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once the pride of the Spanish monarchs, and intendeL
as a rival, " and something more" to Versailles-1r
is most minute and elaborate ; and, as is invariably the
case when a traveller's expectations have been highlye
raised, confesses to no little disappointment. ct The
general body of the edifice (he says) is much too
bio.lohwl;
the towers, spires, and domes, in comparison too c,
and accordingly their union, instead of producing one
grand
piecewhole,o
instinctfaroh
itwecittohrall -iar givespnalotolny,,voriltastelessly
put together." The beauty of the site, how-
ever, has not, he thinks, been overrated—but is
not properly appreciated, till one has strolled
leisurely through the grounds, and studied from
the
idea
of a
every point of view, the character of the encircling
landscapes. The Roman Aqueduct at Segovia is
another subject on which Mr. Roscoe expatiates at
length ; and equally animated is he in his sketch of
the celebrated " Fontarabia," well known in a hun-
dred old Spanish legends and ballads, as the place
where " Charlemagne and all his peerage fell," as
Milton says, in one of the most picturesque passages
of his great epic. One great recommendation of gr.
Roscoe as a traveller is his restless and inquisitive
spirit, to satisfy which he is willing to put
up with
any inconvenience, and submit without a murmur to the
sorriest accommodation. Being something incre-
dulous on the subject of other tourists' descriptions,
especially where they are warm in praise of any parti-
cular building, or city or landscape, he visits the spot,
and judges for himself—a most commendable practice,
and which, combined with the cheerful, dispassionate
character of his writing, gives his volume all the appear'
ance of freshness and originality. The embellishments
are, for the most part from designs supplied by Roberts,
who we need not say, is, in his sketches of monastic
and cathedral structures—in which Spain abounds---
one of the most accomplished artists of the day. There
is a grandeur and massiveness in his architectural
illustrations worthy of all praise. They are not so
picturesque, neither do they fill the imagination so
completely as Martin's, but there is a literalness-4
matter-of-fact-ness—and an air of reality about them,
which in their way are equally impressive. The
" High Altar in the Church of St. Isidro, Madrid,"
is remarkable for the careful finish of its details, with
which the picture is crowded. The richly and vari-
ously carved ceilings, with their magnificent columnar
supporters—the crucifix in the back-ground—the
golden candelabra in front—the hushed groupes pros-
trating themselves in prayer before the image of the
Virgin--all these points are worked up with consum-
mate skill, and, united, produce a very strikinrc. fact'
The " Pass of Pancorvo" is in a totally striking
style, but executed with equal diligence. It is a view,
of a narrow mountain-pass, surrounded by cliffs and
crags of the wildest and most grotesque form. The
scene is one of utter desolation, and though on a far
grander scale, bears no slight resemblance to some parts
of the Undercliff at the back of the Isle of Wight.
This landscape is also by Roberts, and is well err
graved by Varrall. The tour through the remaining
portions of Spain will be completed in next year's
Annual.

JOHNSON'S ECONOMY OF 1-lEALTIL
Highley, London, 183 P,
There is a great deal of good se..nse, manifestly the
result of long practical experience, on the part af the
author, Dr. Johnson, within the boards of this *slender
octavo. The rules laid down for the pretervati°l:
of health are simple and intelligible, and in no respect
defaced by enigmatical technicalities.

TORY OF PARTY.--VoL. I.
ET GEORGE TVINGROPE COOKE, ES Q.
London, Macrone, 1836.
We anticipate for this work, when completed, $
place among the standard literature of the country'
The author, a barrister of high legal reputation, is al-
ready favourably known to the ri:.ading public as the
writer of " Lord Bolingbroke's Memoirs," ana the
compiler of the " Life and Times of the Earl Shaftes:
bury ;" but we predict that posterity will co,,inect Ins
name with his history of the two great fa ctions who have so long alternately swayed the political destinies
of this kingdom. But greatly as we 'admire the came
dour, the industry, and the accurwcy which pervadet
almost every page of this first volume, we owe it t°
ourselves, the public, and the o.uthor, to acknowle%,
that the design of the work appears to us greatly suPst
rior to the execution. Though the author is ahlteof
always just in his conclusions as to the operation" to
particular measures, and although he is 4;aref'lli ria
point out the connection between passing, events a
the predominance of one or other of ti'ie Whig apte
Tory factions in the Councils of the S avereign ; /via
does he not sufficiently contrast the pos,ver of the tele
factions at the commencement of eve LT new stri
ir
—present, with vivid individual distinctness,
respective leaders and champions in and out 01p tar,i‘ to
liament—and what is of still greater interest,
,sees by
ascertain the peculiar construction of the -10-it- tea
which Statesmen in opposition so firmly 00e: hi
themselves with parties out of doors, and -the aett.,oo,
which a small minority contrived to bafll,o the &sily,
and frustrate the policy, of an overwhe'jming Inniarsty
backed by the whole power of the Cr own. The i for
elusions, though historically correct,. are too greetselc
the premises. We are told that certain eventsfl see
place ; we are taught to ascribe them to t he illa'i,--eerclo
over the people, or at Court, of certain Noble '-- '
professing Whig or Tory principles ; bui ; we are 13:11
tially left in the dark as to the agency by - and thre-aui:r.
which such Lords exercised such influence' ersl;
Wingrove Cooke's (c History of Party" is too geaestll
and the author has either not made himself suffiel or
writers'
acquainted with the works of contemporary
where
he has unwarrantably set aside their authority'
cite
it is
it was of the utmost importance to have cite 00
proof of the correctness of his own statements'
Sir Wrani
il i quotes Burnet, Dalrymple, Roger North,
at ae.•
Temple, and Ellis' Letters ; but by some strati' of,
cident, or still stranger design, he 'amts all mention
and reference to, the works of Daniel De Feemote
author whose multifarious writi.ngs have
light upon the history of faction during the reto and
Mary,. bed
Charles 11., James 11., William andflouris`"-
Anne, than those of all the public writers who
__ession
from the period of the Restoration, till the acc%g
to
Pee
of the House of Brunswick. We cannot suliii.knon
Cooke's silence with respect to such asy for his
tempt j the
writer as De Foe to proceed from a con temp
a tO the
settle°
authority, inasmuch as we find him r throwno.ns
of
Elkana as
scurrilous tracts of L'Estrange,
inferior Re
•
Leslie, and Harris—men every way
of the A
writers to the celebrated author bode
and two
fifths 2 le
I ts
view, the True Born Englishman,
eye -
all these , De
and eight other works, of which nearly four-
comments upon passing events, and
of PattY onot
having reference solely to the influence
correct ac,f-aud
Foe was the first author who
and Tory' have
of the origin of the terms'At
he Tula eni.
had Mr. Cooke referred to his pages,
I, a derl
'S
absurd
DP
spared himself the quotation of Burnett .
ations• f
o
tion of the first of these factious denonnn
godfather ,
- the e of
Titus Oates, as De Foe tells us, was
the
the Tories, and he relates the occasion with
As
there 's 'cies ° ::
t ,i, to c the
As to
,I quaint humour, which would ateamyep a
d for space' Q not 11 ~
passage, were we not pressecibWhig
original meaning of the word Whdigo,n
‘‘i,
butt, t
Irish or Scotch labourer in Lon
50ur,431p,_,,. jell,
know that it
bee: f
0; A
,(11 `O,/
has
milk--that is, milk which
to stand
acted 141° I
sote
,i or
e•
or two after the butter has nearis ix
is only used to describe
"liquor" l,..ailes •
and which has been allowed
bee
cot , i
it. De Foe calls it a
one of the worst in the whole catal's--