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London, England, 1838-07-26 00:00:00

LITERATURE

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THE AMERICAN IN PARIS.-2 VoLs.
(]Zuni, London, 1838.
There is a constant attempt at smartness end epigram-
Natic point in these volumes., which is as constantly unsuc-
cessful. The author has not the slightest idea of the
lighter graces of style ; and when he affects to be unusually
lively and felicitous in his manner, acquits himself with
ttbout as much ease and skill as an elephant would display,
Were he ever to take it into his head that nature had
'qualified him to dance a gallopade. We cannot say that
ithe " American in Paris" has either entertained or in-
4tructed us. It is a flimsy, superficial work, in which
nothing is said that has not been said a thousand times
already, A week's residence in the French capital, would
be quite enough to furnish a man It ith all the knowledge,
and even more, that is comprised within the boards of
these two volumes. The chapter, in particular, on the
P°Pular modern Parisian authors, is meagre in the extreme,
for all that we are told of two of the most eminent among
Ithern—Thiers and Mignet—is that they have both written
Histories of the French RPvolution!

LIFE OF JENNER. —2 Vols.
Colburn, London, 1838.

The author of this biography, Dr. Baron, who for
fifteen years was in habits of close intimacy and the most
Confidential intercourse with the subject of it, sta'es in his
Preface that "it has been composed from materials of the
Most authentic description, the whole of the notes and
'correspondence of Dr. Jenner having been put into my
hands by his executors." There needed no statement of
this nature, for the work throughout bears the strongest
internal evidence of authenticity, and gives us an excellent
insight into the private character and habits of the dis-
coverer of that inestimable boon to mankind—vaccination,
'who appears to have been as good a man as he was a great
"'fie. His letters, which are numerous, are penned in an
'easy, unaffected spirit, are replete with good sense and
shrewdness, and show much gentleness, as well as indomi-
table energy of character. Few celebrated men have ever
borne their honours more meekly than Dr. Jenner ; his
fame was blazoned abroad in every quarter of the globe,
Yet he. never allowed his judgment to be dazzled by it,
but was throughout remarkable for his mild and unas-
"cling manners. His biography does not abound in anec-
dote: we met with no surprizes or startling adventures, or
Piquant sketches of contemporary characters in it : still it
cannot be read without delight, as giving a faithful portrait
of a man in whom his countrymen can never fail to be
deeply interested. Towards the close of the second '
l'olurne, we find some specimens of Dr. Jenner's poetical
Powers, in the shape of light, familiar rhymes, some of
Which, such as " Extracts from Berkeley Fair," seem to
have been penned in imitation of Anstey, while others re-
:lliad us of Swift in his good-natured mood, None of them,
However, rise much above common-place,

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MEDICAL PORTP‘AIT GALLERY.
Fisher, London, 1838.
Mr. Pettigrew, who is .nitr.self a medical man of some
eminence, is the editor (,)-f this work, which contains bio-
Rraphieal memoirs of, grans tae most celebrated physicians, sur-
' Btc-, who hAvr, contributed to the advancement of
medical science.,
These Memoirs are not confined to the
any members
thof +24p, profession in England only, but embrace
m of
Ae most distinguished names on the continent,
and amehrs others
and Bir. , Albinos, Haller, Ruysch, Morgagni,
41" :hat. The work, we perceive, is published in
"ell ,th).y numbers, of which five have already appeared, and
era, number is embellished
aith not less than three en-
"ngs• Of those we have yet seen, we prefer the por-
tr.tit of Sir
i'dainti Astley Cooper, which is taken from an original
ng by Lawrence ; is admirable as a likeness—though
it Must be borne in mind that it is many years since it was
Painted---and as a work of art, is equally deserving of
tPraise• The Memoir is penned with great care, in a tem-
ffer'te and candid spirit, and bears every indication of per-
that
authenticity. But the biography most to our liking is
cline l
afthe well-known physician and humourist, Dr. Rat-
-44_ ,
are
whose oddities a variety of characteristic anec-
-4 4re related with much unction.

0:1 Friday last a duel was fought at Tullamore,
~.e.---r' Lenten Lilts Turpin ar,tl Bailey, both half-pay officers in her
'lre- intY's Royal Navy. Lieutenant Turpin received his antagonist's
or it was
ithounnte side, and fell, it is believed, mortally wounded,
agfonist in.
0Y rendered himself to a Magistrate, and is now in confinement.
little is,
• 11
t::/' THE WORLD.—The clergyman of the
d,3,Balmand of St. -Kilda did not hear of King William's deathfotirllhaeafletwh
41'cl loogVfnd has tunsequently been praying for a whole Year
So tin.
4equent !'e t.O his Majesty, while he was lying in his grave.
that my 4 the communication between St. Kilda and. tahte.oomainland
did not
‘"ehal)aper put into the post on the day of..purbdloicte.l
01) ~i., v• gentleman till two years and a half.atte 'et'iriii, luesday last, as the Cambridge coach was
*llli.ovl I'4° town, it was violently driven against by a brewer's dray
rtoio„,i.
•. Several of the passengers were seriously hurt.
mf w „ere are scores of ersons who would never dream
,ierietotir..,,inaitotge:,nsto a tailor's shopp•ind asking for the gift of a waistcoat, or
and begging to be' favoured free gratis with a hat, yet can
gratuitiousropiiet, .
i , 11l calling upon the publisher of a newspaper for
t or
an!, other naonu°neernent of a course of lectures, or a patent fly-
-4° have ao ini-", 'lithe bringing of which before the public they happenrap
ere4t,
, .IrlleSda --Nantucket Inquirer.
' aYne, at theY vening au inquest was held before Mr.
vv. carotin,. „,sk ilmers' Arms, Skinner.street, Bishopsgate, on the
'hful c• - ve'llster, a child, who met her death under the lowingfo
'she was ilnrcil!'l,tances :—Jane Hassel, a girl 15 years old, deposed. that
'sate sh , toe service of Mrs. \VLbster, of 68, Sun.street, Bishops.
the 4
,e ''•aci been in her situation about a week last Saturday. On
e
taken e2"...g of that day, about nine o'clock., the decea.sieiddapupeeaercbdytober
Ni,trevoet.l' ill,
~. and cried very much. Witness„
rolls
~, ,0 go to the cupboard and fetch. the wdrrk"stuctf" pwhich she
~,lis ' mid in one ofthe bottles. On going to the cupboard she found
the 'Phials, one containing hartshorn, two, containing castor oil, and
trii, roUrth containing the " dark stuff,
, hof leets ; the bottle which she brought
contained about brought to her
a teaspoonful
't
laid
liquid, and which her mistress poured out, and adminis.
14. to the baby, who swallowed it. The deceased was then
mast the bed, and continued crying for a short time. Her
Child Came in about half an hour afterwards, and hearing the
e,t asked what was the matter with it ; the mother replied,
*lli - `la, been taken ill, and I gave her a little of the `black stuff,'
~.
l'aV e I thought would do her good." "Then," said the father, you
toot),:ivel' her the laudanum which I bought the other night for my
nog :he' stt have killed her." lie immediately ran for Mr.
.Her_nd ClieZrhge°U. but in the mean time the child fell into convulsions,
fntaioi,-" lour o'clock on :Sunday ; there was no label on.the.bott.le
Nour fro dark " dark stuff," and which she only knew by differing in
"ilea ru the others i tier mistress was very fond of the baby, and
hat bUch i when tlie medical man came, and said that laudanum„
l‘tr -ve4 given the child, she exclaimed, " Oh, my God! have I ? _.._.
h'ettic,eh.,bster, the father of the deceased, said that he was himself a
bmr4i,thaik.,f
iidnr,;u‘t nut of Practice • he was in the habit of prescribing
and he was quite satisfied that the laudanum had been
."---11,, by r:is wile for the medicine which he had prepared for them.
'the feeii Juryt.ztt the suggestion of the Coroner, not wishing to wound
ittirned ogt. of the mother by calling upon her to be examined, re.
,iiihi,te.a verdict "
red by That death was occasioned by laudanum being ad-
A mistake."
Isz.i,
le,,e‘,_ t-ALcouor..—The following five, out of nine
It
.1,.. for teetotalism, appear in tbe Cornwall Royal Gazetlel. If
Ile%
t7..ar.!ng of silks, and broadcloih, and the using luxuries exposed per.
:kiithdiu.,_th.e danger of ill health, even to death, and of great depravity. of
.wo,.:1.11c1. one. In every fifty who used them fell under these calamities,
vi,:ittlts'inlugbprwebi.saebityorechearieigt.b‘(t)lmteelfashion, leaving those articlesl, andosdubbe-
attic? benefited by tee.totalisin,ya's"l7.—wo2UldTeraredaetoina general
fworcnuseful
IN'4117t;"0 the
~ amount of millions of pounds stetling per annum, the con.
4r it" s'. Of Which articles would enable the public to contribute very
as
Atli to national wealth, particularly in the items of; health and time
it ,urea , Of
shorten the lives of the public generally, the use of them
ps,,,,‘lng the rate of insurane:. They are not very nutritious. Not a
nt.tm (4. barley extract is contained in a gallon of ale, so 2s. are charged
ori psetnueil nutriment in beer as you can buy in the corn-market for
It' Peiinine7'--4. The adulteration of tea is not hair s° frequent nor half
4tilcie, Itit's to health, as the adulteration of malt liquors, The list of
ili,toi ,PUblished by Parliamentary Committees, as used by brewers for
Oeficie„Ntrixises, is realy frightful ----5. If any land were cultivated by a
sl;l4.':t delnand for barley, not half so many would be thrown out of
!ripp,!_rnen.t that way, as are non by drinking ma't liquors. How many
444,7% widows and orphans are now on the poors' rate through strong
5,
4°lll Tuesday night, between ten and eleven o'clock,
xa,,,,'`i3' t,atned Hartw' ell, residing in Crawford sircet, Marylchotie,
4 eat, cs
t,'ing the New. road, on her way home, she was knocked down by
e11.)(,' "e Wheel of which 'passing over her left arm, broke it above the
1t1,4 the Wan also consi.der• bly bruised on the heed. The cabman,
the Whi'lpeaarne,(!,(l".llls, and lead with hint two
.fellows, one. of whom held
tosk. o Kept lashing the animal with all his Might, effected his

THE MIRROR—VoL.
Xitnbird, London, 1838.
The present volume of this amusing Miscellany, by far
the best of the cheap publications, contains a portrait of
Sergeant Ttlfourd, accompanied by a Memoir. We cannot
say tnue.'n for the plate as a likenels, but as a work of art
it i%ll7.ssably enough executed.

_E ROSE FANCIER'S MANUAL.
Colburn, London, 1638.
An elegant and useful little volume, from the pen of Mrs.
Fiore, the Novelist. Those among our readers who are
Partial to flowers—and wbo is not ?—will peruse it with
considerable interest.

POEMS AND SONGS.
-Robertlnn, Glasgow, 1833.
These poems.; which are chiefly of a humourOus and
satirical chaste.er, and sonic having reference to politics,
are the prod':iction of Mr. Rodgers, who shows throughout
them that .he..has a:lively and sp.irkling fancy.