprisin, (he pronounced the word as I have marked it,) and tell me have I pronounced it wrong.' I did as he desired me, and told him that his quantity was false; he laughed, and told me to do the same with regard to the word edikei ;. I did so, and the result was the same. " ' So both my quantities were false,' said he, laughing again ; ' pantapdsin edikei,' repeated he, still adhering to the false pronunciation. " What do you think of those things for now ?' asked I. " ' Only two of Meddleum's quantities,' answered he thought fully. Charles dear,' said I, you ought to think of other things now.' 4" I have not forgot all my prosody yet,' he replied, it is only three weeks since I was in my examinations (the inter val had been nearly two months 0, and I have not been well since, but now that I have got over this little fit of illness all will be well. I have been,' added he, sometime engaged in pre paring a Greek prosody, I will go to the country to-morrow and finish it ; and I will prove that all the prosodians, and all the Greek poets are wrong about these words—they are pantapdsin eclikei,' and he laughed immoderately at the notion. " I was shocked to hear him talk thus, as if all the impres sions of the night before had been forgotten. I endeavoured to recal his mind to more serious subjects. I asked him if I should not read the Bible. " I will read a chapter myself,' said he, talking unusually loud, when I get up and dress. The Bible, Edward, is a very fine book—l will not read so hard for college again—we will all go to the country, and I will study the Bible—l must be come really religious; I will marry a religious woman—we will all go to the country ; you must come to us in spring. You know Spring is de—light—help—me—O—God—' " Of the other articles in this number, most are ably written, and all evince talent of a tolerably high order. " Hardiman's Irish Minstrelsy" is concluded, and we are very glad of it. The " Lyric Poetry of Pindar," and the " Ballad of Leonore," have each afforded us more pleasure in the perusal. Of course there is no want of lamentations for the downfall of the church, and the continuance of the Whigs in office, but this is an old and an ungrateful theme, and so we shall not dwell on it. The disease we now know to be incur able, and except in the way of a passing remark, we shall henceforth overlook a blotch we cannot hope to eradicate. We had almost forgotten to observe that we have here two very sweet ballads by Robert Gil- Han, a tale from the Ettrick Shepherd, and a capital article beaded " Horrors of Harmony." This last is the second best in the collection—full of genuine humour, and quite original to boot. In a word the " Dublin University Magazine " is improving rapidly, and deserves to be popular. NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. R. Bentley for H. Colburn. The fault of this number is excessive lightness and superficialness. It appeals wholly to the fancy ; there is not one sound or instructive essay in it. Tale fol lows tale with a monotony that at length fatigues us ; but this not because the tales are in themselves bad, but because there are too many of them. The cursory observations on Napoleon in the first article, and the parallel drawn between him and Lord Byron, are in genious, though they do not pierce below the surface. In point of energy, the conqueror and the poet both stood on an equal footing, though in other respects no comparison can possibly be instituted between them. There was a directness, a uniformity in the intellect of Napoleon, which was wholly wanting in Byron. The ruling principle of the one was ambition ; of the other, vanity. Both were intense egotists ; both admired-- thought—dreamed—of nothing but themselves ; but COURT MAGAZINE. We know not that we have ever seen a lovelier countenance than that of the Hon. Mrs. Ashley, whose portrait embellishes the present number_of the " Court Magazine." It is all sweetness, and softness, and delicacy. The painting from which the engraving LADIES' MUSEUM. The biographical sketch of Louise de Lorraine, wife of Henry the Third of France, which accompanies a coloured portrait of that celebrated and beautiful Prin cess, is drawn up with much tact and ability. It may, perhaps, interest our female readers to know that Louise was the first woman on record who wore what if called " the standing ruff:" " Matrimony " is a piquant tale, told by one who is not unpractised in the ways of authorship. On the whole, the number is one of the best we have yet seen. THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND MAGAZINE. MPhun, Glasgow. We can only say of this periodical that it has reached us, and that the public may purchase as many copies as it pleases at six-pence each. Did the Church of Scotland require the defence that is here set up, it would not be long supported by , the pious among our fellow subjects north of the Tweed. Were such pub lications dictated by the real spirit of the Christian religion, then would the world be excusable in raising an altar to Julian the Apostate. THE GARDNER'S MAGAZINE. Longman and Co. This Magazine is as interesting as usual to the cul tivators of trees and flowers. The article entitled " An Horticultural Tour through the Eastern part of Fife" is well written and amusing, but there is nothing in its pages of sufficient interest to call for extract. AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. By J. C. LOUDON. Longman and Co. An excellent number of a very useful work, which will be completed in twenty parts. The engravings are numerous, and greatly enhance the value of obser vations which, without them, would be unintelligible to persons ignorant of practical gardening. No per son cultivating a rood of kitchen garden ought to be without it. THE ARCHITECTURAL MAGAZINE. Conducted by J. C LOUDON. Longman and Co. This Number contains two clever articles, illus trated with a variety of very fair engravings on the Gothic and Norman styles of architecture. The paper on the Norman style is particularly good, and reflects great credit on the able architect by whom it is written. In a word, the present Number is the best'we have yet seen of this publication. THE ANALYST. Simphin and Marshall. Lo I. a " Chapter on Lovers," and, by the bow of Cupid, a right good one too, as the world goes. There is but one thing about it which we dislike—and our present complaint is a novel one with us—it is too brief by four pages—that is, always providing that the additional four were equal to the five which are now outspread before us. The " Visitation" is not de serving of equal praise ; there is little of it, and yet we should have preferred still less. There is too much of such mawkish writing admitted into the periodicals of the present day. The literary and critical notices are more than respectable —many of them are written with much taste,and evince judgment and feeling. But cannot the editor favour us with something more lively and humourous ? Do the good people of Worcester never indulge in laughter and merry-making ? Are there no funny fellows among them—no queer, strange, un earthly sort of beings who see a ghost in every ben weed, and a council of fairies in every blooming furze brake silvered by moonlight ? If there be such folks in that part of the country, pray, good Mr. Editor of the " Analyst," introduce them to us as quickly as possible, and to make room for them, diminish the literary notices, which are really too numerous. COURT CIRCULAR. Mons. Ribeiro, the Brazilian Minister, transacted business •esterday at the Foreign-office. The Earl of Mulgrii - ve, Viscount Duncannon, Sir John Hob house, and the Right Hon. J. Abercromby, had interviews yesterday with Viscount Melbourne. The Earl of Minto (late Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Berlin) arrived in town on Thursday. His Lordship visited Viscount Palmerston yes terday. The Bishop of Barbadoes had an interview yesterday with Mr. Secretary Rice, at the Colonial-office. Sir Edward Codrington transacted business yesterday at the Treasury. Lord Western visited Viscount Melbourne on Thursday. WINDSOR, OCT. 31. The King and Queen returned to the Castle from St. James's Palace, shortly before nine o'clock on Wednesday evening, escorted by a detachment of the First Life Guards. Sir James Reynett and the Dean of Hereford arrived yes terday, on a visit to their Majesties. Yesterday afternoon the King and Queen drove out together for upwards of two hours. Colonel Henniker arrived this morning, and the Dean of Hereford left. Baron Ompteda, the Hanoverian Minister, also arrived this morning, and had a long audience of his Majesty, after which the King took a drive in the Great Park, accompanied by Sir James Reynett. Lady and Miss Gore paid a morning visit to the Queen this day. The Duke of Gloucester also drove over from Bagshot Park, to take leave of their Majesties. His Royal Highness remained till after luncheon, when he set out on his return to Bagshot. The Queen rode as far as Vi rg i n i a W ater th i s afternoon, attended by Lord Elphinstone, Lady Clinton, Colonels Sey-' mour and Bowater, Misses Mitchell and Hope Johnston, and Mdlle. D'Este. Prince George of Cambridge also accom panied ner Majesty on horseback. Their Majesties will leave the Castle at eleven o'clock to morrow morning, for the Royal P av ili on , B r i g h ton, where they will remain until the 26th of November, when they are expected to go to town for a few days. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, OCT. 31.—1 n a Convocation, holden on Thursday last, the Rev. Ashhurst Turner Gilbert, D. D., and Principal of Brasennose, was nominated (and the nomination approved) a Delegate of Accounts, in the room of Mr. Ogilvie, of Balliol, resigned. In a Congregation, holden the same day, the following Degrees were conferred : MASTERS OF ARTS. Edward Vernon, Christ Church, Grand Compounder. Hon. and Rev. Robert Liddell, }Fellows of All Souls'. Francis Leyborne Popham, Rev. Thomas Goodson, Worcester. John Cannon, Magdalen hall. BACHELORS OF ARTS. Thomas Buller, Demy of Magdalen. William Buckton Holland, Wadham. Harcourt Norris T. Busfield, Worcester. William Paul Prendergast, Trinity. An election for a Scholar, on the Vinerian Foundation, in the room of the late Mr. Povah, of St. John's, is fixed by the Vice-Chancellor for Wednesday the 12th of November. At present two candidates are announced—Mr. Fred. Rogers, B. A. Fellow of Oriel, and Mr. William Scott, Michel Scholar of Queen's. On Thursday last Mr. James Hill, Scholar of New college, was admitted actual Fellow of that Society. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. The Bishop of Exeter has instituted the Rev. F. T. B. Willesford to the Vicarage of Awliscombe, Devonshire, on the presentation of the Duke of Bedford. The Rev Charles Lethbridge has been presented by the Lords of the Admiralty to the living of Alston, vacant by the decease of the Rev. B. Jackson. The Rev. Waiteri;li}r, - A.M. has been instituted by the Bishop of Chichester to the united Vicarages of Preston and Hove, near Brighton, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Stanier Clarke ; patron, the Rev. Henry Plimley, A. M. Preb en d ary o f H ova Ecclesia, in the Cathedral Church of Chichester. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar Lady Clinton, widow of the late Lord Clinton, and daughter of S. Poyntz, Esq. DINNER TO LORD DURHAM.—We understand that arrangements are now making for a dinner to the Earl of Durham in the metropolis. INDIA HOUSE.—The " Old East India Company's wharf and warehouses," where all the teas imported from China were formerly landed, were sold yesterday at the India house. After a hard-fought battle this splendid property was knocked down to Mr. Nicholson, of Fenchurch-street, at 27,1001. I W,'ff*‘"" AMATEUR MUSICAL FESTIVAL. The second public rehearsal of this performance took place yesterday evening. The " Israel in Egypt" and " Creation" of the great masters, Handel and Haydn, proved so great an attraction to the public as to secure a crowded audience long before the commencement of the per formance. It is creditable to the committee that each day's progranzme of the music displays great taste, and is free from the light and trifling compositions which are too often introduced, under the intriguing auspices of music publishers, among the sterling productions of acknowledged talent. An opinion unhappily prevails in the minds of the gentlemen to whom the management of musical festivals is usually com mitted, that unless the programme be light (as the phrase goes), the public will not be likely to patronize the perform ance. We believe the contrary to be the fact ; and we know that where the selection falls into the hands of ama teurs of real ability, a stern determination to reject inferior compositions exists, which is at once gratifying, and has a manifest tendency to improve the public taste, and advance the interests of the art. The performance of the evening opened with the first act of the " Creation." This oratorio has been so long before the public, and so frequently performed, that it would seem a work of supererogation to enter very minutely into a critical analysis of its merits. Haydn composed his ora torio of " Tobias" nearly thirty years before the " Creation," and previous to an acquaintance with Handel's writings in this branch of composition. It was not until he resided in this country that he became familiar with the sacred works of him whom he was accustomed to acknowledge as " the Master of us all." The " Creation" and " Seasons" will descend to posterity, while the oratorio of " Tobias" is already to be remembered only from the reputation, ac quired by other works, of its great author. The perform ance yesterday of the introductory movement of the " Crea tion"—intended to depict the disorder and confusion which reigned until the fiat of Omnipotence had called the world out of Chaos—was ably sustained. The elaborate modula tions, and elegant motivos, which appear at intervals, hap pily dispersed as solos for the wind band, proclaim this mas ter's intimate knowledge of orchestral effect. The voices, in the opening chorus, were well kept under, and beautifully contrasted with the burst of all the instruments at the close of the words, " Let there be light, and there was light." Mr. Turner sang the first solo, " Now vanish,"to which succeeded the chorus describing the expulsion of the evil spirits, and the " new created world." The change from the chromatic fugue to an elegant melody; introduced with simple harmo nies and progressions, and repeated with bold and unex pected modulations, shows the fertile ingenuity of the com poser. Miss C. Novello, in the song with accompanying chorus, " The marvellous works," displayed a purity of in tonation, and an exquisite feeling of the intentions of the author. Mr. Phillips's performance of recitative is the acme of perfection ; his variety of tone, distinct articula tion, and his just appreciation of the ideas intended to be conveyed, are unrivalled in this country. The last move ment of his song, " Rolling in foaming billows," is highly characteristic of Haydn's descriptive style of writing ; and the idea of the " limpid brook," with its streams murmur ing through the silent vale, is well conveyed to the mind by the subdued accompaniment of the violins in triplets, and the solos for the flute, oboe, and corno, which alter nately relieve and take up the points with the voice. The corns upon the lower C, shows the author's intimate ac quaintance with the capabilities of an orchestra. The graces and cadenza of Mrs. Knyvett, in the song " With verdure clad," were in keeping with the style of the compo sition ; her forte is the cantabile, in which she rarely fails to succeed. " Awake the harp" is a good fugue on an excel lent and musical subject, which is worked somewhat in Handel's manner ; it was taken up with spirit, and the roll of the basses at the close proved very effective. Mr. Sa pio's performance of the scena " In splendour bright," was not much to our taste, and injured by an attempted imita tion of Braham. We never heard " The heavens are tell ing" better executed ; although the time of the first part of the chorus was taken rather slower than usual, yet it gained in effect by the change. The inversion of the pedal point at the coda upon the E, drawn out by the tenor trombone, whilst the basses ascend by semitones, is a true example of the sublime in music. Mr. Purday undertook the per formance of " Now Heaven in fullest glory," preceded by the dramatic and descriptive recitative, and the perform ance did him credit. "In native worth," is said to have been the favourite of its author. The tone which Lindley produced in the accompaniment of this movement, is incomparable. Individual performers on the Continent may surpass him in execution, but in purity and volume of tone he is alone. The Chorus, " Achieved is the glorious work," a fugue worked up after the author's peculiar style, closed the first act. The performers appeared to have a thorough knowledge of each of these movements, and the whole act was correctly and spiritedly got through. The second act opened with the overture to the oratorio of " Joseph," by Mello], (one of the pupils of Gluck), who by his writings has done much to form that style which Herold has since so successfully adopted. There are good effects in this composition, and the Hebrew corale was well instru mentated, and was in contrast with the final movement. " Marcello's Duet," one of the gems of the Ancient Con cert, was a treat in the hands of Miss Novello and Garcia ; the last movement is particularly elegant, and received full justice from both ladies. " Lord, what is man," from the " Redemption" of Handel, is a lovely melody, and Mr. Hawkins sang it as if he duly appreciated its merits. i The " Benedictus," of B ee th oven , f rom hi s " M ass in C," s an exquisite composition f or f our so li vo i ces w ith accompanying chorus ; it abounds with delightful melodies, novel har monies, and is instrumentated in the author's happiest manner. The committee may congratulate themselves on their success in bringing forward such a choice specimen of " the poet of sounds," which was warmly received by the au dience. Madame Garcia, who sang the " Gratias Agimus" of.Gulielmi, possesses a voice of considerable compass and power. As a composition, the song is rather antiquated, and owes its presence in the Scheme, from the clever ac companiment of Willman. The " Glory to God," from " Joshua," concluded the second act. A great composer has said of this chorus, "he had long known music, but knew not half its power before he heard it ; and, in his opinion, there was only one author who could write such a sublime composition." Those who had the good fortune to hear it yesterday evening we think will acquiesce in this opinion. " Israel in Egypt," the master-piece of Handel, and the most sublime specimen of musical writing which exists, followed as the third act ; but we must leave it for our notice of Monday's performance, of which this was the rehearsal. Much uncertainty prevails among the friends of Mina, as to the cause of his present inactivity, it being attri buted to ill health. Now, we know this not to be wholly the case : the gallant General declared, previous to his leaving this country, when the probability of his being appointed to the command in Navarre was first intimated to him, that the insurrection was not to be put down by force of arms. " Give ,me money," said he; " money I must have, and then I will pledge myself to put an end to it." In connection with this policy, our readers will observe the many dismissals and changes that have lately taken place among the Carlist chiefs ; by which it seems probable that the gallant General is already in the field. No individual is better, or, indeed, so well ac quainted with the personal acquirements of these leaders as Mina, they having been, for the greater number, his compa nions in arms.—Morning Chronicle. It appears that the modern wall at the west end of St. Stephen's Chapel is now in such a dangerous state as to threaten momentary destruction, not only to the lives of the workmen, but to the splendid masonry of the crypt beneath, and which forms the groined roof of the Speaker's dining room. Yesterday, between twelve and one o'clock, a poor man was buried in the ruins. After three hours' search for the body, it was at length found, and taken - out shockingly mutilated ; his widow and four children were waiting to re ceive the corpse, on which of course there will be a Coroner's inquest, and we trust the Jury.will strictly investigate the case, and ascertain whether or not the life of this poor man was lost under circumstances which some care and precaution might have prevented. Mr. Martyn and Mr. Baker, the respectable builders, who, it is said, are about to construct the temporary Houses of Lords and Commons, were on the premises, but it appears that no persons duly authorised were giving any direc tions. The burnt timber and other rubbish is sold to poor people, who are taking it away in donkey carts, and are every moment rendering the ruins more unsafe, and endangering their own lives. The conduct of Lord Duncannon, Sir John Hobhouse, and Lord Mulgrave, on the melancholy occasion, was such as to reflect the greatest credit upon them. They repeatedly endangered their own lives in endeavouring to ex tricate the unfortunate sufferer, for the wall of which we have spoken threatened all who came near it with destruction. But who, we ask, are the responsible persons who should shore up, or, with proper precautions, pull down the ruins that are crumbling on the heads of the workmen and others who go near them ? We put it to Sir John Hobhouse, whether, as Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests, he ought not to see that proper precaution is taken to prevent other lives from being sacrificed ? This is the second person who has been killed in the ruins, and we hope the Government will take such steps as will avert any further calamity.—Morning Paper. The Bank of England has discontinued its branch bank at Exeter. A new work, entitled " Village Reminiscences," is about to appear, from the pen of a lady whose undoubted ge nius, no less than her position in life, cannot fail to command attention. Her stories, like those of Miss Mitford, embrace details connected with rural scenery and character, but they include also narratives of a loftier mood—plots of mysteq— developments of passion—exhibitions of the strange and fear ful traits of our nature, and brilliant, though satirical pictures of the follies of the great world. The Law Magazine of this qua r t e r states, " that there is no truth whatever in the report that the appointment of Sir Charles Pepys to the Mastership of the Rolls was made contrary to the wishes of the Chancellor. He is said to have proposed it himself in one of the first letters he wrote from Edinburgh after the death of Sir John Leech." SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNAL& The reception given to the Earl of Durham at Glasgow, did not fall short of what was expected from the enlightened and spirited inhabitants of that city. Lord Durham, from his entrance on public life, has been an earnest advocate of a very extended reform, and the gratitude of the Scottish nation is particularly due to a statesman whose zeal and services in the struggle for that great national benefit are so well known and appreciated. On Wednesday last there assembled at Glasgow not merely the Reformers of that city and its neighbourhood in overwhelming num bers, but also deputations from most of the rich and thriving communities to a considerable distance. It is said that the numbers assembled on Glasgow green could not be fewer than 120,000. Such manifestations of feeling afford the best answer to the silly affirmations of the Conservatives, that the nation is sick of Reform, and disgusted with the Statesmen who effected it. There can be no mistak ing the Glasgow dinner, or that which preceded it at Edinburgh. The vassals of the Thanes, collected from the various districts of an extensive county, un willing guests at Sir George Murray's dinner at Perth, form a contrast to the gatherings of Glasgow and Edinburgh, with which the most obstinate Tory must be struck. No ! there is but one opinion as to the Reform which has already been obtained ; but though all admit that Reform is only valuable as means to an end, and that end good government, there are differences of opinion as to the mode in which the end shall be sought, and the time which shall be allowed for effecting various changes, the necessary consequences of the Re form Bill. There are various powerful interests in this country interwoven with the whole frame of society, opposed to the ameliorations which the people have a right to demand, and must obtain ; and the only ques tion is as to the mode in which these interests are to be combated. No Reformer, we believe, imagines for a moment that the public will be satisfied with what has been done, so long as one recognized abuse re mains ; but some will be disposed to make less allow ance for the obstacles to be overcome than others. The House of Peers, for instance, must be brought into har mony with the House of Commons, and that can only be done by making both responsible to the people of Eng land ; but of those who see that this task awaits us, and cannot be avoided, there are many who think that the time is not yet come for proceeding to the work— that it must be greatly facilitated by events--that the people should have a clear and distinct proof in the previous trial afforded to the Lords, that the two Houses cannot remain as they are. Again ; the Re form Bill consecrated a principle, rather than finally settled details. The principle was, that all those who from their possession of property are presumed to have the requisite intelligence, and whose interests are iden tical with the interests of the whole community, should return the representatives to parliament. The number of representatives returned, the number of places return ing them, the securities necessary to the perfect exercise of the franchise, the duration of parliaments—are all matters of regulation. Having, however, once obtained the consecration of the great principle so effectually as it has been obtained by the Reform Bill, all further im provements become practicable, and it is only necessary that there should be a conviction of the necessity of any one to have it effected. No man supposes, for instance, that if fifty years hence it shall be found a number of places now villages are become great cities, from the fluctuations inseparable from trade, while a number of places now populous and thriving are comparatively deserted, and the progress of decay has reduced the numerous small boroughs retained in the Reform Bill to so many Old Sarums—that altera tions in accordance with these fluctuations will not be made in our constitutional law. Reformers, however, in the meantime, are divided as to the extent of trial which the Act, in its present details, shall receive, be fore proceeding to alter materially its provisions. In like manner, Reformers, though all agreed that the sine cure Church of Ireland is an abuse, and that extensive reforms in the Church of England are necessary, are not agreed as to the question of Church establishments —whether religious liberty supposes the universal admis sion of the voluntary principle, or whether the State ought to select the religious teachers of a section of the population, for the instruction of the whole, to be supported at the public expense. On these and a number of other points opinion is necessarily divided. Why do we dwell on these particulars ? Because there are many zealous and honest reformers, who feel grate ful to Lord Durham for his services in the great cause of Reform, and have the very highest opinion of his in tegrity and devotion to what he deems the best interests of his country, who may not share the particular opi nions respecting the extent to which Reform ought to be carried, expressed by him at the Glasgow dinner. There are many men who conscienti ous l y think that the householder suffrage would not secure a re presentation so well calculated to promote good Government, as a suffrage based on an amount of property, affording a presumption that the holder possesses the requisite intelligence. Again-- there are many conscientious Reformers, who are afraid of the ballot. And even with regard to tri ennial Parliaments, though there may be less difference of opinion, there are still many who deem a longer du ration, upon the whole, beneficial rather than other wise. We now approach a more delicate subject. We are, of course, fully aware that an additional interest has been taken in this dinner to Lord Durham, from an expectation that the unhappy differences between his Lordship and the Lord Chancellor would form a leading topic at it, and that the former would enter into Material explanations with regard to the charge of falsehood conveyed by him in his letter to the publisher of the Edinburgh Review, against a statement in an ar ticle attributed generally to Lord Brougham. They who looked for additional light on this subject from the speeches at the dinner will be disappointed. Lord Dur ham left the matter precisely where it was, with one ex ception, namely, that he could not have consented to certain mutilations of the Reform Bill, because he was not in England when these mutilations and changes were engrafted on it—that. he .had just suffered the first of a series of calamities which might have unnerved a man of the steadiest mind, and he had been kindly and considerately permitted by his Sovereign to travel for a time to recruit his health and spirits. In answer to the statement that he wished to • propose a less po pular plan of Reform than that which was given to the people by the Government, he repeated positively and distinctly that it was false. Having consulted with Earl Grey whether he would be justified in stating publicly what occurred in the preparation and discus sion of the Reform Bill, that Nobleman, in a letter read to the meeting, answered that, in his opinion, " no such disclosure can be made consistently with the obligations of private confidence and public duty. Were all that has taken place with respect to individual opinions, on the various modifications which almost every measure of Government must undergo, before it is finally agreed upon, to be exposed to public view, there must be an end of all security and confidence in his Majesty's councils." With respect to the counter charge that Lord Durham was the first to disclose the secrets of the Cabinet, when addressing his friends at Gateshead, he denied it. " All I stated (said his Lordship) on that occasion at Gateshead, was, that Earl Grey had entrusted to me the preparation of the Reform Bill, and that I had been assisted in that task by three of my colleagues; was that a secret ? It might not, perhaps, be known to my friends in Durham, but it was notorious to every man living in the metropolis, where I had been residing ; for all the memorials to the Treasury, and all the deputations to the' Prime Minister, were referred by him to me. I saw the parties in my own house ; I received there every information which I thought likely to elucidate the sub ject." The speech delivered by the Lord Chancellor, at Salisbury, was alluded to by Lord Durham. We have already expressed our regret that two Statesmen to whom the country is so deeply indebted, and between whom it is of so much importance that there should be a good understanding—h ave been gradually led to in dulge in language of asperity when alluding to each other. " I will not (said Lord Durham) follow the example which he has set us ; and nothing shall fall from my lips inconsistent with his high station and his former services in the cause of his country." The senti ments which followed, if they have been correctly in terpreted, are not strictly in accordance with the above 14: