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N°. 13,706. FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1831.

LITERATURE.

ilistory of France. By E. E. Csowt, vol. ii.—Lowomas and Co.
Those who perused the first Volume of Mr. CROWE'S
" History of France," and are acquainted with the clear style
of narrative which distinguishes the work, and the judicious,
manner in which the author has condensed the facts of
French History, will be anxious to receive the second vo-
lume now before us, and which we do not hesitate to say,
will not be found unequal to the first. The art of abridg-
ing, we have frequently had occasion to remark, re-
quires more judgment than is generally supposed. It re-
quires great care to omit no facts of importance, and to be
equal in the degree of compression applied to the whole.
The series of Historical " Resumess" which have been pub-
lished lately in France, although they are the productions
of men of celebrity and talent, are frequently too short and
skelotonised to snorer the prrse of aPriltng,satisisotir
to the most supsrfeiskUstoAml enquirer. The presor'
lame, forms the 15th of Dr. Larther's Cyclopedia,
brings down the History of France to the first French
R evolution—the death of the Princess-Lamballe, and the
Massacre of the Prisoners.

Life and Reign of George the Fourth—Low:awe & Co.
This work forms the second volume which has been pub-
lished of Dr. Ls ILDN gas' Cabinet Library—and is the first
volume of the Life and Reign of our late Monarch. It ex-
tends to the period of the First Consulate of Napoleon. We
have read the work, and can recommend it to our readers as
a very important view of political history since the birth of
Ring George the Fourth. The author appears to have
sketched the events of the reign with much fairness, and
considering their being so recent, writs with great discrimi-
nation. The author has not displayed any wish to conceal the
faults of his hero—and at the same time he is not a
traducer. He has sketched the political merits of EDMUND
Buns a in a brief but judicious manner, and on the whole
the work has considerable merit.

Honeossison, Peb. I.—Lowonsw.
This number is rich in anecdote, interesting to the musi-
cal amateur, and replete with many instructive hints, and
the musical novelties which it supplied are peculiarly pleas-,
ing. Of the contents, we have been most amused by the
memoirs of two celebrated French composers—CATEL and,
ROLE, and the very judicious " Hints for the Formation of
a Musical Library ; "—both the articles are from the French.
The " Memoir of the Metropolitan Concerts," and the article
on the " Madrigal Society, the " Ancient Concerts, peat
and present," and the extracts from the " Journal of a Di-
lettante," contain details which cannot fail to interest the
amateur. The " Review of Music " will be found distin-
guished by accurate and judicious musical taste and cri-
tical discrimination. Of the seven pieces of Music, although
all'is excellent, we have been most struck with the Alpine,
Melody, by one of the Alpine Minstrels who are at present'
displaying such mod miracles in the metropolis. The Over-
ture to Armida, and the Swedish Air, as well as Ballads
are all beautiful. On the whole, a etter three shillings
worth was never offered to the Public
_.....
MONUMENT TO JOHN LOCKE.
A meeting of the subscribers to the monument of the phi-
losopher, Locke, was held yesterday at the Freemasons'
Tavern—Lord KING in the chair—to consider the steps to
be taken in the present state of the subscription.
The SECRETARY (Mr. Friend) read a varies of papers re-
lative to the former meetings on this subject ; from these it
appeared that the amount of stock now in hand was 8461. 6s.
in the Three and a Half per Cents. and some uninvested di-
vidends. The original plan of raising this monument was
determined on at a meeting so long ago as April, 1806. A
committee of seven was then appointed, of whom not less
than three, it was remarked, were present yesterday.—After
Mr. Friend had concluded, he said the money now stood in
his name, and the subaccibers bad been brought together, to
I determine what to do with it.
Lord KING said it was originally intended that the monu-
ment should be erected in St. Paul's, but the plan, as sub-
mitted to the public, bad the words "or elsewhere." Some
such alteration bad taken place with regard to the statue of
Mr. Pitt. His Lordship understood from Mr. Westmacott
that the price of such a statue as that of Lord Erskine, in
Lincoln's Inn-hall, was 1,2001. They had now 8001. in
money—to that he (Lord K.) should add for himself 1001.
(Hear,ilremheeilaidr)e.r,
eMedr.tbWe ecseteimplacoetletehaedf utbndeeretiakeneenmetheet,rieesk
be
hoped some funds would be raised from those who came to
visit his atelier. His Lordship felt convinced they would
iobtain a place in the large hall of the London University for
i the statue, where it would be seen by a large number of the
public. EC •
Mr. FRIEND—By far a greater number than Mr. a- itt 8
statue at Cambridge.
Mr. pRADLEY said when this monument was first pro-
jected he was a boy; since then he had read the works of
LOCKE, and, if he ever had an object of literary idolatry,
LOCKE was the man. He paid a deserved compliment to
the Noble Chairman for the light he had thrown
;on the
author of the " Essay on the Human Understanding," by
the publication of his biography. He had long paid a
yearly visit to Nosing, where the remains of Locxa lay,
and he hoped to be allowed to testify his veneration for
him by handing in a subscription to the Monument, (an
example which was followed by some other gentlemen who
were present.)
Air WErruscart said the sum of 1,2001. would meet
all the expences of a monument such as that of Lord
;ERSK IN E.
A resolution was then adopted that the funds in hand be
;devoted to the erection of altatue to be placed in the Lon-
don University, with the sanction of the Council—a sanc-
tion which, it was stated, there was no doubt of being oh=
tailed,
New true.teee were then nominated, and aims, WM4'O4
, that the future .meetings of the Committee should take piaci
,at Mr. WESTMACOTT'S residence; and after proposing
some votes of that, the nicetiag.kroke op.
-
There has boons, (riiNtfol loss of life dying' Aholp,te in,
olement weather. On:Friday. an inquest was held Belting-
Jess, on the bodies of two men who
,had been found buried
three feet under the, anew: ,
_i____all4 -tr. 11,4 !ell .11,e11ii43.
tbat town, who have 409.1Plimeir on opvqtakdays. ~ i w )4
'little doubt that they. have been loot . in. the.enow.—..lnieA
Letter.

ELECTION OF AN ALDERMAN FOR PORTSOKEN
WARD.
Yesterday the contest for the gown closed. While the
polling was going forward, Mr. Hill, the Counsel for Mr.
Harvey, formally protested against Mr. Scales, as ineligible
to the office of Alderman ; the Common Council having
already determined that the candidate was ineligible to sit on '1
any committee.
Soon after three o'clock the Lord Mayor declared the state
of the poll at its final close to be as follows: Mr. Scales
155 ; Mr. Harvey 127 ; majority for Mr. Scales 28, (great
cheering followed this declaration.) Mr. Harvey then de-
manded a scrutiny, and Mr. Scales made a similar demand.
The meeting then adjourned to the church, and the candi-
dates addressed a very full and good-humoured meeting.
Mr. Sea Lits expressed great surprise at his opponent's
demand of a scrutiny, notwishstanding the majority of 28—
a dVit
.., - which he was himself compelled to make because
ill
tlifeirim, and he had to contend with a lawyer 1
etli n • that, he (Mr. Stoles) would not have to ad-
dress the meeting for three minutes; but. the pertinacione
conduct of his antagonist had brought him to an opposite de-
cision, and three hours might be the duration of his ha-
rangue.—(Laughter.) Mr. Scales then proceeded to
repeat the charge made previously by him against Mr.
Harvey. It was not, he said, long since the Lord
Mayor was under some public displeasure, and upon a
most unjust and ridiculous accusation.—(Cheers.) He
(Mr. Scales) at one saw the absurd notion of the charge
which was visited in so marked a manna. Well, his (Mr.
Scales's) sins were brought forward to their fullest extent by
his honourable opponent, and in what had they all merged ?
Why, in the horrible offence of the forged, or the fictitious, or
the fabricated tickets. (Loud laughter.) His opponent, to do
him justice, had, when he heard that Michael Scales had no
other iniquity, said, " Why this is trash, it will never do; "
but when the tide turned against the honourable patriot, he
began to look with a very serious countenance at the crime,
and found that the trash was the awful offence of for-
gery. (Roars of laughter.) A protest had also been made
against his return ; but that, too, had for its foundation the
forgery. The mountain in labour brought forth a mouse
(laughter). He really believed, if ever his hoe. friend the
lawyer bad to contend with a butcher again, he would take
to his heels with wonderful celerity. All that future elect-
tors would have to do to get rid of the worthy Whig was, to
set a butcher at him (excessive laughter). It had been ob-
served that he (Mr. Scales) ought not to act like an as-
sassin. A guilty conscience needed no offence, and
the worthy patriot, when be made that remark was de-
scribing what was passing in his own breast. Mr.
Scales then assured the electors that they should have Do-
111,_ing to find fault with in his conduct as their Alderman.
He should not hesitate to dive into the depths of prisons,
and to comfort the wretch that pined in solitary confinement
,—that prelude to madness and to death. He bad health,
strength, and a good conscience, to exercise fot the benefit
of his fellow-creatures. (Cheers:) 'ire honourable and
unsuccessful candidate bad deceived the good people of
Colchester, but he had not deceived the people of Portmoken.
In the latter place there was no mistake. (Laughter.) Mr.
Scales concluded by thanking his friends for their vigorous
and unremitting support.
Mr. HARVEY rose, and was very warmly received. Mr.
Scales had, he said, gone into a very rigid investigation of
ihis (Mr. Harvey's) private, professional, and personal cha
I racter ; but be had mistaken him very much in one respect,
in supposing that he would run away without thanking those
vahiable men who had so strenuously supported him with
their free, unbiassed, and unpurchasable exertions. For
those exertions he felt deeply grateful. He must also say,
that in his canvass he had witnessed the high worth of the
electors, who had supported his antagonist. From
every one of those whom be solicited, he received an
unhesitating answer, that their vote 'was engaged. He
had been accused of being unfavourable to the Ballot.—
The election that had just terminated confirmed him in the
impression he bad formed. Not a man of his opponent's
promisers had violated his word (cheers.) He wished be
"could say the same thing of those who professed to be his
eepporters (cries of " shame I you have been deceived.")—
He bad come into the Ward notes an intruder-101 of the re
silent inhabitants of the Ward bad sent to him a requisition,
assuring him not of the chance but of the certainty of his suc-
cess (loud cries of shame), and yet six of those requsitionists
had voted against him (cries of indignation against the de-
serters, and applause for Mr. Harvey.) But the Ward should
have the opportunity of seeing who had thus abandoned him. .1
The poll should be published, and an R. should be fixed op- —..--......
Mr.to the names of his treachlrous inviter, (cheers).— An advance of one shilling per down to the weavers t.
Mr. Harvey then declared that he had been compelled, by the cotton imitation shawls ball been agreed upon by the anati-
letter of the Eases clergyman, which was read at the Ward_ facturers of Stockport, to be given to their hanosfroni Men-
mote, accusing him of having money of Mr. Wellesley s, day lait.--Mcnichesta Herald.
to rebut that statement by producing an unpaid check MELANCHOLY DEATH OE THE EDIIIIIHROU MAIL
of that gentleman's. Mr. Wellesley, against whom he had GLUED AND COACHMAN, LOST IN THE SNOW.-(Fur-
no charge, had published a letter in the Morning Chronicle, tber particulars, from the rvalries Journal).—lt is but too
stating that he had directed his bankers not to pay the cheek true. The fears expressed for the fate of the two unfortu-
to Mr. Harvey. Now, the answer of the banker denied Date men have been wofully verified. On Saturday Mino•
that there were effects, and gave no other eiplanation. nald, the guard of the 'mail which should have left
—lf. there tbere were any other objections, surely it would burgh on Tuesday, but which was stopped by the iresd
have been stated in common courtesy. • (Cheers.) Mr. ness of the weather until Thursday, bad contrived, with
Harvey then read the banker's reply, which was in the great danger and difficulty, sometimes on foot, to reach
usual terms; he next alluded to a case of accusation, in Tweedshaws. Here the landlord of the inn and another
which it had been stated that be did not pay a tavern bill individual ventured out, to give him a convoy so fat on
at Colchester ; and he declared, that it had been admit- his way to Moffatt. After g
partin with h
im,
over fr and beingom
ted by his Committee, that he had amply paid the ex- on their way back, they thought of os
penses incurred there, and that he was justified in resist- the new to the old line of road, supposing that tbe snow
tug an exorbitant charge made by the landlord. The would be less deep there. When within half a mile of
next charge was that which related to Mr. Frost. He Tweedshaws, they came upon the body of Goodfeßow,
admitted that the published statement of that case had a which was only partially covered with snow, and about 240
bad appearance ; but he bad solemnly to declare that or 200 yards farther forward the body of M'Gregor was
'the charge charge was false ; and, as Mr. Scales was ready to covered, his arm lying under his head, and with the tranquil
ideclare that the charges in the Common Council on the appearance as if he had fallen peacefully asleep. But dread-
subject of the tickets was false, he might in charity .ac- ful must have been the struggle, and dreadful the thoughts,
;knowledge that a groundless accusation might have been Of the poor man before he thus resigned himself to his fate.
imade against another man (loud cheers). Ilut every word His bands were foind severely tweeted-, 'and this rheum-
"of this matter had been already announced at Colchester,
stance at once accounts for the bloody hand-prints that were
land still he bad beaten all his antagonists out of the field. seen on the guide-post. The innkeeper and his companions
iMr. Harvey then 'usurer( ‘be electors, that he should ever I having been joined by thee. who were out on the search from
act to the best of his ability, for their interests; and that if, !Moifat, Ow bqdies of the unfortunate mon were removed to
1 upon examining the votes, be perceived that he had no ° Twaldsfitws, wham we understand they still lie. ltlr.
lichance of. succeeding upon &scrutiny, he should not put any ,M' "Gen waii i -lout healthy man; about 50 years of 'Age;
lindividual to the least trouble or expense (load and cots- 'ind hadNi tad& sfansee Oda' latoand *A. with balls-
cheering). . , .
• lady, viable at itdialluralh: Goodfellow was about 45 years
roused Thanks having been voted to the Lowl.Mayor, the Ward- ',of age, a .iiridoirer, and we regret Y.I edi,, has .104- tiro
mote was adjourned to the 14th inst. 'daughters, one of whom is wholly unproisded for.