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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-19

The last nights mail brought us The
Report OF the Committee of the House of
Representatives on the Bank of the Unit
ed States. II fills eight columns Of HE
National ln,elhgencer, small type. We
shall give II TO our readers entire on
Thursday
On very hasty view Of il, il appears
TO be unlavorable in the two general
branches INTO which they divide Tie sub
leci; lst, the general management Of the
iauk and The conduct of lis officers: End.
The question connected with violation
oil IFS charter. On the first point, thew
dwell Oh the speculaiions i'm ts stock
which ibt acts of the parent bank have
heen calculated tn prodace-They state
that William Junes, President, and George
Williams, one of the directors, have been
" deeply concerned IN those speculations"
that though the Presidents motives
Nay have been strictly correct, and his
vote gwen without any reference IN lis
private interests; YET his situation for
bate his acting on a question: whose re-
suit was so important TO hiIn"-On the
2nd point, They state that the provisions
OF the charter have been violated in four
different instances, though "the con nit
lee wish II TO be understood as moi ex-
pressing any opinion whether such viola
s'ohS "pu" aus d forfeiture or
they conclude with The following re-
marks
They have not recommended the attention
OF ANY measures to correct the many evils
aud mischief they have depicted, excepting
That OF The bill before mentioned because BIZ
the provisions of The charter, the SECRETARY Of
The Treasury has iull power to apply prompt
and adequate remedy, whenever the situation
OF the bank shall Iaquire it, And il aCter
Inc stockholders have became acquainted with
10 ma ma 400 puf of tl,n
snail adopt no means to prevent its con-
issuance, or the directors themselves shall
persist in course of conduct reQniIii,r
CORE ctUu, the committee cannot entertain
doubt that the salutary power lodged in the
treasury Department wiil be exerled az &C.
caslon may require, and viii references 10 she
best interests OF the United States"
81 have never felt (says member of
Congress. TO the Editor)a stronger con-
itict between Indignation al such pru-
ceedlngs, and coinHrseration for the j,,-
| diyiduals who VIII be affected by tins de-
velopemeni. My mind has settled down
into fixed dread OF banks and the paper
| system"
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LECIsLATURg or VIRGINIA.
EXTRACTS FROM gHE JOURNALS or THE HOUSE
DFIECAIES

- II'FVf Is FHOM EIIE JOTHNAIs OF TIE HOUSE
or DELEGATES.
Friday, jan ia communication from the
Senate by their clerk that they lad passed tie
bill authorsng William Hopkins 10 erect a
toll bridge across The Siauuton iiyer."-AlSo
tie bills author ing 4 sale ct eitain real
property belonging 20 the heirs of Gen. John
T.. scott deceased )" and concerning Harvey
Fitzgerald 1" with amendments in which they
reque'ied The concurrence OF the II. of D.
III se amendments the II Of d. adopted
The House were engaged some time in the
election OF Treasurer.
Mr. Magill, from the committee of reyisal,
presented the bill respecting ferries, aud one
concerning public roads; whic4i were re-
committed TO thc same committee
several other bills we're reported, received
aud laid upon tie table.
SATURDAY,, ian. Ga communication from the
Sennte, 'hat tkcy had passed tie bills, =" Estab-
fishing an inspection OF tobacco aud -four In
the Town OF Iazeweli, ~ tie county Of Mech
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{ me HUNDRED DOLLARS REWAKJJ--BI11se--ss
- an September last from Mrs. Amn HUT nor
bMNs nudge ~ Caroline county. negro man n.act
ADNAHAN-He Is about 30 Years old Is ola d.rI r.,
ior Iet 10 or inches high, with scar over his eve
oio", Occasioued by burn wien smsU . 90, a. m.
nhgcfs dis'kuit ny spra be out or ,o,nt :
we IS eobler, sad toierahie gOsd pascrrr and v.rx
fond of srink eXPect he " lutkinp p'o,i, r,clln,d
or L3ncho"R, as nave heard lie steh ssc. nding
The iTei IN bOat from the former a, the latter ni.r
wi give tie above reward II taken or oftlis ss,r
30 me, orIWe1tg.Ifre Doiiors m takln nd en,, I
some jail So tbat get him again EINg. 81 ~ ~
caroline county, Jan. 10 20 a
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-19

IN DOLLARS REWARD.-Ranaway from Join r.
anderson OF BUckinghasi county, sometime il,
OCT last, negro nsn TOM which hired To saia tnder
son the last year lie is about " years old sbou lei
lnehes hlgh, toeTabiy stout made tbek ps small
scar on the ieii side OF his one on Ills bT,sst
q, use oster u IS probable he Is about L. nc,-
bug or RchuIond, working ia boats nass,,,g TO-,
ose place To the other ..i will pay Tie above resd
Win an iedsonable charges, for aBpfehehdiug and a.
lNefng SAID slave TO me, for his safe Iodgnsnt "A
any Iai so that get hiN again. DANIEL Known
Cumberland, Jan 70. ~ 5z,Sf.
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TO THE EDITOR.

WUshlngton, jan. 70.
on Monday next our debate in relation TO
Gen. Jackson commences There Will tssr
be great warmth as his supporters have mani.
rested great irrtabiluy We (fori am enlisted
under the same banners with yourselfJ shall We
rs probably be i'm minority A few Years will
set things right and justify orr opinions''
,lOf this last position, we have no doubt =.
Editor
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-19

70 John Wilder, Esq. Cashier Of fbe Braue,,
Bank of Virginia Petersburg ! has res,rnsd he
ohee-We understand tbat Ins Successor il
not yet appointed
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Material E,7.atuDl.

An Erratum escapeJ us in the last No.
IN puslisi,lng the Report of the MILITARY
Committee or the Seminole War, and
the Substitute proposed by The niinoriiy
OF that Committee. We deem this so
material a one, as 10 call upon US for re-
publication OF both articles, See our first
page.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-19

Bank Credt.-li gives us pleasure TO
state on unquesiionable authority, that
the Mechanics Bank ofAlexandria, y bicb
for few days did not redeem it's paper.
has resumedits payments, and is perfectly
restored 10 credit Communicated
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-01-19

me Improved StyGw CuHer-- improved.
nv subscriber having purchased the psfent rigkt II
h0tcbkiss's Improves Sas Cnttef f0f all tJ,t Timed
2ses south aud west Of the state New Yoik fesberf
,niJ nlotms the pubctha he snow ihess
nighly valuable machines auFcI more dnfabi. Via
than hefetoiote The most material paris Of them bear
mace with cast iroa which improves them ia every u,,
g' view and he VIII venture say that f0f sinpcifv
DURABILITY aud eNpedtoH. they surpsss aDy oihef ever
invented either 10 Europe or America.
, those WHO have pafthasrd couafy fiehfs 81 ln, can
ohiah fn sets 81 irons TO- The improved naci mes fi
cudrg cast steel kWife) for SO rer set by 1ppsups
~ Nh John WstsnH's FOWrtefyin Richmond here tby
a'e execuied wih neatuess aHd dispatch. vi watson
WIZ also show an improved nachise operation fs..
ueUeH residing those Conates where the patent r,vat
vas not yet been disposed OF. cav obtain the 1ss
from the subscriber ~ SO each.
~ The patent Tish for such counties ~ ase moi yft
SOLO, can be pUIcbsse1on very Reasonable terms by dp-
pIicaion 70 the subscriber.
Dec. .. 90. .Wtf JONATHAN s. EASTMAN
DAM or VIRGINIA The president aha dirccto,
~ have declared dividend 81 - p cent for the half
year ending Sist uit which vii he paid Inc -tockhoE
efsontbe 1910 Inst ". DAEDKfDGE, Cash'r.
jan. o. fb.wlW
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district. in lieu of a Stale University.

district, in lieu of a State University.
This motion, we understand, gave rise 10
an animated debate Mr.. Brodnax NOV
ed to postpone the resolution till The 3lst
March, in which lie WIS supported by
Messrs. Taylor of c. Baldwin, and Sell
den-Bef0re any question was taken on
| Mr.. Brodnax's motion, Mr.. White with
| drew his resolution, reserviDg> 10 himself
The right of renewing /, al a subsequent
period.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the bill, aud the discus
sion won't on-Mr. Bowyer spoke again in
favor OF the claims of Lexington-He was
followed by Messrs. Ryes and Brodnax
IN favor the Central Colicge-Mr Bald
win again pressed the pretensions of
| Sfaunten-Mr. Tay Tor of c. closed the
| debate III favor of the Central College.
The debate was in a most animated STRAIN.
The question was then taken on s,rik-
ing out the Central College, and lost, AYES
90, noes ll4--majority in favor of that
| site, As.
The committee rose, & the amendments
were reported 10 the House and adopted.
Mr.. Baldwin then rose, and in manner
which seemed 10 command universal APP
probation, declared lie had atienipiedio
40 his duty to his constituents, by sup
porting The pretenSious of Siaunton:-
all lis exertions had failed he should
now vote for the bill, aud he invoked the
ifouse itthe most energetic terms TO unite
~ The name OF Virginia, by the love which
they fell for their native land, 10 support
The University, and raise up pillar of fire
tn illuminate and toiguide her footsteps.
de was followed by,Mr. Seieien " DO de-
iivereG an impressive address IN favor Of
the bill.
The ques;ionou engrossing The bill and
reading il third time was carried with
oui opposItion.-TlIisd day We hope 10 see
/, pass through the House of Delegates.
We publish the following to crafty a man whom we
esteeDI:-
TO TEE EDITOR.
SIR am snrPriz@d 10 find that the hilI es-
tahiishing an University has passed in the
House OF Delegates, through the committee
OF the whole, without being amended, by pre-
nNing preamble TO il. In thsrespect, 1 think
IL defective Permit, then, "a bystander, aud
one OF yonr subscribers, TO recomme nd the
following Tor that purpose. Ii seems To him
not only appropriate, but is principally taken /
from one OF The most truly illastrion rs statesmen
anu philosophers whom our country has pro-
duced. SIJBSCRIBFR
Whereas, truth, if left to herself, is not the
proper and sufficient antagonist 10 error, and
HAS much 10 tear iron, the conflict, unless in
ADDITION 10 her nattiral wespois treearyument
and debate, SHE be armed by human IL terposi.
tioH, errors being dangerous, whrre the, are
not opposed by other means than that IF i,eiug
permitted freely 10 contradict them. Be il
Therefore enacted, &c.
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COIIEN'S

LOTTERY aud Exchange CDfce, 40, Market Street.
Where The capitals of $50 900 900 were sold the
last lottery drawn ia Baltimore aud where more Cspi.
tai Prises hare been obtaiaed than at any other of
fre in 1imsric0.
-. Orders from any part OF the union. either for
"boie tickets Or Shares, will meet the most prompt
attrntion, addressed ts
J. I. COHEN, jr. no. Market ST. Baltimore.
II distant ddDenturers are informed that in order
10 FURNISH them uith fornqton Of the fate Of their
reHets, me Aondsers OFFICIAL List Of Prizes nil be
published Immediately after the dr0aoing IN the
principal newsp0peys--TO give more Immediate in.
tctHgence TO ddpeHtnrerS III this SeetoH OF the Dnon
the ASt Of prizes wfH DC published IN THE inquirer ia
The city Of Richmond. Jan. 10. 9.stif
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4 'oNCEkI-. Mis-. FNLSca tendeTs her sIaieinI &C
- Acknowledgements To her friends aud tie public for
.be very liberal ENCOURAGEMENT she has Ieceiyed-and
informs them thai SHE ~ give SecOHd and I-sf CON
CERT, al the Eagle Ho.e, on 70. horror Ep.s..g
Gan. 20 l-particuars will appear Tomorrow.
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DRIFTING a VNOUNCED -OfflCLsI. NU1I1 a.
NfARYLANS STATE LOTTERY. craving Of
Az tbs scheme viii taAe place the city Of BALI
more on WtdHeSdoy fhs 24th q nert month (Februa
Ty) and ui De coapIeted on the same day nnGer the
supeTintebaance of JAMES LLOYD RICHARD X
HEATH q flCHhRb FRISBY, Esors couaiissior
ers appointed by The governor aud council agreeabiy
to'the act Of Assembly.
CohenPs 06fce, Baltimore, Jan. IL 1919
The drawing of the Maryland STATE Lottery having
been oinciay announced " take p!acc on Dednssday
the 21th 81 nerf MONTH and tue number OF tickets IN
hand being reduced I" very few those not Vet supplied
Should apply without delay, avoid disappointment
Only 1850 Tickets IN the rhoLe Scheme
The CAPITAL PRIZas ARE
~, 900 DOLL iRS. 1905 DOLLaRS.
10000 DOLLARS. 5000 DOLLARS
5000 DOLLARS. 5000 DOLLARS.
5000 DOLLARS. 8, goo DoLLaRS.
1000 DOLLARS. 5000 DOLLARS.
1000 DOLLARS. 5000 DOLLARS.
Twenty OF 900 DOLLARS &C.
NO Stationary Pri=es--4H being FYiatfRg.
THE WHOLE TO De DRAWN IN ONE DAY
IT The prizes all payable in CASH subject TO a de-
duciion Of l5 percent. only.
Present yricr ojT1ckefs and Shares.
Whole Tickets, 500 Eghtbs, Si2 so
Halves, so Tentbs, 10 90
Quarters, % sxteenths 6 25
Fifihs, 90 Tweptietbs q on
TO BE had IN VARIETY OF NUNBHRS, AT
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-02
ITEMS OF NEWS.

The House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
have passed a resolution, increasing the Sala-
ries of the members from 90Ui. 10 1901.
At late suit in England, of q lady against
> gentleman, for breach of promise of mar
rage, she recovered 1900 dollars and in
suit OF gentleman against lady, the
plaintiff only recovered 80 dollars.
A sale of public land was held in the state
of Illinois, IN the Edwardsvile district, du-
ring the three first weeks in August. The
paper printed at that place says that 42, 426
acres were sold at an average price of 9
dollars Is cents per acre
Delegates we're chosen on Monday last,
throughout the District of Maine, for the
purpose of forming Constitution The de-
legates will convene at Portland on the | 18th
of his month.
Two cases of malignant fever have occur
red in Columbia, (South Carolina,) which
the heslth report states TO have teen brought
evidently from Charleston.
Gourlay. the Canadian exile, has arrived
in New York, and will probably take pas
sage to England this autumn.
Apeach was lately exhibited III the mar
ket-house at Richmond, which was | | inches
in circumference. and weighed 10 ounces.
We learn from Springfield, Clarke county,
(Obio) that Silver Mine has been discover
ed in the neighborhood of fredericksburg,
10 that state. The proprietor is said to be a
poor man. and made the discovery by dig
png well on his premises. The ore is re-
presented as pure, and the quantity great.
(Phlad. pap.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-02
Charleston, IS. c. Sept. "a.

Accounts from the kingdom of New Grena-
da down to the 18th July. have reached Ha-
vana On the 10th. body of revolution
lists, consisting of 500 men, had been COM
petely routed and dispersed. The Spanish
general Don Jose Maria Bareiros, was 10
advance on the following day against the
main body of the insurgents, who had been
led, no doubt through ignorance, to make
m ,vcruen,, which would, says The general,
cause their total destruction, and thereby Sc
cure the tranquility of the kingdom.
The 5000 troops which lately Arrived at
the Havana, under the command OF the new
governor, appear destined to garrison the dit
ferent fortresses of that city. The lrgate Sa-
bina, under whose convoy they came, sailed
on the sth instant, for Vera Cruz, we sup
pose, in quest of treasure.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-02
From London paper Of August Is.
ROAST BEEF AND PLUM PUDDING.

ROAST BEEF AND PLUM PUDDING
Lately at Paignton Fair, near Torbay, a
plum pudding, of an extraordinary size, was
prepared and placed on car, fancifully
decked With ribbands, laurel, &c. and drawn
through the town by eight oxen it was
then Gu, up, and distributed among the po-
pulace, oonformably to an ancient custom,
neglected many years, but thus pleasantly
revived. An immense concourse from the
neighboring parishes assembled to witness
the ceremony, and enjoy The amusements Of
the fair.-The ingredients which composed
this massy pudding were-400 lbs. OF -four,
40 lbs. of beef suet, l4O lbs. of raisins, and
go dozen of eggs it had been kept con.
stantly boiling in brewers furnace, from
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-02
PEDLARs.

The grand jury for the county OF Wilkes,
Georgia, have presented this class Of traders,
as nuisance and a grievance to the commu-
nifty The following passage IN the pre-
sentiment, shows the light in which they con-
slider pedlars, philadelphia Union.
In time Of peace they are violating and in
terrupting the peaceabe privileges OF set
tied community; in time of taxation, they
are found sku!king behind each others IL
censed privileges; in times of war, they are
Ayipg in all directions from their acknow-
lodged humes-absconding from their places,
where their services legally might be r'quir-
ed, and become, in fact, corps OF flying
beggars, who swindle without mercy the SUI
peranuated and youthful, by imposing faulty
goods On the ignorant and ,redu'ous anu
in very rhauy instances, within the inforlna-
: I'm of this body, distribute not only depre-
ztiated but counterfeit currency. lnasmuch
as these people are draining the country OF It's
mos, active currency. and Improperly inter-
fere in the hone.t and established customs OF
settled merchants, who regularly pay their
taxes and discharge their military duty and
they are as invariably found shrinking from
good answer to their countrys call, Tor ser
vices, and silly avoid the payment OF lawful
taxes on their poll and stock in trade /: and
further, as they greatly encourage unlawful
traffic with slaves on the Sabbath, we hope
the senators and representatives for this ceun-
~. in the next stale legislature, will cause
every proper exertion to procure suspension
Of the privileges of peddlng in this state, IN
der any common restrictions.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-02
A-sw. York Board of Health. Sept. &c.

Whereas it has been represented by the
Health Officer, that DR.. L. c. Parker, pes
senger in the soop Orion, of Boston, has lett
the quarantine ground without the permis-
sion of the Health Officer. The Board OF
Health do, therefore, hereby offer reward
of one hundred dollars to any person who
will give such information as will enable the
Board 10 apprehend the said Parker. if in
this city. and the sum of fifty dollars if else
where in this state, SO that the said Parker
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-02
AMERICAN SUMNER FEVER.


The terms yellow, or contagious fever,
says the Boston Gazette, as existing in this
country seem 10 he exploded and the more
rational definition given to them, OF tyPhus
or bilious, generally Intermittent. The high
state Of malignancy which those diseases
sometimes assume, in various shapes, is en-
tirely local. and should cause no alarm TO
persons not within its immediate locality
This fact is exempli6ed in the particular in
stance of Baltimore, where the inhabitants
without the boundary of Fell's Point are I'M
affected ty the fever, which has there proved
very destructive.
Perhaps it would have been more correct
to have named New.York as an instance of
the correctness of the writer's hypothesis as
the malignan! fever in Baltimore has extend
ed throughout that city. A gentleman from
thence informs us that cases have appeared
in Howard street, which is at the opposite
extremity from Fell's Point The following
is from the lntelligencer:
We observe, with deep regret, that the
prevailing Malignant Fever, at Baltimore, is
extending beyond those remote limits within
which II has, until now, been confined By
report TO the Medical and Chirurgical So
ciety of the city, from their committee, it
appears that FIVE cases of The fever had ORR
ginated West of the Creek called Jones's
Falls, and, of course, in the midst OF the
city. One oil the cases had terminated fatally
The sales of United States Bank Stock
may afford pretty correct view of CONNER
cial prosperity in the large cities. lfthis be
admitted, it would appear that the times are
improving. In New York, on the eth ult
SO was offered, and 99a asked. It is at par
in Charleston.
The territory of Michigan has combined
the southern ami northern modes of congress
sional nomination. We perceive by the De-
troit Gazette that several gentlemen have Of
fered themselves as the delegate to tie ma
tioDal legislature /; among others, the Hon.
VIM. Woodbridge, whose self nomination
was concured in by numerous meeting Of
the electors, convened for he purpose OF no
minating candidate.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-02

The annual election for delegates to the
Maryland legislature takes place on Monday
next. In many counties, the contest will be
warm. Local circumstances, as is usual in
such cases, have been introduced; and in
Prince George county, it would appear that
the political result is to depend upon cash
amount paid for repairing warehouse In
some ofthe counties. the distinction OF fede-
ralists and democrats has been lost sight OF
in the selection of able candidates, and in
others, violent oppo sition has appeared be.
tween brethren Of the same principle. when
Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug Of
~
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-02

INC ea'i'us' 'i'iles' In doing this a
author displays considerable 4 %|
If taste in bringing forward tho S't
prominent and characteristic G.,, "'N
of ,hc history of our poetry, and % ,h,
ingly exhibits the merits Of II. f"f
celebrated poets of whom its h; 4''S
reats. This however is done in ".'O7
y far TO short. rapid and unsa,ixs wy
r,, to graft, any reader who rra a." o.
ter Std in the subject: aud VIVA, r a." H.
err fr' Is not so! As the author L,s :, ~, d.
~ ciosrIy followed The foo.styny FrS',
condensed the labors of his prcdrcss 'Na
Ellis. wlose chief merit Ia, in sL,*S'
ing the more extended and dilIusr !,
a!uahle materials of Warrior. We ,,' w
Mr.. Campbell would have rrnta ,"lS
more acceptable service to the naI'
had he extended this portion Of tho ru ua
by introducing occasionally snecim "~S
of the poetry, and amplyf, inc hrs "'.!
cal remarks. '"'
The subsequent volumes are ch;,s.
made up of extracts. Mr.. CampbrIIi''
tended to exhibit progressive srnu"n",
OF the finest passages that occur m w.
works OF the most eminent British n.
cts; and at the same time. to prc,r rS
these extracts with some general n,i
ccs of the lives of the authors, and ~;
tical observations ON their writing
For this task Mr.. Campbell was M.
eminen'Iy qualified; for, independents
of his professional merits-and A.
poet his name was sufficient to recom
mend any work connected with uor,
ry--and acknowledged acquiremenl,,
there were other reasons that induced
us to think most ia, orally of his IN.
dertaking, and t. anticipate its entjr
success. He had delivered lectures On
the English poetry at the Royal Inst.
tuition in London, and elsewhere, winch
were highly recommended; ard bis en-.
gagemeMttofurnish biographical sk,cL.
es of the most eminent English pet,
for work of great celebrity and use
f,,luess. must of itself have rendered
him familiar with the subject. But a
was remarked of the Essay. these spc.
cimens have no novelty to recon end
them. Mr.. c. has fallen into the oppI
site extreme from his preGcrcssk
OIdvs. Headly, Ellis, Soutne,, a.. ID
Frequently making TOO copious extras
from authors, whose works are il A
hands of every reader, " lille he has e.
Guided others from whose scarccr WORK
he might easily have selected spccima
well worthy of a niche. The lives,
rather sketches of the lives of the poe,
though sufficiently long for Mr.. Gam
bells purpose, do not contain any nj
or interesting information. His r !
searches are merely superficial, and2
generally confined to the biograpIlI
authors best known, and most lreque
" consulted. His observations and
marks on their writings, in which
great strength of his work ougt
have lain, will not, We fear, come up
the public expectation. Neither de-
think they fulfil the promise made,
their constituting a complete body
ENGLISH poetlcal criticism. In the mail
. +j,.uo.,J t;meS ond tLey want II