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LITERATURE.

I. Views on the Rhino, in Belgium. sod Roland. from Drawings
by Cmitsin BATTY, of the :rev:Wier Guerds.--lennings.
iVe have hvre the 4th number of this pubikatLin, rbich
continues to he conducted with the same spirit, and in the
same styli: of excellence, in which it was commenced. The
present views consist of '"Ehe COLLEGIATE COURCH or
SAINT (.71:DUI. A," the mast striking ecelesisetical edifice in
the Belgian ('apical—a picturesque " View from Ober-
wesel," on the borders of the Rhine.—" The Arch over the
Selvile at Tonrnay."—" The Minns-water, Bruges." and
" The Win-Gass..., Wurslourg." In each of these views
Captain BATTY has displayed all that grace and correctness
which so eminently distinguish him as a &Ottoman. and
which give such a peculiar value to the productions of his
pertifil. The great success of this work is the best testi-
mony which can be given in proof of its excellence.

11. Picturesque Views of the Cemetery of Monuments in Putt
La CHAISE, near Paris; dram' by J. T. Sontr.s. 'Marine
Paintar to MA Majesty and his Royal Highness the Duke of
elarettee.-I,cish.

Perhaps no man of a commit:adv.. cast of mind an fur-
nish himself with a more pathetic seem: for reflection, than
the CEMETEUY or PEILE LA CIIAISI. The environs of
Paris exhibit nothing of equal itaterest with this place of
interment, which appeals with a Lndrrness that is len.,
Omit& to all the purest and heat feelings of the heart.
England' has nothing to sbew that at all approaches to it.
It in truly' consecrated ground, for it is consecrated by all
those emotions which dignify and adorn our nature. The
preface gives us the following interesting history of this
celt•hrated burial-,Tound:--
" It was originally denominated Champ MOTs., but rm.
slated only of six acres In the fourteenth century, Regsaud, a
rich grocer, enchanted with its beautiful scenery and noble pun.
lichened it as the site of a mansion, so superb thatit was
deemed by many too splendid for the rank of its proprietor, and
soon acquired the name of Regnand's Folly.
" In DIN, It fell into the hands of the Jesuits ; and, according
to tradition. it wroi from this place that Louis XIV. vilutaischilds
witnessed the battle In the Faubourg St. Antoine, July 2, lfft2,
which was given by Marshal Turenne, the emumander of the rtival
army, in Nauru of the grist Conde., who was then chief of the
stingers. Hence this spot derived the name of Mont Louis,
which It still retains. For its second and more general appellation
of Pere la Chaise, it is indebted to the following circumstances:—
" Pere la Chaise, one oldie Jesuits to whom the estate belonged,
was in 1d75 appointed confessor w Louis XIV. who became bit
aril :at patron, and gave him the control of the ecclesiastical
antes of the kingdom. This, added to the office with which he
was already invested, occupied him an intensely, that occarional
retirement became necessary ; and the King, wishing to olfer him
some mark of his approbation, presented him with the mate of
Mont Louis. The house wits rebuilt on an enlarged scale; the
grounds *Ave extended, and the gardens furnished with every thing
calculated to please the eye, or gratify the taste.
" After the death of Pere L Chaise, Mont Louis was occupied as
&country-house bathe Jesuits, and became the scene of their nurne-
I mut intrigues. '1 he revocation of the edict of Nantes is said to
have been projected at this place; and hence were issued many of
the Wirer de cachet which consigned the enemies of the Jesuits to
iroprisorrient.. _ _ _

" in 1163, when the order of the Jesuits was abolished in France,
Mont Louis was directed to be sold for the benefit of their creditors.
It was afterwards inhabited by numerous proprietors. who followed
each utlic: in rapid succession, as the expense of such an establish.
ment soon swallowed up the whole of a slender funtarie, anti lust,-
rially diminished the most wealthy. It was finally purchased by
-..e Prefect of the Seine, and laid out in 18111 as a Cemetery, under
the direction of 31. Brogniart.
"The house of Pere is Chaise has since been taken down, and a
chapel crested on its site. Traces of the ditch which surrounded it
arc yet risible; anti the water, which &nil continues to flow by a
subterranean channel, is us.al by the gardener fur moistening the
&truth around the tombs.

" Cemetery of Pare la Chaise is situated on the east side of
Park. at the extremity of the Lloulevanbi, near the B3lllilfe d'Aul-
nay. It is the largest of the four Cemeteries in the vicinity of the
French metropolis, and contaiu from sixty to eighty acres, plea.
singly diversified by hill, plain, and Talky. The irregularity of
the ground renders it extremely picturesque, and its beauty is still
further increaacd by the gloomy foliage of its cypress trees shatling
tombs of every form. Few situations command so extensive and
vathd a prospect. On the west is seen the whole of Paris; on the
south, Ilice.re and Mrudon; on the east, the plain of Saint
!liana, Montreuil, Vincennes, and the banks of the Marne; and
on the north, IlAlecille and Montmartre.

" Although little more than tweity years have elapsed since this
became a l'emetery, it is now the most '&4:tenable in Paris: more
than 90.000 persons hare beta buried here, exclusive of those from
the hospitals. Many of !he tombs are distinguished for their archi-
tectural beauty, and others are remarkable as the memorials of men
of science and of literature."

The ten plates, which are given in coloured aqua-tint
with grvat fidelity, embrace the following subjects:—
The Ist represents the Porter's lodge at the entrance of the
Cemetery. Part of the city of P.trul and the Etoridee d'Aulnay
appear to the back ground.
2. Cl:tains several tombs distinguished by their picturesque
appearance.

rile a representation of the Chapel. It was erected from de-
signs by 31. tiodde on the site of the holm which belonged to
Pdre la Chaise. In front is introduced a funeral procession, and
in the back-ground a pears the height of Blontinartre.
4. Contains misedlaneous tombs remarkable fur their archi-
tectural beauty.
S. Is a representation of the tombs dedicated to Mohan, La
Fontaine, and Dclille. The monument of the latter is a large
tomb of solid stone. In the south front is a bronze door, over which
is engraved in the stone, • Jacques Mille." The sane inscrip-
tion is repeated on the opposite front in gold leucrs. on a marble
slab. The tomb is surrounded by a small garden, and juin ed by
an iron railing. Several kinds of shrubs and !lowers adorn this
little grove, which is consecrated to the memory of him who was so
justly called the ',fetich Virgil, and whose Muse so sweetly cele-
brated the beauties of rural scenery.

6. Represents the following monuments :
Ist. Marshal Perignon. This Lomb is decorated with numerous
military trophies.
2d. Marshal Lefebvre, Duke of Minnick.
3d. Marshal Massena, Prince d'llssling. A handsome obelisk,
21 feet high, denotes the burial-place of this celebrated general.
It is sumiunded by a railing, and bears the following names :
Riroli—Zurich—tienes—Essling"—meniorials of his victories.
It was erected by Boudin, from designs by Vincent: the head of
the Marshal is by Huai° ; and the ornaments were sculptured by
Jacques.
7. Contains the following monuments:-
Ist. Guillaume la Orange, an offices of human, who was 'tilled
in Poland.

2d. 31. flarreati, whose wife is represented deploring his loss.
3d. Chevalier de Itouffter., la fleur des Tivubadours.

4th. Comtnise dc la Marks.
S. Represents the Sepulchral Chapel of Abduct and finite.
which •ss constructed by M. Lenoir with the fragments of the
l'arsclke and the. priory of St. Marcel les Chalons. It is in the
limbic style, and is built with great taste.
'O. Is a geometrical elevation of the tomb of Abclard and
Eloise.
10. Is a view of the Monastery of Paraelite, which was built
by A belard, Oben he fled from the persecutions of his eneuties
in I I 22.

To those who have visited this interesting spot, this
pleasing wurk will bring it back with all its affecting
associations; while those who have never hitherto had the
opportunity of visiting it will do well to anticipate, in these
representations of it, the delight and gratification that
await them.

111.—Theodore; or the Gamester's Progress, a Poetic Tale.—
Wonky.
Gaming is so destructive a vice in society, that we
would gladly give effect to every attempt to warn the
youthful mind from an enticement so fatal. The mural
Hercules has a many-headed Hydra to combat, and a
larKe stable to clean out, before he will have finished his
task ; but we have reason to believe that much good has
been done of late, towards reforming, this dangerous pro-
pensity ; and we hope that the unpremeditated impulses of
nature, as displayed in this poetical delineation of the
Gamester's l'rugress, will contribute to the same desirable
end.

IV. Immediate, not gradual. Abolition; or. an Inquiry into the
shortest, safest, and moat effectual Mears of geuing rid of IVest
Indian Slavery.—Weatley.
In this moral conflict of opinion between the gradual
and the immediate Abolitionists, as to which course is
most expedient, the parties seem very far from coming to
a compromise. In the mean time, all the honest exertions
of kindness towards the slave are calculated to strengthen
the principles of philanthropy, whether the effect those
exertions produce be large or small ; let there be but a
sincere desire to remove the evil, and an improvement of
th• opportunities fur so doing, and the sable race will not
be long before they receive all that benefit, from a change
in their cundition, which the pious and benevolent con-
templation of their friends, on both aides, would fain ob-
tain fur them.

V. Papyro-Plastics, or the Art or Modelling in Paper.—ltoosey
This little manual of instruction in this ingenious an-
is translated from the German, and is intended to furnish
a pleasing and scientific amusement for the youthful gene-
ration. The followirg extract from the preface will hest
explain its advantages:—
" Independently t.:* the mathematic-4 valiti trhia it