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MR. EblTOli ,---SCRUTATOR has lost his temper,
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his last,-and thereby broken his own motto, as I
ant informed by a person who knows Latin. He
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when 1 told you whO 1 was ; and if he had. as,.
merry a heart, he would have laughed with me.
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secute and defend'suits any where—we Agents do
not, and are mere assistants, where they are not
exclusively required.
After eating my chop
.at the Cheshire Cheese,
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ma all the doors in vain, and _then run My head
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LITERARY REVIEW.

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The HISTORY of FICTION•; being a Critical Account of
the most celebrated Prose Works of Fiction, from the ear-
liest Greek Romances to the Novels of the present age.—
By JOHN DUNLOP, in 3 Volumes. Second Edition.

This Work, if duly 'appreciated, would be
classed among tire rt.ost• attractive novelties of
,the season. Unfortunately its title, though strict-
ly appropriate,_ holds forth very little piomise of
entertainment ; and hence it seems to recommend
itself rather to the Bibliographer, and to the di-
lettante in scarce lore, than to the readers of fiction
in t Ger,l. For this reason it is liable to be
passed ever, particularly by the Ladies, as a very
clever book no doubt, but likely to prove exceed-
ingly dull and dry. The
_most vivacious of these
fair critics, however, would find reason to dis-
miss such a prejudice after a five winutes' exa-
minaCon, and wouhl be agreeably surprised to
find in this unassuming \\roils, a inn(' of narrative,
anecdote, and lively remark, adapt ,d either to
beguile a !head ache throogh a whole winter's even-
ing, or dissipate the ennui of au undisposeable
balf-hour. It has a fair claim to be designated
by the commendatory motto of Cervantes, 4. un
te.soro de content°, y one mina de pasaliompes."
To juvenile student,, who are performing their
noviciate litera!ure, it is a very useful
and instinctive b.ok of reference. As its plan
comprehends a succinct history and 'Abstract of
di prose works, of fict ion, Ito in the call eS t Greek
Romances to the Novels of the ',resent age, it
affords the means of elucidatini many passages in
otir best poets, which teem With allusions to the
Roinances of chivalry. When the curiosity of
youthful ruind; is roused by the mention of Arthtir,
and his Knights of the Round '1 able, of Charle-
magne and his-Peers, of Amadis, Pahnerin, and
Tirante, it may be readily satisfied by the accounts
given in this compendium, of their marvellous
history and achievements. The sources are here
disclosed from which _Chaucer,. Spenser, and
Nikon, enriched their fancy and fertilized their
invention ; the foundations may here be traced
on which have been constructed many of the best
dramas of our, immortal Shakspeare. Nor is it
of trifling. importance to add, that in investigating
. the exceptionable ground occupied by the Italian
oovelisos, Ilr, Dunlop has proceeded with adinir-
' able judgment and caution, and that he has aIIR-
Zed the works of Boccaccio and BandellO, in
such a manner as not to offend the purest de-
licacy, or taint in its bloom the innocence of
yo tit

From a garden so profusely and variously stored,
it is an emharrassin;.: task to select an a.dklnate
oaring of literary flowe;s and fruits. For the
present, the following passage, illustrative of the
usages and rules of chivalry, may be cited for
the amost meta of our holiday circles

"The chstle in which the cani!idate for Loighthond received

his education, Was usually thronged with young persons of a
different sex. The intercourse which he thus enjoyed was the
best school for the refinements of courtesy : he was taught to
select some lady as the mistress of his soul, to whom were re-
fctred all his sentiments and actions. lice image was im-
planted in his heart, amid the fairy scenes of childhood, and
was afterwards blended with its recollections. In the middle
ages. Society was in an intermediate state, removed from the
extremes of indigence and luxury, which is most favourable
to lOve : and that passion was sometimes so nourished by ob:
stacies, that it Was exalted into.a species of devotion.
" Thus the service of a mistress because the future glory
and occupation of the candidate for knighthood. At the
same time that thk duty was inculcated, the emulation of
military excellence was excited bythe example of his compeers
and his patron. When the youth passed to the condition of
squire, they attended their master abroad; if he engaged in
tattle they took no part in the rencounter, but remained
spectators of the combat, and, by attention to the various
motements, were instructed in the art of war.
"Their time was also, its a great measure, devoted to those
sports which were kindred to the occupations of war, and the
knowledge of which was an essential preliminary to reception
into the order of knighthood.
" If that investiture be merely considered as a ceremony,
by which young persons destined to the military profession
veceived their arias, its institution, we are told, is as ancient
• as the age of Charlemagne; but, if' considered as a dignity,
wl)ich, by certain forums, conferred the first rank in the mili-
tary order, it cannot easily be traced higher than the 11 lb
century. In the forests of Germany, the initiation of a youth
into the profession of a warrior, had been attended with ap-
propriate ceremonies. The chieftain of the tribe decorated
him with a sword and armour ;—a simple forum, which, in the
• progress of the feudal system, was converted into a mysterious
mid pompous rite.
" On his reception into this order, the knight became
bound to the observance of loyalty to his superior, to an im-
pal tial distribution of justice to his vassals, to inviolable
adherence to his word, and attention to a courtesy which em-
bellished his other qualities, and softened his other duties.—
All those who were unjustly oppressed, or conceived them-
selves to be so, were entitled to claim his protection and suc-
cour. The ladies in this respect enjoyed the most ample pri-
vileges. Destitute of the means of support, and exposed to
the outrages of avarice or passion, they were consigned to
his special care, and placed under the guardship of his va-
liant arm,
" The promotion of knights, which sometimes took place
after the pertormanee of military exploits, but more ft-cep-mealy
• out chore!' festivals, cotonations, baptisms, or the conclusion
of peace, was generally followed by jousts and tournaments.
Of these institutions (which were of French invention, and
were introduced about the time of the first crusade), the
former was of a more private and inferior,the latter of a more
pompous and public description. loth were contrived for
the purpose of interesting the esind, when scenes of real war-
fare did not present themselves, and of displaying, at the
same time, the magnificence of the Prince or• Baton.
" Some time before time exhibition of a tournament, He-
ralds were dispatched through ,the country, to invite all
Knights to contend for prizes, and merit the affection of their
mist resses•
" After the toarnaments were proclaimed, they frequently
commeeced with skit mishing between the squires; and those
who particularly distinguished themselves were allowed to
enter the lists with the knights. ‘Vhen it Caine to the turn
of the latter, each knight usually declared himself the servant
. of some Lady, who generally presented him with a token of
favour,A veil, a scurf, a bracelet, oe, as we arc told by Chau-
cer in his story of Troilus, a pence! of her sleeve, with which
he adorned his shield or helmet, and by means of which his
person was recognized in all time vehemence of the conflict.
If these marks of distinction were carried off during the con-
test, the Lady sent him others to reanimate his courage, and
' invigorate his exertions.
" In all these rencountets certain rules of combat were es-
tablished, which it was considered infamous to violate. Thus,
it was not lawful to wound an adversary's horse, nor to
Strike a knight who took his visor or his helmet.
When the tournaments were concluded, the conquerors
were conducted, with much solemity, to time palace of the
prince or baron, where they were attired in the most splen-
did habits of peace, and disarmed by the hands of the fair;
their deeds were inscribed on the records of the heralds at
arms, and farmed the subjtct of the lays of time minstrel, which
were spread through the neighbouxing courts, to excite einu-
Lltion or envy."

LONDON JOUrtNALS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

plorging Chronicle.]

We .mentioned, a few days ago, the "receipt 'of
intelligence from Upper Canada, with an account
of the trials of different persons accused by Lord
Selkirk as principals and accessaries, in what was
termed the murder of Governor Semple and his
followers. Subsequent accounts have been re-
ceived of the trials of two of his Lordship's colo-
nists, accused of stealing cannon mounted on his
forts, which have also terminated in the acquittal
of the parties. There was Ito want of proof of
the cannon having been seized by these persons,
and having been delivered up to Mr. Cameron;
npwards,ot 30 witnesses having proved the tact,
who also acknowledged they were concerned in
the affair with the prisoners. They further ad-
mitted their reason for disarming the fort was the
threat made use of by Lord Selkirk', Governor,
111‘Donnell, to block up the Red River, and prevent
them from leaving a country, their experience of
which had in no degree answered the expectations
they had been led to form of it, by the tepre-
sentations which had induced them to embark in
tie speculation of settling this Colony. The
Justice stated to the.Juiy, it was quite evi-
dent, front the'testimony adduced, that there was
no felony in the case, as it also appeared in proof,.
that the prisoners and the other persons acting
with them had only caviled away the guns, leav-
ing the coinages, tackle, and.ammuniiion behind,
which they would n d trot have one had their inten-
tion been to steal the property. The Jury im-
mediately returned a veraiet Of " Not Guilty,"
which was tollowed by an address of the Attor-
ney• General to. the Court, dechning to proceed
in the case of conspiracy, which hid been made
against the persons acquitted on the previous
chat ges, as he could produce no evidence to es-
tahlrsli understand the result of the trials
has been perfectly satisfactory to the Judges who
presided, the Attorney-General who conducted
the proceedings, and to the public, which, after
so tunny contradictory statements front the &tie-
rent patties, have now had an opportunity of de-
ciding upon the merits of the case between Lord
Selkirk and his commercial rivals, by estahli ,led
evidence, in a Court of Justice.—fife accusations
of neason, minder, felony, and other climes,
made by his Lordship against the gentlemen of
the North-West Company, on which he arrested
and treated them as the vilest criminals, and on
which he justified the military seizure of all their
property and papers at fort kVilliam, have there-
fore been found not justified by (what the,Judge,
in his addreA to the Jury, emphatically called)
even a "scintilla of evidence a 4.ecting there."—lt
remains to be seen whether his Lordship will be
able to justify 'himself in as satisfactory a manlier
for the charges made against himself, "and which
it is said .t he North-West Company intend to give
his Lordship a full and Lair opportunity of meeting;
in the Cour s of Westminster 8011, his Lordship
having returned to this conutry.

The statements in some of the Public Papers, of
the arrival of Lord C.CHRANE in the provinces of
Venezuela, and his -taking the command of the in-
th pendent fleet iq that quarter, is altogether un-
founded. .Lord Cochrane sailed for Chili in the
Rose, and some weeks ago we stated that this
vessel had been spoken with near Cape Horn.—
Lord C. must have arrived at Valparaiso about the
end of November, and in all the ensiling month it
was expected he would proceed with the naval
forces of Chili, on an important expedition, for
which great preparations had been made.— (Ibid.)

ETON COLLEGE.—,We took occasion to notice
the spirit of insubordination which some time ago
broke out anion 4 the young Gentlemen at Eton
College, and the severity to, which Dr. Keate, the
head master, had recourse, in order to enforce the
,observance of those regulations which be had
thought it expedient to adopt for the general ad-
vantage of the establishment under his supervi-
sion. The great cause of dissatisfaction among
the scholars seems to have been the enforcement
of a five o'clock absence instead of the ordinary
absence at six o'clock, enacted bv former mas-
ters. The example which was made by the ex-
vision of young Geotlemen, whose prospects and
progress in life must be in some measure affected
by so disgraceful a circumstance, has bad its ef-
fect. But still there are those who, however stu-
diously they may 'have attended to the punctilious
discharge of their several duties, and to the ob-
servance of the rules which Dr. Keate has laid
down, have expressed dissatisfaction, and•liave
left tug College for the holidays with feelings of
resentment. Under all circumstances, it has been
deemed necessary to dispatch the following Cir-
cular from Eton to the parents of the young Gen-
tlemen remaining in the establishment :

(CIRCULAR.)
Eton, December 20, 1818.
• Sin-4 do myself the honour of writing to you at tht; re-
quest of Dr. Keate, who has been informed since thecom-
mencement of the holidays (though 'he has difficulty in be-
lieving the information) that a certain dissatisfaction still ex-
ists in the minds of souse boys, arising, as it appears, from a
mistaken idea, that the five o'clock absence in the houses,
which he was induced by the late unpleasant circumstances to
impose, is intended to be enforced during all seasons of the
year. Though lie lets an undoubted right to make any regu-
lations that he nosy think necessary for the good of the school,
yet as he is anxious to avert flue ill consequences of insubor-
dination from any boys, who may be misled, he has no hesita-
tion in saying, that this absence was never intended to apply
to all parts of the year. It was imposed as a punishment for
gross misconduct, but not till after the boys had been warned
by Dr. Keate of his intention, and had it in their power to
avoid it by returning to a sense of their duty. They were
informed tots, that when once imposed, there was little
probability of its being ever taken off; that is, during the
short days of the year, when it is dark about five o'clock. It
is a regulation which would have been desirable under any
circumstances, and one which has long- been wished for by
tunny parenis,as it interferes with no lawful alllusementood
destroys the opportunities of mischiet and immorality, which
existed during the hour of darkness between five and six. It
will be gradually removed by a quarter of an hour at a time,
as tho days lengthen, and pat on again in the same manner
next winter, like other absences, which vary according to
the season of the year.
I have stated this by Dr. Krate% desire, in order that you
may have an opportunity, during the holidays, of relligeing
false impressions from the mind of your son, if any exist, or
of withdrawing him altogether; which Dr. K. strongly re-
commends, it you canhot answer fur his good conduct upon
his retorts.

I have the honour to be, Sir, your very obedient and faith-
rut servant, BENJAMIN ;JItURY

[Morning Herdld.)

We have received letters [roe, Batavia of so
ate a date as the 20th of August. '1 hey

a strange outrage committed by the Dutch All-
- et Palimbam, on the east coast of Su-
matra, which requires sonic explanation. Sir
Thomas S. Rallies, the Lieutenant-Governor of
Fort. Marlborough, on tire western' coast of the
Islaldeemed it expedient to send an embassy
to some native Princes in the interior, the mem-
bers of which, having had occasion to pass
through the kingdom of Palimbam, were seized
by order of the Dutch Authorities, and made pri-
soners. As soon as information of this event
reached the Governor, he dispatched a number of
troops to Palimbam, to demand the restoration
of the prisoners, and to obtain redress for the in-
sult which was offered. This unpleasant news
had created considerable alarm at Batavia. These
letters further state, that a malignant fever bad
broken out among the native troops at Java, and
tharit spread throughout the island. Numbers
of European and American shipping were at Ba-
tavia, and found it difficult to get caraoes. The
crews were suffering from the prevailing fever,
and a few of the Commanders died,of it.

THEATRICAL. REGISTER.
Performed on Saturday Night.
T;rATRE ROYAL, DRITRY-LANE.—George Barnwell : George
Barnwell, Mr. H. Kernhie ; Mrs. W. Vest. Af-
ter which, H411,1111(1 and the Dandy Chill.
TFfEATIIF. Rovar„ CovevT-GA turf:v.—George Barnwell
George Barnwell, Mr. C. ficinble; Millwood, Mrs. Faucit•
After which, Harlequin Munchausen.

INsocENTs.—Holiday Pit the Bank, Excherinet, East India,
and South Sca Houses, this day.

MAILS.

AR/tit/En-2 Dublin, 2 Waterford, I Guerneey and, Jcrsey,
I Holland I Flanders, I France, I Lisbon.

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burgh

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW.
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THE SUN.

ISOLEDI (LUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT

LONDON,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28,

We yesterday' received the Pdris Papers of
Thurs►l:ay last. Those of Friday, which were
due this morning, have not arrived.

On Wednesday Grand Deputations from the
two Chambers presented their Addresses to the
KING. The Addresses are merely echoes of his
M+►jes•ty's Speech ; but it is worthy of retnatk,
that they d%vell emphatically upon the importance
of maintaining the Charter, and that there is not
a syllable in either of them that can he con-
strued into an intimation in favour of any change
in the Election Law. The KING'S replies (the
same in substance to both Deputations) are mere-
ly complimentary acknowledgments. The Cham-
ber of• Deputies had a Public Sitting on Wednes-
day, at which the Minister of Finance presenteJ
a Projet for the provisional collection of six-
t weifths of the direct taxes for the service of
1819. The Projet was referred to the Bureaux,
and the Chamber was to meet o❑ Saturday to
receive the Report.

The KING continued to recover. His Majesty
presided on' Wedne?day at a Council of Mini-
sters, which sat for four hours.

There are accounts fromi‘ladrid in these Jour-
nals of the 10th instant, but they merely give a
detail of a Court tZte, and state, that the acconche-
ment of the QUEEN was momentarily expected.
Two shocks of earthquakes were felt at Genoa,
on the Bth and 9th inst. The last, which occur-
red at 8 o'clock in the evening, was very violent,
and terminated with a slow movement from South
to North. It was supposed at Genoa that a more
formidable convulsion of the earth had taken
place either in Sicily or Barbary.

FIVE PER CENTS.
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