Star.
London, England, 1825-01-11 00:00:00

A Short Extract from the Life of General Mina. Pub-
lished by Himself. Bvo. pp. 107.
Every one who has been in the least attentive to the
events in the Peninsula, durine the last fifteen years,
must have observed how conspicuous the name of Mina
has bees in Spanish warfare. The General, now in this
country, has just given to the world a most interesting
little work, in Spanish and English, entitled, " A Short
Extract from his Life"—an outline which he proposes
to fill up hereafter. The profits of the publication are
devoted by the General to the relief of his suffering
fellow-countrymen, and we shall the; efore refer our
readers to the work itself, by purchasing which they
will not only possess themselves of an interesting vo-
lume, but aid the cause of humanity. A better means
of enabling such persons as can spare a few shillings,
and not a sovereign, could scarcely have been suggested,
for augmenting the fund for the relief of the Spanish
refugees, and we hope that edition after edition will be
called for. We shall only remark, that General Mina
was born at ldozin, a village of Navarre, on the 17th of
June, 1781 ; that he serve) in the ranks, and succes.,
sively rose to the rank of General-in-Chief of the first
army, and Commandant-General of High Arragon, to
the left of the Ebro. The Public may judge of the
active life the General led, when we state, that he gave
battle, or sustained the attack, in 10 regular or occa-
sional actions. We most heartily recommend this truly
interesting work to the Public.
Trial of the tin). Alexander Fletcher, before the Lord
Chity Justice of the Court of Common Sense, and •
Special Jury. By the Author of the Trial of tom'
Rev. Edward living. Bvo.
It has been contended by some persons that the
genius and spirit of satire are nearly extinct—this we
should deny, had we no other proofs of its existence at
the present day than the Trials of Mr. Irving and Mr.
Fletcher. The Jury, in the latter case, includes the
names of Sir Walter Scott, Mr. Galt, Moore, Camp-
bell, Rogers, &c. &c. The Reverend Defendant it
somewhat severely, but by no means coarsely handled;
and the speeches of Nlr. Phillips and Mr. Scarlett are
close imitations of their style. The characters of several
of the witnesses are also elicited, and the great power
assumed by the seceding Church of Scotland is placed
in a strong point of view. The work, which is really a
very happy satire, is embellished with two coloured
engravings.
Illustrations of Moore's Irish Melodies, by Westall,l2mo.
In nothing, perhaps, have periodicals improved more
than in the style of their embellishments. About half
a century ago, our magazines gave a portrait, which,
with great simplicity and truth, they called " a head,
curiou.ly engraved." Now our best artists are called to,
aid our magazines with their talents. There is an ele-
gant work, Arias Pocket Magacine, published at a very
low price, which gives iilustration. of the works of living
Poets. The little work betoie us contains proof im-
pressions of the embellishments of Arliss's Ma mazine.—
Of the spirit and manner in which they are executed,
it is only necessary to state, that they are engraved by
Fenner, from original designs by the celebrated Westall.
Alice Allan.-7 he Country Town, 4'c. By ALEXANDER
WILSON, Bvo. London, 1824.
Mr. Wilson, though a young writer (at least so we
suspect), is a clever one; his tales not only possess con-
siderable interest, but display an intimate knowledge
of the world, and of human nature. The Tales are six
in number; and contain some very excellent sketches of
town and country life, both humorous and pathetic.
MATHEMATICAL HABITS.
Joseph Sauveur, the eminent French mathematician,
was twice married: the first time he took a very sin-
gular precan‘ion—he would not meet the LaJy till he'
had been with a notary to have the conditions, which he
intended to insist on, reduced into writing, for fear the
sight of her should not leave him sufficiently master of
himself. This, says Dr. Hutton, was acting very
wisely, and like a true mathematician, who always pro-
ceeds by rule and line, and makes his calculations when
his head is cool.—Mechanics Magazine.
It has been observed, as a very remarkable circum-
stance in Paris, during the latter end of the year 1824,
that the barometer has, in general. Leen exceedingly
high, considering the bad weather that has prevailed,
and the great quantity of moisture in the atmosphere;
at the same time that the wind has almost invariably
been in a quarter that is not considered as having a
tendency to rise the mercury in' that valuable instru-
ment; that is, from thej south-west quarter, which has
been the prevailing wind for a long series of time. There
has been in Paris almost constant and incessant
rain. The only intervals of fair weather that have oc-
curred, and they but rarely, were when the wind got
round a few points to west, or the northward of west,
when the rain ceased; and invariably, a few hours after,
the wind again got to the south west, the rain again
commenced to fall. It would appear as if a revolution
had taken place in the laws of the barometer, as far as
regards the immediate vicinity of Paris.
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The Metropolis is expected to be extremely full in
the course of a few days, as several Peers and Members of the
House of Commons are already arrived in town, previously to the
meeting of Parliament, which it is expected his iLtazsze will open
in person.
THE Niw MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND LITERARY
Jouamt.—The Public are respectfully reminded, that the New
Series of this Work, which is edited by one of the most distin-
guished writers of the present day, is conducted on a new and very
improved plan, combining the several characters of a Magazine, a
Review, and an Annual Register. The First Number of a New
Volume, in which Mr. Camrsetz resumes his Lectures on Poetry,
appeared on the Ist of January, and those who desire to avail them-
selves of that favourable opportunity for commencing, are requested
to send their orders forthwith, to any Bookseller or Newsman in
their neighbourhood.

HUNTING. •
li. Jolliffe, Esq.'s fox hounds meet to.moarow, at Chaldon ; Sa-
turday, at lyegate Hill.
The Surrey fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Godstone ; Saturday,
at Pratt's Bottom.
The Surrey Harriers meet to-morrow and Saturday, at Kennel.
The Hampshire Hunt meet on Thursday, at Nutley Church;
Saturday, at Abbotsdon Down.
The Hambk•don Hounds meet to-morrow, at Westmeon Hut;
Friday, at Botley Turnpike-gate.
The Hon. Newton Fellowes's Hounds meet on Saturday, at By-
cott Plantation. Chumleigh.
The Earl of Darlington's fox-hounds meet on Thursday, at Stud-
ley ; Saturday. at Burton Park.
The Lambton fox-hounds meet on Thursday, at Flair ; Satur-
day, at Kennel.
The Suffolk and Eons -bounds met on. Friday next, at
Bradfield-outer.

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