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LITERATURE.

NASOLOGY; or, HINTS TO THE CLASSIFI-
CA7ION OF NOSES. By Eden Warwick. 1 Vol.
Times innumerable we have entered on the perusal
of some new work with a feeling of eager and plea-
surable expectation incited by the attractive promises
of the title-page ; but again and again we have expe-
rienced the fallacy of expectations derived from such
a source. What is in a name ? we cry with Shaks-
pere, when we find, as is too often the case, a most
attractive title affixed to some most uninteresting
work. And what is in a name ? we may again very
correctly repeat, when we find in the instance before
us an almost repulsive, or, to say the least of it, a
somewhat unattractive name attached to a very inter-
esting and attractive book. We must confess we took
up " Nasology" with no very strong predilection in
its favour; but we must also, in common honesty,
admit that on laying it aside we were dis-
posed to consider it one of the most agreeable
and interesting volumes it had fallen to our lot
to peruse for a considerable time. In the first
place the reader becomes favourably disposed to-
wards the author's idea, because it appeals to his sense
of justice. All human features have in their turn
been the subjects of peculiar panegyric, save and
except the nose ! It would be impossible to enume-
rate a hundredth part of the fine things which poets
have said in praise of the visual organs from those
of the maiden "now brightly bold, now beautifully
shy," to those of the hero which " melted in love, and
and which kindled in war"—the lips, again, as vide Sir
John Suckling and all his predecessors and followers
in the paths of poesy, have been the subjects of
especial commemoration—nor have the cheeks, robed
in " Loves proper hue"—" the lovely hue which
comes and flies"—been in want of eulogists ; while
the brow and the head have been seized upon by the
phrenologist, and subjected to the most ac-
curate analysation— but the nose has hitherto
inspired neither poet nor philosopner. The
nose has been the subject of much unmerited neglect
until the advent of Mr. Eden Warwick, who, under-
taking the justification of this ill-used member, has
acquitted himself of his task in a manner highly
creditable both to himself and to his subject. His
very philosophical " hints" are of a similar character
to the speculations of the phrenologist. He considers
the nose as a strong indication of individual character,
as will at once be seen by an enumeration of the six
divisions of his "classification of noses." First, there
is the Roman nose, which especially indicates strength
of mind and firmness of purpose, with various other
qualities which we have not time to particularise :
next there is the Greek nose, which is an evidence of
refinement and intellectual ability ; it is generally
the accompaniment of a poetic temperament, but
unless it verge on the Roman-Greek, or Grceco
Roman, its possessor will be deficient in resolution.
Thirdly, there is the Hawk, or Jewish nose, the
peculiar mark of cunning and shrewdness. Fourthly,
there is the wide-nostrilled, or Cogitative nose,
which indicates a cogitative or thoughtful mind.
This, according to Mr. Eden Warwick, is immea-
sureably the best nose, or at least it is an indication
of very valuable characteristics. The Cogitative nose,
when combined with the Greek or Roman, is the dis-
tinguishing type of all great men, and as all who pe-
ruse this agreeable book will doubtless wish them-
selves possessed of this desideratum, the author has
kindly introduced a chapter telling his readers " How
to get a Cogitative Nose." But to proceed with our
category. The fifth class contains the turn-up, or
as the classifier terms it " poetice, the Celestial nose."
This is by no means the index of a celestial character,
the epithet only refers to the direction of the nose
itself, otherwise the term would be quite of the lucus
a nen lacendo character. The more celestial the nose
the less celestial is the disposition of its pos-
sessor ; a " genuine celestial " is the mark
of impudence. Forwardness, and self-sufficiency
are, in a more or less degree, generally
the accompaniment of the celestial nose. The phy-
siologist, however, naturally desiring to conciliate
his fair readers, has gallantly made an exception in
their favour—with ladies, the celestial nose is an indi-
cative, not of impudence, but of wit ! Perhaps in this
distinction he is not far wrong, at least, according to
the ordinary estimation of the world, for many a bit
of salient raillery or playful badinage is received with
a smile or a bow when coining from ladies' lips,
which, if uttered by harsher voices, would q,ive rise to
rumours of horsewhips and "satisfaction. Sixth,
and lust in the class of noses, is the Snub nose, which
is indeed not only last but least, according to the
diagrams and definitions of Mr. Eden Warwick.
This nose is not so much an indication of character as
of want of character, i. e., of downright stupidity.
Such are the classes into which the vindicator of the
rights of noses has divided those members of the
human face. The enumeration w e have given is but the
skeleton of Mr. Warwick's very interesting work.
His definitions are illustrated by both pencil and pen
and ink examples. We are shown specimens of all
the various kinds of noses mentioned, and portraits of
historical characters whose careers serve to illustrate
the author's theory. We have neither time nor space
to particularise these very interesting illustrations,
and supposing we had both time and space we should
be loth to deprive the reader of the pleasure and ad-
vantage of studying them for himself. under Mr.
Warwick's agreeable guidance. After dwelling upon
the characters of individual noses, Mr. Warwick pro-
ceeds to remark upon " national noses ;" but we have
already followed him far enough, and therefore take
our leave of him, commending the volume on
" Nasology" to our readers as an interesting, in-
structive, amusing, and agreeable work, notwith-
standing the contrary expectations which its name
may chance to suggest.

NARRATIVE OF THE E XPEDITI ON TO THE
AIGER IN 1841. By Captain Allen, R.N., and
Dr. 7 Itornson. 2 Vole.
In the month of May, 1841, three steam vessels
left England, bound on a distant and perilous expe-
dition—an expedition holy in its object, auspicious in
its commencement, but unfortunate in its conse•
quences. All that science could suggest, or the
precautionary appliances of human ingenuity could
vesselsdevi d
devise, were made atdoethuisse
arduous
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interest
ture. The preparations excited general and
attention; even royalty took part in
,t,he initiatoryv
proceedings ; and when at length then Albert, the
" Wilberforce," and the " Soudan weighed anchor
and steered their course towards the shores of Africa,
the warm sympathies and anxious hopes of many
thousand hearts went with them. The object of this
expedition was the suppression of the slave trade. Al!
other means having proved fruitless, it was proposed,
to arrest that unholy traffic at its source. The Go-
vernment, accordingly, resolved to send out an expe-
dition which should ascend the river Niger and its
great tributary streams by means of steam- boats,
with the view of entering into commercial relations
with those chiefs and powers on its banks
within whose dominions the internal slave-trade of
Africa was carried on, and the external slave-trade
supplied with its victims. Such was the object of the
"Niger Expedition ;" the fortunes of which expedition
are faithfully narrated in the volumes now before us—
volumes bountifully adorned with pictorial illustra-
tions and crowded with anecdotes and adventures.
Captain Allen has here distinguished himself in a
threefold capacity—as an artist, an author, and a
commander. The drawings are from his pencil, the
narrative is for the most part from his pen, and,
throughout the expedition, he was continually placed
in most arduous and responsible situations, in which
his abilities were fully tested and his perseverance
and fortitude fully proved. The narrative of this
momentous expedition is necessarily most inte-
resting : the only fault we have to find
with it—a fault which some persons will
perhaps consider an additional merit—is a too great
elaboration of details. The style is natural and
agreeable, and the details of which we speak never
become wearisome. The most interesting portions
are perhaps those which reter to the native tribes
visited by the captains of the vessels in their charac-
ter of her Majesty's Commissioners. Some of the
interviews, or palavers, as they are termed, between
the strangely snatched parties to the negotiations are
most amusing. One king Abs, who, nevertheless,
acceded to the terms of the treaty proposed by his
sister Sovereign, grew impatient of the embarrassing
questions and long exordiums of her Majesty's emis-
saries, and at length put an end to the conference by
exclaiming, " The slave palaver is all over now, and
I do not wish to hear any more of it. Notwith-
standing the impatience of this individual king, the
Commissioners were on the whole favourably received
by the blacks. The expedition was, however, soon
arrested in its progress by the sickness of the crews
of all the vessels. The Soudan was sent down the
river with the sick, and the other ships endeavoured to
continue their :course, but in vain; and while the
indefatigable Captain Allen was endeavouring to make
one more attempt, orders were received from the
English Government putting an end to the unhappy
expedition. No pains have been spared to render these
volumes a complete and authentic history of the
expedition. The appendix contains the instructions
from the Admiralty and all other official documents
relating to the expedition, to which is added an
elaborate " estimate of expenses," together with the
" vital statistics of the expedition at its close." Cap-
tain Allen has prefixed to his narrative accounts of
all former
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it some interesting remarks respecting the negro
inhabitants of Southern Africa. Annexed to these
is a vocabulary, containing numerous words in various
African dialects, and also a dictionary of the natural
history of the country. Besides the pictorial illus-
trations to which we have already referred, these
volumes are rendered more valuable by accurate
maps of the Niger and the part of Africa through
which the Niger flows. To the conclusion of
his " Narrative " Captain Allen has appended

some very sensible remarks upon the slava
question and upon the best mode of ameliorating-
the condition of the African. His method is the old
established one—" Who would be free, themselves
must strike the blow." He considers that it would
be a far wiser and more efficacious course for Eng-
land, in-tead of attempting the impossible task of
giving her civilization and her customs to the Afri-
cans, to assist them in developing their own civiliza-
tion, and reforming and civilizing their own customs.
He would found native colonies at the confluences of
the rivers and other places, and entrust to these natives
the task of maintaining the liberty of their fellow-
countrymen. But we do injustice to Captain Allen's
idea by this rapid sketch of it; we must refer our
readers to the original proposition, which is to be
found at the conclusion of the second volume of this
narrative. It is well worthy of attention, and we
doubt not that some day this scheme, or a scheme
somewhat analogous to it, will be put in practice.

NEW MUSIC.
I WAS DREWr AMING OF THEE, CICATTY.Written by II . J. Jewell. Composed by
11 eilinyton Guernsey.
A characteristic melody, simple but pretty, nicely
harmonised, and well adapted.

THE GUADALQUIVER and MUNTAZA ZE-
MANI. Two Ballads, written by Austioick West-
brook, Esq., the Music by the above-named talented
Composer.
The poetry of these charming ballads is decidedly
superior to the general run of compositions of this
kind, and the music is of that pleasing and catching
character that we have no doubt of their popularity.

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, SUNDAY, SEPT. 10.— II er Majesty
and his Royal Highness, accompanied by the
Countess of G-ainsborough, Viscountess Canning, and
the rest of the Royal suite, attended Divine service
this morning at the Established Church of Scotland
at Crathie.
The service was performed by the Rev. Mr. An-
derson.

THE NORWICH MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
NORWICH, SEPT. 12.—The Duke of Cambridge
attended Divine service at the Cathedral this morning,
which was crowded in every part.
His Royal Highness afterwards, accompanied by
the Bishop, visited the exhibition of pictures, the
flower show, the Hall of Commerce, the National
School, and other public institutions in the town.
The streets have been thronged throughout the day
with people all anxious to testify their respect for the
illustrious visitor. It is now one-and-twenty years
since a member of the royal family (namely the late
Duke of Sussex) visited the ancient city of Norwich,
and the excitement which such an event occasions
may be well imagined.
The rehearsals have been continued to-day at St.
Andrew's hall. The concert this evening bids fair
to draw a crowded audience.
The theatre is open for the week, Miss Helen
Faucit being the " star." She performs this evening
in the Hunchback.