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London, England, 1815-09-23 00:00:00

FOR SCHOOLR.

Thls day were pubb.he.l, prier se. bound,
EX E it ClB E S in LATIN PROSODY
and VitetSIVICA PION; or, An Introduction to Scanning
and Writing Latin Verve.
44. We e.bn coudd.intly say, that this book Is of a very superior
dtirsirissa."—Cr.t.cal Review.
Prit•red by A.l. Vtlpy ; and sold by Longman and Co.; and
Law and Wl•lralter.

FROM 7111 S RHENISH•MERCURT.

REMARKS ON FOUCHVS FIRST MEMORIAL.

Stich are the words of Fouche, the Police Minister,
• as they were circulated, during the letter half of the
prece.iing month in Paris, and, read every where
term:emelt Franie with -swam A strong, broad.
si.ou..lered, and raw-boned enemy has got above the
. French, and presses Upon them like an Incubus, and
they are groaning under the burden. They had al.
ready for once succeeded with their high sounding
words, in sh.ikieg themselves clear of him, and they
thereiore took it into their heads. that though he was
setnewhat rubust and strong armed, he was, never-
theless, exceedingly. stupid, silly, and even timid.
They Wish, therefore, to exhibit him a second sime,
lid by the nose,, to the laughter and amusement of
the whole world. Hence they have first held the oh'
lananage to the Princes and Diplomatists, as there is
no chance with the Generals, and endeavoured to
prove to them, that nothing which is so, really is so.
for this convincing reasons because that is, it is true.
nothing else that: that, bet is another than it is, be.
cause whatever is, is.
This admirable proof must. however, be painted
for effect with glaring colours, with etas dashes of
light, and dark sh.idows ; with something of Hered,
:Lid the: murder of the Children Bethlehem, some.
thing of the Tell Plagues of Egypt, and a few fa-
mines, &c. The whole will then form an admirable
Sauatiun de 'Empire, like those elicit the Orators of
the Government of Napoleon used formerly to lay
before the woad with a gay and fiiendly contempt,
only Chic tittle painted with dreadful colours, like
those of Dante's Hell, where the damned are intro-
duces' sing;ng in chorus. In the midst of the picture
the good King is represented as crowned with thorns,
as a Montezuma weighed down with fetters, and his
subjects s so many unfortunate Mexicaos, as men
wino formerly indeed killed their fellows, but who Are
now perceptibly improved and become interesting
from their misfortnnes.
At the conclusion, where the harangue takes, a
prophetic turn, the innocent victims are informed how
they must behave, it the above reorientation and
exposition should prove of no avail; .in the presence
of all the victorious 'powers, insurrection is held to
tlient as the only means of escaping from their ntis-
&flours; an 4 it conciudes in a manner intiiiitely sub-
lime and pathetic, like, the valley of Jehoiaphat as it
were, with a more particular view of this great in-
surrection, with a huge black hole to frighten all
children and childish people, a hole in which alone
dingy million:01 Frenchmen test in their dead dresses,
and each, women and children inclusive, holds at least
one slaughtered enemy in close embrace.
M. Garat, who is given out as the author of the
Work, has here seven times surpassed himself, and
it the pub:ic before whom he acts has even the slightest
idea of poeti.a justice they will call himout, and make
him go through this effecting drama a second time. In
this wank we must, above all things, admire the fof.
=alit), with which,. according to the rides, like a
French linty, it is perfectly fashioned into three acts.
In the that we have the proud intreitue, which at once
bursts upi.rt us : Les ravage) de la France het a leer
roidle p at.d then with proper brevity he describes the
scene. It: tee fore ground we have ruined cottager,
bt.rning villages, irth..bitants !lying before the so.
diets ; and in the back ground, the peopling Of the.
woods,• the howling ei tee welies, crops lottiirg
the gr und, and ruins. The speetatori are weT
SWAM that • all this is not trite ; they see, with the
exception Of the few destroyed by their own panne
• rdgee:aell the 'wet towns aid villages peilectly (est
and teninjuted ;_but' then they Ore justly siapp,,s
tot•thiiialte.ot the illusion, capable of inriglittil it,
tai Wit really existeJ,
adi_lll_, accordingly 'futlity u.
sulky a most wonderful aptitude of imagination.