The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-22 00:00:00

LITERARY NOTICE.

The LITERARY SOUVENIR; tr CA IITNI:.:Tof POETRY
and RWIANCE.—Edited by A LA nte A.4%'A•rrs.

A volume under this title has just issued from
the "press, calculated for a NEW YEAB's ffirt. Indepen-
&tidy of ten highly finished line engravings bj Charles Heath,
Finden, &c. &c. &c. from designs by Copley lidding, Brocke-
don, Nash, Corbould, Wright, and other eminent Artists, and
three plates of fac-similes of the handwriting of the living
Poets of Great Britain, this work contains about seventy origi-
nal articles in prose and verse (Tales, Romances, anti Poemsy
from the penteof Sir Walter Scott—Thomas Campbell, Esq.—
Mrs. Ilemans—The Rev. C. R. illatiain_James Montgo.
mery, Esq..,-.l‘. E. b., author of the " Improvisatrice"—Jamea
Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd—The Bev. G. Croly—The Rev,
W. Lisle Bowles—Allan Conningliam —The Archdeacon
Wrangham---The Editor of the Literary Githelte—J. 11. Wif.
fen, Esq.—Mrs. Opie—Delta—The nu hor of " May you like
it," and " The Human Heart"—T. K. Hervey, Esq.—The:
author of " December. Tales"—The Rev. C. C. Colton—The
Rev. Thomas Dale—William Read, Esq.—The late Ishmael
Fitzadam, the Sailor Poet—The Rev. E. W. Barnard—The
late Herbert Knowles—R. Sullivan, Esq.—Mrs. Cornwell Pa.
ron Wilson—David Lyndsay, Esq. author of the " Dramas
of the Ancient World' —Marie A. %Vatts, &c. &c.
Among the embellishments are—l. The Mother and Child,
from a painting by Brockedon. 11. The Bay of Naples, from
a drawing by, Copley Fielding. 111. Mary (been of Scots and
Chatelar, in the Boudoir of Holyrood, front a design 4.ow:is.
The Decision orthe Flower, from a drawing by Wright,
after Rctsch. V. A View of Lyons on the Rhone, 11-om a
drawing by Ilrocketion. VI. .Kirkstall Abbey, front a.draw-
ing by Charles Cope. I'll. Ishmael and Miriam at, the Foun-
tain of Engaddi, from a design by Wright. VIII. View of
Paris front the Cemetery of Pere La Chaise, from a painting by
Nash. IX. The Fortress of Saontent, from a sketch by
Brockedon. X. Emblematical Friintkpiece, front a design by
Henry Corbould. XI. and XII. External embellishments,
viz. The Ilebe and Dancing Girl of Canova. XIII. Yoe-
similies of the hand-writing of Sir Walter Scott, Roscoe, Bar-
ton, (Mind, Colton, Crabbe, Campbell, Lamb, Opie, Witten.,
Polwhele, Wrangham, Shee, and Byron. XIV. Ditto of Cun-
ningham, Rogers, Maturin, Ilogg, H. More, Millie, Bowles,
Cornwall, Procter, Moore, liemans, and Read. XV.• Ditto or
Coleridge, Tennant, Wilson, Southey, Croly, Maton, Mont-
gomery, Wordsworth, and L. E. L.

After having given an copious an account of the contents of
this elegant little volume, all we have to say nt present is, that
the literary department abounds with productions marked by
taste and feeling, that the designs of the several prints 'brine&
considerable talents in the respective Artists, and that they
receive full justice in the Engravini,.rs. The Editor, Mr.
ALARIC A. WA'rTs, is so well known for his poetical effu-
sions,that no better conductor could be chosen to give credit to
any work under his imperintendance.

In addition to the numerous benefits already
conferred on Agriculture by the Noble Family of itEnvoaD,
we are pleased at having it its our power to notice a work of
extraordinary labour, great merit, and tuitional importance,
just published by Mr. RthowaY, of Piccadilly. it is en-
titled " llortus Gramineus Woburnensis," or an • Account of
the Results of Experiments on the Produce and Nutritive Qua-
lities of the different Grasses and other Plants used as the Food.
of our More valuable Domestic Animals. The work is illus-
trated with sixty plates, containing numerous portraits of the
principal plants and seeds upon which experiments have been
made, coloured under the Author's immediate inspection ;
with practical observations on their natural habitss,and the
soils best adapted to their growth ; those kinds most profitable
for permanent pasture, irrigated meadows,' dry anti upland
pasture; and the alternate 'husbandry are specitictilly pointed
out ting elmarneters of the
aitenbsteittnanlcdocsti'anklirentatnieji"sn,l,tiwteixtihpeeotritipepdiricaisscterrwXiiglerthey ripen their taeda,
them. These experi_
mews have been carrying on at Woburn Abbey for many
years past, by commana of the Duke of Bedford; and having
now reached that stage of proficiency when their advantageous
effects can be acted upon with certainty,. his Grace,- with that
liberality which has at all times rendered bins conspicuous, has
permitted their results being now laid before the public, by
Mr. Ormiar. SINCLAta, Gardener to his
Grace the Duke of Bedford, and corresponding Member of dif-
ferent Agricultural Societiee. •

immortal author of Rubinvm Crusoe, antlso many
A great grand-daughter of DANIEL' DEroa, the
other celebrated works, lives in this metropolis,
and is in pecuniary distress, at the advanced age
of sixty-seven. DEroe's life was eventful, and
of great public utility ; ho was the son of a
butcher in St. Martin's parish. In 1,70 Q he was
unjustly convicted of a libel, when the High
Church party were inclined to persecute the pis.
sewers ; he was sentenced to fine, imprisonment,
and the pillory. Shortly afterwards he un-
dauntedly published kronn to the Pillory. DE-
FOE was liberated before the expiration of his
centinement, through the influence of the Earl of
Oxrano. He died in 1731, itt the parish.of St.
Cripplegate, leaving behind him tt tvidow
and several children in indigent circumstances.—
(111orning Chronicle.)