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the generosity of the English upon these

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Among the more important works announced as forthcoming early in the ensuing year, are the several treatises written in conformity with the will of the late Earl of Bridgewater, by Dr. Chalmers, Dr. Kidd, the Rev. William Whewell, Sir Charles Bell, Dr. Roget, the Rev. William Buckland, the Rev. William Kirby, and Dr. Prout. They will be published separately, and the first, by Dr. Chalmers, will be On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Moral and Intellectual Condition of Man.'

We hear, that the new edition of Sotheby's translation of the Iliad, and the forthcoming one of the Odyssey, are to be illustrated with the admirable designs of Flaxman.

The novels of Miss Edgeworth, translated into French, are about to be published in Paris in very small and cheap volumes. The version is from the skilful hand of Louise S. Belloc, and the work will be illustrated with vignettes, by Johannot.

We are also happy to find that, with the commencement of the new year, that cheap and entertaining publication, called 'Roscoe's Novelists' Library,' which, we believe, originated in a hint thrown out in this Paper,

will be resumed.

It was announced, some time since, in this Paper, that a Conversazione was about to be established at the National Gallery in Adelaide Street, in order to promote intercourse between the cultivators of Science and those more immediately devoted to its Practical Application; we are most happy now to add, that His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex has, in the kindest manner, consented to patronize the meetings, and expressed a hope, that "his leisure may occasionally allow him to witness, in person, the advantages of so desirable a union."

According to report, we are next season to have two companies of German singers. Herr Roekel, it is said, left London for Germany on Sunday, authorized by Laporte to make the necessary engagements. This looks very much like overstocking the market, and will have the effect of dividing a musical audience, not more than sufficient for the support of one company. Malibran is already announced to appear at Drury Lane at the latter end of this season, in addition to Madame Devrient, Messrs. Haitzinger, and Dobler; whilst, at the Italian Opera, Pasta, at present, is the only known star.

SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY

ROYAL SOCIETY.

Dec. 13.-John William Lubbock, Esq., Vice President and Treasurer, in the chair. The three following papers were read, viz.- On the Extensive Atmosphere of Mars,' by Sir James South, Knt. F.R.S. 'On the Law which connects the various Magneto-Electric Phenomena,' lately discovered by Dr. Faraday, by the Rev. William Ritchie, LL.D. F.R.S. &c. And an account of an extraordinary Meteor seen at Malvern, November the 12th, 1832, by W. Addison, Esq., communicated by William G. Maton, M.D. V.P.R.S. Charles Purton Cooper, Esq. was admitted a Fellow of the Society.

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

Dec. 3.-G. W. Hamilton, Esq., V.P., in the chair. An interesting paper was concluded,

Ross.

(the commencement of which was read at the former meeting of this Society,) in which a view was taken of the route proposed to be adopted by Captain Back, in his search for Captain Captain Back proposes leaving this country in February next, and to proceed via New York to Montreal, from whence he will ascend the Ottawa to the Lakes. On arriving at Fort William, on Lake Superior, the party will obtain a fresh supply of provisions, and canoes which are better adapted for crossing the various portages lying in the way. From thence they will proceed by the usual route to Cumberland House, where two boats will be supplied them, in which the whole party will embark with their provisions, and will penetrate tion, and commence their search for Captain to the shores of the Arctic Sea, in a N.E. direcRoss. Captain Back's paper was interspersed with numerous quotations from various authors,

relating to the country through which he would

pass.

A paper was also read, respecting the junction of the Gambia and CASSAMANZA rivers, on the coast of Africa. The paper detailed the researches of the late Captain Boteler, on the subject; and also an attempt to settle the question by Lieut. George Rendall.

In the course of the evening a letter was read, being one from Sir Thomas Button, the celebrated navigator, in reply to Lord Dorchester, in 1629; stating his opinion by desire of King Charles the First, respecting the probability of a N.W. passage. This curious document, appearing at the present moment, when the expedition of Captain Back is about to proceed in that direction, excited much interest.

SOCIETY OF ARTS.

Nov. 11.-The Secretary, Mr. Aikin, delivered a lecture on the solid substances used for artificial light. He gave a detailed account of the modes of obtaining and preparing the various substances from which candles are manu

factured, viz. tallow, spermaceti, wax, composition, stearine, and the solid part of the cocoanut oil; he explained the different processes of

manufacture, and exhibited lighted specimens of all the candles in general use, for the purpose of comparing their relative advantages. Among these was a candle with a plaited double wick, the ends of which being curved outwards, project beyond the flame, and are gradually consumed; by this means the wick is kept of a constant length, and the candle gives a regular and equal flame, without requiring to be snuffed. Mr. Aikin also showed that the same result is

obtained by placing a common candle at an angle of about 45° instead of in the usual vertical position, and he exhibited a night lantern, in which the candle thus placed gave, so long as it burnt, an equally bright and steady flame without snuffing.

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Illustrations of Modern Sculpture. No. II. LonTHIS is the second number of this most classical don: Relfe & Unwin. and beautiful work, and it will justify all we said in our early announcement of it. The subjects are chosen with fine taste, and engraved to admiration; and we are happy to see that Westmacott and Baily have, in letters to Mr. Hervey, borne honourable testimony to its high merit. Chantrey too, it is announced, has expressed his approbation of the undertaking and the style of its execution; we only wish, as it might have been more serviceable, that his feelings had overflowed upon paper, like that of the other academician sculptors. It is the duty of all who profess a love for art, to assist in diffusing a knowledge of it, without which patronage is a mere mischievous foily-and we know of no work public, and win them from their admiration of so likely to purify and refine the taste of the the glare and glitter of that artificial style, which the Annuals have brought into fashion, as the

Illustrations of Modern Sculpture.' The present number contains Chantrey's fine monumental figure of 'Resignation,' Baily's 'Maternal Love,' and Thorwaldsen's Hebe.' - Of Chantrey, Mr. Hervey well observes, "His inspiration has in it nothing of a foreign air;and his genius has been content to clothe itself in the costume of the country which produced it. The cathedrals, the churches, the libraries, and the sculpture-galleries of Britain, furnish a noble and imperishable record, at once, of the sculptor's life and times;'-and, while they secure for himself a distinguished place in that striking assemblage of great men, whose memories they perpetuate, they identify him prominently, and for all time, with the history of art, as applied to our own island."—' Resignation' is the principal part of a monument erected in Worcester Cathedral to Mrs. Digby, and an admirable specimen of the sculptor's genius, and well illustrates the above criticism. Maternal Love' yet, unhappily, remains as a model in the sculptor's studio. It was exhibited in 1823, but no patron, won by the bold and beautiful design, has bid it live in marble.-The Hebe' is in the possession of Mr. Samuel Boddington, who purchased it from the artist. Thorwaldsen is little known, except by name, in this country, although the fact that his first patron was an Englishman, (the late Mr. Hope) gives, as Mr. Hervey observes, " to England an almost paternal interest in his genius and his glory." -As we cannot convey to our readers any specimen of the exquisite beauty of the work, and prose admiration is but a cold commentary, we shall transfer here the beautiful lines on the last statue

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Thou, too, dost fling thy colours-o'er the mind-
To float away, but leave the tears behind!
Why dost thou fly?-alas! thou fliest not,
The wings that take us from thee are our own!
We are like men, who journey in a boat,
Through some bright valley,-gliding on and on,
Without the sense of motion,-while the trees
Steal by as they were walking in the breeze,
Goes sailing from us up the perfumed stream,—
And all things pass us by;-yet, all are still,
Save we, who wander at the river's will!
Or like the men of old, who dreamt the sun,
The everlasting sun, removed his light,
When the small spot of earth they stood upon
Had travelled from his beauty into night!
Thou art not winged-thy bright eye darkens not,
The pinions and the dimness are our own ;-
Oh! for the sunny hills and shady grot,
For ever singing to thy sweet, glad tone!
Why have we known their sunshine, but to see
The mists of time around thy region curled,-
And dwelt, so many a pleasant hour, with thee,
To wander forth the pilgrims of the world!
Immortal spirit! lady of the bowl
Which all taste once, and none may taste again,-
Oh! for thy lost Nepenthe,-from the soul
To chase all sorrow and to charm all pain!
The early Lethe-ere it flows o'er graves,
That drowns of memory only memory's smart,-
The Jordan that has healing in its waves
To wash away the plague-spots of the heart!
Immortal spirit!-may we never more
Behold the valley nor the silver spring
Where haunt the Graces, as in days of yore,
And thou, as then, sitt'st brightly ministering?
But once-but only once!-'twas fabled well
That, for the gods alone, 'twas thine to pour
The unwasting nectar from its golden cell;-
We quaff but once, to thirst for evermore;
For the dark Lethe of the grave to pine,
Because we never more may drink of thine,-
Nor cleanse away the spirit's every sore
In youth's far-distant Jordan-evermore !

THEATRICALS

DRURY LANE.

ON Thursday the long-talked of comedy, called Men of Pleasure,' by Don Telesforo de Trueba, was acted at this theatre. It would give us much pleasure to be able to report well of it, not only for the sake of the public and drama generally, but for the sake of its writer, who has on previous occasions contributed in various ways to the amusement of the public. This pleasure is denied us. The piece is consumptive, and if we were even inclined to disregard truth and to puff it as much as the playbills do, we could not blow the breath of life into it. 'Men of Pleasure' is a comedy in five acts without plot. It is a series of detached scenes, some of which bear too close a resemblance to those of existing pieces on our own stage, while the two serious scenes, which are certainly the best, can lay claim to no higher merit than that of being neatly translated from the French. From the great outcry that is generally made about translations, we are induced to suppose that we (that is, the theatrical we of this Paper, for other and far higher authorities of the same differ from us,) are less strict upon that subject than we ought to be; but still we cannot uphold any one in taking to himself the merit of originality, for that which is clearly the offspring of another's brain. Some of the very papers, which are most in the habit of attacking other writers upon the score of translation, trumpeted this comedy long before it was produced as an original production; and it is surely unfair, that an undeserved preference should be given to this, because they either don't know or won't know that it possesses the very defect which they charge upon others.

The comedy was strongly cast. In short, the management had evidently intended that it should succeed if possible, and had consequently, as a body may say, cast it for life; but by the unbiassed part of the audiences it was cast for death. There is a great deal of immorality about the characters, which is not adequately punished, so that we have the exhibition of vice without the useful lesson of its correction. And

there is some morality of a very questionable a French-woman, and a Pig-faced Lady, to nature. The screen scene reminds people too answer the advertisement, and to disgust him closely of the "little French milliner" of the with the notion of marriage. She also assumes 'School for Scandal,' and only differs from that the characters of a Buckinghamshire clod, who by reason of its increased improbability. Mr. comes to speak on behalf of his sister-and an Macready did his best with a part in which Irish officer, who attends upon him to revenge he did not seem to feel comfortable. Miss the insult offered by the rejection of his sister, Phillips was easy and natural in the only the Pig-faced Lady. All these are well acted character in the piece about which it was by Mrs. Orger, but the Scotch-woman and the possible to feel any interest. Mr. Dowton had Buckinghamshire lad are admirable. The sides a poor part, in which he laboured, amongst of the audience-nay, almost the sides of the other things, under a large old-fashioned trian- theatre shook with laughter, and prolonged gular cocked hat. Mr. Harley, as a would-be applause at the conclusion manifested the satis dandy, was dressed by mistake for the Christ-faction which the exertions of this admirable mas pantomime. Having nothing, in short, which we can greatly praise, we should be glad to be allowed to escape putting forth any vehement censure, but it is impossible to pass over a character intended to be a Frenchman, which was mis-represented by Mr. Balls. We have seldom seen a Frenchman performed with much fidelity on our stage-never one to perfectionbut assuredly the Monsieur Salmi of Mr. Balls is the very worst that ever was attempted, be it in town or country. Albeit, that we critics are unused to the blushing mood, it made our national blood tingle, lest any Frenchman should be present to witness so childish an exhibition. This offence must not be charged upon the author, but we should recommend him to take the character out altogether, for it is not at all necessary. There was a trifling opposition manifested early, which continued more or less to the end, when it became somewhat violent. There was, however, a good deal of laughter and also of applause. of Pleasure' is very inferior to the author's previous production, called 'The Exquisites.' We fear it is too lame to run.

COVENT GARDEN.

Men

Mr. Sheridan Knowles appeared on Monday in Virginius. It cannot be otherwise than gratifying to see an author of Mr. Knowles's great abilities in an important character of his own writing; and this is a gratification which must be increased rather than diminished, by having seen it performed by others. Still, however, to become permanently attractive in an arduous character even of his own writing, a man must be an actor as well as an author, an artist as well as an actor. If he fails in either respect, the gratification amounts to little more than that of curiosity; and we fear that we should exceed the truth, if we were to assert, that Mr. Knowles does not. We are happy to find that many people differ from us, and we hope that many more will. Our veneration for Shakspeare is not diminished by our belief, that he could not have played Othello as well as Mr. Kean does; nor is our admiration of Mr. Knowles affected by the fact of his representation of Virginius being inferior in our estimation to that of Mr. Macready. The performance of Monday was loudly and generally applauded by the audience.

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

THE visitors of this house have had, for some days past, to lament the absence of Mr. Liston, who has been confined to his house by indisposition. They will be glad to learn, that he will shortly meet them face to face. In the mean time a new burletta has been produced, in which Mrs. Orger has made a decided hit. This piece is called 'P.Q.; or, Bachelors' Wives.' The plot is, of course, slight, being only a sort of excuse for Mrs. Orger's personation of various characters. Sir Carraway Comfit, citizen and pastrycook (Mr. Webster), advertises, under the above initials, for a wife.-His niece, Kitty Chameleon (Mrs. Orger), obtains some masquerade dresses, and visits him successively, and successfully, as a Scotch Blue-Stocking Lady,

actress had diffused. Mr. Webster was very pleasant and very droll, and assisted by his tart-eating apprentice (Mr. Collyer), he kept up the ball capitally during Mrs. Orger's absences, for her changes. We are much mistaken, if we cannot trace, in the writing of this lively little piece, a pen that has been wont to "set the" Town "in a roar."-It is assuredly part of a "Bachelor's Revelries," whom we could name-for it is, like them, "funny and free."-If we are right in our conjecture, we beg to express our delight at finding James, not "Horace, in London," and to assure him, that such "Addresses" as these will never be "Rejected."

The Drury Lane Bills continue to assert that Mr. Kean and Mr. Macready will shortly "alternate" the characters of Othello and lago. If this be true, it is well enough that it should remain, but if the management has any reason to know that such a change never will take place, the announcement of it ought to be withdrawn. It is quite certain, that in consequence of some difference which arose out of Mr. Kean's objection to give up Othello and play Iago, that gentleman a short time since wrote to M. Laporte, offering himself to be engaged at Covent Garden; that he was answered by M. Laporte, that he should be most happy to treat with him if he were perfectly free, but that it was not his practice to entice actors away from other theatres-(we don't pretend to give the exact words, we only state the substance). Subsequently to this, Mr. Kean was induced to remain at Drury Lane, and we have some reason to believe that it was not he who gave way. If then it was, as we suspect, that the management gave way, the announcement in question ought, as we said before, to be withdrawn. We have heard, moreover, that Mr. Macready receives a sum of money, distinct from his salary, as a sort of compensation for playing second fiddle every time he acts logo to Mr. Kean's Othello. If so, it is a somewhat curious and novel state of theatrical affairs, when a gentleman engaged for the first line in tragedy, receives so much a week for playing Othello, and so much more a night for not playing it.

MISCELLANEA

Sir Walter Scott.-Meetings are being held in all the principal towns of America, to take into consideration the best mode of testifying respect for the memory of our illustrious countryman; and the American papers observe that, on the very day he died, a ship called after his name was launched at Amesbury, Massachu

setts.

Dr. Spurzheim died at Boston, on Saturday evening, the 10th of November.

English and French Acting. The following introduces an admirable criticism on 'Jane Shore,' in the Journal des Debats. The whole article would be worth translating, but that the English public have long ceased to take any interest, either in the play or its author. Rowe and his dramatic contemporaries are deservedly

forgotten, and we are somewhat surprised, that | the English company, at Paris, should have opened their campaign with such a wearysome lamentation."The English company produced a strong sensation at Paris, a few years since. Their dramatic art bears no resemblance to ours; its action is slower, more characteristic, and more forcible; its declaration more accentuated and less musical. The English actor seems to forget the audience; all his faculties are centered in the part he is playing, which destroys all trace and all recollection of stage-machinery; of the lights, the chandelier, the prompter, and all that wretched, though necessary apparatus, which for some years past has, in France, con

stituted the whole of the dramatic art. The Parisian public willingly yielded to these new and unexpected impressions, and as a striking proof of our social change, we hastened to introduce

into our own theatres several customs resembling those on the English stage. French actors of talent felt how much they should gain by getting rid of the stiffness and constraint of their own school; and they no longer feared to turn their backs to the public. The strictly geometrical circle formed by the speakers in our dramas has become somewhat less regular in form. The laisser-aller, and the sans-façon of Kean and Macready, have found imitators among us. The appearance of the English at Paris has, therefore, made us advance a step in the dramatic art; and this newly acquired ease in our theatrical customs is one of the most notable improvements which the French stage has made within the last ten years."

in a species of choral melody, which falls upon the ear, in the distance, with the sweetness, almost of an Æolian harp. But when a person is near, it more resembles the quick, sharp clang of a carriage, traversing hardly frozen snow on a sledge." According to the writer's account, the chorus is not unlike the collected harmony of the Russian horn-band; "for each bird emits but a single note, and a response is given by each of his clan. The fisherman considers the swan's song as prognosticating a storm."

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A Pendant. We cannot forego the opportu nity of indulging the gentle reader with a companion to the touch at the sublime, which we presented him in a late No. There is obviously an idiom in the imagination, as well as the dialect, of our Teutonic brethren, which is un-englishable. "The binding" (says a parent's announcement of the decease of his son in a Berlin paper of the 8th inst.) of that beautiful and promising work, Oscar Maeder, student of theology, was returned to its mother-earth, after he had returned, a few weeks before, from the baths of Salzbrunnen to his parent's roof. The work, newly revised and improved by its Great Author, will reappear in a splendid day. This is the only comfort of his mourning parents and an only

brother."

Antipathies. What an unaccountable medley of strength and weakness is man! Lord Bacon, it is said, fell back inanimate at the occurrence of an eclipse. The astute and erudite Erasmus was alarmed at the sight of an apple. Bayle, the great lexicographer, swooned at the noise made by some water as it escaped, drop by drop, from a cock. Henry of France, the third of that name, though he had driven his enemies before him at Jarnac, trembled, from head to foot, at the sight of a cat. When a hare crossed the celebrated Duke d'Epernon's path, his blood stagnated in his veins. The masculineminded Mary of Medecis fainted away whenever a nosegay was in sight. A shudder overcame the learned Scaliger on perceiving cresses. Ivan the Second, Czar of Muscovy, would faint away on seeing a woman; and Albert, a brave Field-Marshal of France, fell insensible to the ground, on discovering a sucking pig served up at his own table!

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