in this country, he professed at the very opening of his reign, to glory in the name of Briton: and what he then professed he has exemplified by his uniform practice. The Protestant Reformed religion, as by law established, he has supported with equal sincerity and firmness. True to the principles which placed his family on the throne of Britain, he has never ceased to distinguish between those whose allegiance is entire, and those whose allegiance is imperfect. The mandates of a foreign power, whether they concern our civil or our religious obedience, are equally obnoxious and disgusting. They are a yoke, which our fathers were unable to bear; and it will be borne only by degenerate sons." P. 14. "Of all the blessings, which have been conferred on us during the present reign, the greatest is that blessing, which preserved to us our religion, our laws, our constitution, and our country, at a period when their destruction appeared to be fast approaching. The French Revolution, a monument, not of human wisdom, but of human madness, had well-nigh subverted our most revered institutions, and buried the country itself in one general ruin. Acting on the multitude by inflaming their passions, and urging them to the pursuit of imagined liberty, while they were only the blind, though terrific instruments of popular tyrants, that tremendous engine destroyed, as far as its power could reach, whatever was virtuous, whatever was truly great. Encouraging all nations to rebel against their sovereigns, it insidiously offered them fraternity, for the purpose of crushing both prince and people when weakened by intestine divisions. With the Rights of Man in the one hand, with proffers of peace and plenty in the other, it allured its unsuspecting victims, till they had lost the power of eluding its serpent embrace. Indeed there is no period in the history of man, in which the arts of fascination were so conspicuously displayed. With a zeal, unequalled since the age of Mahomet, to propagate opinions by the sword, Revolutionists imposed on their credulous admirers the olive-branch as the token of France. With a passion for war, and a thirst for universal conquest, they had the effrontery to proclaim themselves the harbingers of peace; and in every country which they had marked for destruction, they had advocates to repeat the falsehood, and pronounce it true. Various were the forms, which this monster in politics assumed: but its principles of action were invariably the same. Whether it destroyed with a hundred heads, or destroyed with a single head, it was the same devouring hydra, which only so far varied, that its powers of destruction were the greatest, when its b heads were reduced to one. "Happily for this Nation, its councils were guided by a Statesman, who had"" never a superior in integrity, and never an equal in political ability. Placed in the most trying situation to which a minister of this country was ever exposed, he saved Britain by his firmness, and eventually saved Europe by his example. He died indeed, before the tyranny, which threatened us, was overpast: but his principles have remained, and they are still a guidance to our paths. We became a rallying point for the other Nations of afflicted Europe, who, goaded by despotism, at length rose in a mass, and in conjunction with this country, put a period to continental desolation. The Sovereigns of Europe have regained their liberty; their subjects are rescued from foreign bondage. And may the same union, which has effected this happy change, continue stedfastly to preserve it! For, if this union should be dissolved, and that restless nation, the cause of those longlamented and now happily-ended evils should again acquire the power, the will will not be wanting to renew the scenes of carnage. The dogs of war indeed are chained: but the hands which hold the chains are ready to loose them, as soon as the meditated prey shall be left without defence." 5. Chemical Essays, principally relating to the Arts and Manufactures of the British Dominions. By Samuel Parkes, F. L. Ş. Member of the Geological Society; Author of the Chemical Catechism, and Proprietor of the Chemical Manufactory in Goswellstreet, London. In Five Volumes, sm. 8vo. Baldwin and Co. THE Author of these Essays has long been known to the Publick as an able Writer and an experienced Practitioner in Chemistry. Of this the favourable reception of bis "Catechism," and its numerous Editions, bear abundant demonstration. Again he enters on his favourite theme; and his endeavour is evi dently prodesse et delectare. "Nothing," he says, can be of more importance to the people of a manufacturing country than the cultivation of a taste for chemical and phiIosophical inquiries. Manufactories can not not be conducted without the employment of a variety of artificial as well as natural productions: and it behoves the workmen, as well as their employers, to become acquainted with the intimate nature and properties of the respective materials on which they have occasion to operate. "To enable such persons to pursue these investigations with advantage, it is requisite that they should not only possess a knowledge of the elements of chemical science, but acquire also a constant habit of observing the effects which different bodies have upon each other, and hence learn to understand the causes of the various appearances which take place in the several operations that come under their own daily observation or particular superintendde ance. 66 To promote this desirable end, nothing would perhaps be so effectual as the dissemination of several distinct and fa miliar treatises on the most important manufactures of the country, and on the nature of the materials employed in them. The Essays of Bergman, Scheele, and Watson, are of this nature; and these have contributed in no small de gree to the information of the public mind, and to that growing taste for chemical pursuits which is one of the eharacteristics of the present age. "The subjects on which these eminent Essayists have so ably written, are, however, comparatively few; and much remains to be done before an inquirer into the nature and extent of the British manufactures can obtain solid and sufficient information respecting the staple products of the country. "In the course of his business as a manufacturing chemist, the Author of the following Work has, for many years, been in the habit of visiting the principal manufactories of the kingdom;-of associating occasionally with the most intelligent artists in a great majority of the counties of England; and of taking notes of every thing that he saw or heard in the course of his journeys, which he esteemed worth registering a be therefore flattered himself that he possessed the means of increasing the stock of general knowledge, and that he might, without presumption, aspire to the honour of treading in the footsteps of those illustrious predecessors above mentioned. God "In selecting the subjects, the author bas fixed upon those which seem to have been the least examined by other chemical writers; and in all cases due attention has been paid to the improvement of the manufactures of the king dom." Of the manner in which this task has been performed by Mr. Parkes, we shall take an early opportunity of enabling our Readers to determine. 6 The Rejected Pictures, &c. with Descriptive Sketches of the several Compositions by some ci-devant and other Cognoscenti: (being a Supplement to the Royal Academy Catalogue se To which are added, a few of THE subjects of this ingenious jeud'esprit are in general satirical; some of them severe; others, harmless laughter at peculiarities; and seve ral panegyrical. One specimen has been selected by a Correspondent in our Magazine for June, p. 484: and we now extract a few others; in the first of which the Author of the "Chemical Essays" will readily be recognized. "Portrait of S. P-RK-s, Esq. "He despises barren and unproductive speculation; he considers science as desirable only as far as it is beneficial; and proves himself, upon every occasion, not only the teacher, but the friend of mankind." CULLEN. better for his dealing in it; so he never As he made Chemistry much the made himself either the worse or the poorer for it." BURNET.” "Portrait of Mr. B-T-N, preparing a new Edition of his " Architectural Antiquities." "An auncient book, hight Briton Monuments." SPENSER. this Town?" SHAKESPEARE. "Shall we go to see the Reliques of “ Portrait of Lady Castlereagh. Nature Never bestow'd upon mortality th A more unblam'd, a more harmonious feature; She play'd the step-dame on all faces else." JONSON. "Portrait of J. P. AND-RD-N, Esq. of Spring Gardens, London. Elegant, without magnificence; splendid, without sumptuousness; he aspires, on all occasions, to refined taste, unmixed with extravagance." C. NEPOS. «Bust of the late J. H—RNE T—KE, Esq. "I knew him one of the most dangerous heads living within the state; and so I held him." JONSON. 7. Biblio 7. Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, a Descriptive Catalogue of the Books printed in the Fifteenth Century, and of many valuable First Editions in the Library of George John Earl Spencer, K. G. &c. &c. By Rev. Frognall Dibdin. V. the I THIS splendid work is at length brought to its final conclusion; and the English press has, perhaps, never produced a more beautiful specimen of Typography, than is exhibited in these four volumes. We trust that we have rendered in our preceding numbers adequate justice, as well to this excellence, as to the general bibliographical merits, of the performance. Perhaps we shall not much deviate from the truth, if we observe that this concluding volume is the best and most desirable of the whole.The early printed Classics have been more familiarly known, and not unskilfully, though perhaps less circumstantially, described; but the Italian books, and those produced from the early presses of Caxton, those printed at Oxford, at the Abbey of St. Alban's, by Lettou, Machlinia, Wynkyn de Worde, and Pynson, present a Catalogue, not only of equal rarity and value, but much more interesting with respect to the topics which they involve. Mr. Dibdin also possesses an accomplishment, which is very far from being in common with other Bibliographers, but which enables him to stamp all his performauces with a peculiar and characteristic distinction: he has an exquisite taste for drawing, and handles his pencil with a masterly skill. This quality he has most successfully exercised in copying various embellishments on wood or copper, which present themselves in the different books he has undertaken to describe. In those instances where he has thought proper, or found it necessary, to employ the art and diligence of others, this same accomplishment has induced him to be vigilant and severe with regard to the accuracy and fidelity of the artists. But we wish, and indeed intend, to be a little more particular.-The very first Book, or rather Tract, described is far from being the least interest. ing article in the volume. It is the "Ludus Arithmomachiæ," by John Shirwood Bishop of Durham. This GENT. MAG. July, 1815, was printed at Rome in 1482, it does not appear at what press, but apparentiy, it is observed, by Ulric Han and Simon de Luca. The first Bibliographer who noticed this book was Bishop Tanner, and but very slightly. It is exceedingly well de scribed by Mr. Dibdin, and a plate introduced of the board or table on which this game of numbers was played. It appears to have been formerly in the possession of Mr. Freeling. The two next articles, namely, the Sidonius Apollinaris by Ketelaer, without place or date, and by Scinzenzeler at Milan 1498, are described iu Mr. Beloe's "Anecdotes of Literature," vol. III. pp. 385, 6. though with less minuteness. The Speculum Humanæ Salyationis" is a very curious article, and in the very highest degree creditable to the Editor in every particular.The specimens given of the embellishments are equally accurate and spirited. The "Statutá Brixiensia," and the "Statuta Coloniensis Ecclesiæ," are also well described. They are mentioned, but not with sufficient detail, in the "Anecdotes of Literature," Vol. V. pp. 44, 46. The same remark applies to the "Thurecensis Tractatus de Cometis." Mr. Dibdin's page expresses this book as printed by Hans Aurl, but candidly acknowledges in the context, that it is doubtful whether he was the printer or editor. He thinks, however, on the whole, that Leonard and Hans Aurl were brothers and printers at Venice, which is certainly not improbable. In the first page of the edition of this book by Helias Heliæ, Physici is misprinted Phisiti, which Mr. Dibdin also notices. The Tundali Visio," p. 31. is a very curious and entertaining Article, and well described, which indeed it seems superfluous to remark. The editions of " Johannes de Turrecremata" are detailed with elaborate care, and more particularly that printed by Numeister 1479. The embellishments collected from this little book are beautifully executed, and very highly ornamental to the volume. Only one edition of this work occurs in the "Anecdotes of Literature," which is the second, without 46 "" VI. Miscellaneous duties connected with this contract. "VII. In case of Suit. "VIII. Of the Duties and Privileges of Inn-keepers." without date, of 1472. Mr. Dibdin "V. What acts shall be a discharge has described it very circumstantially. of this Liability. The Valturius," with its embellishments, by John of Verona, 1472, is a very interesting article; and the description of it, with the specimens of the wood-cuts, employs several pages. It is described at some length in the "Anecdotes," Vol. IV. p. 358; but not so well as here. The specimens introduced by the Editor are remarkably spirited; and we thank him for transcribing the hexameter and pentameter verses at p. 53. We approve, and it is impossible to do otherwise, of the description of the different articles which succeed, and of the Zenobius more particularly, till we come to the Italian books, which commence at p. 63. The Reader will, we hope, not be discontented at our lingering yet a little longer on this curious publication; but we shall defer further notice of its contents till our next number. 8. The Law of Carriers, Inn-keepers, Warehousemen, and other Depositories of Goods for Hire. By Henry Jeremy, Esq. of the Middle Temple, 8v6. Clarke. WE should think that this book, which was much wanted, could hardly fail of being received into general eirculation. There is not a family that, in the progress of the year, has not occasion to complain of neglect, imposition, or loss, with respect to Innkeepers and Carriers; and to know the means of redress is highly and essentially important. Mr. Jeremy divides his work into Eight Chapters: "I. Who are considered to be Carriers under that term. "II. Conveyance of Persons. "III. Conveyance of Goods, and first of the extent of Liability at Common Law. "IV. Liability-how restrained by the act of parties, or otherwise. An Appendix details the Regulations as to Porterage in London by Statute, and cites Cases. The safe conveyance and deposit of merchandize is a matter of universal interest; and, as Mr. Jeremy sensibly observes, "it cannot be unimportant to know in what light transactions of this nature are viewed by the Courts of Law in the present day, and what are the mutual privileges and protection afforded to each party." The Work has the recommendation of being exceedingly perspicuous; and we cannot but consider it as a useful and valuable communication to the publick. 9. The Fair Isabel of Cotehele, a Cornish Romance, in Six Cantos. By the Author of "Local Attachment,” and Translator of "Theocritus." 12mo. Pp. 371. Cawthorne, OUR opinion of Mr. Polwhele's poetical talents has long since again and again been given. Of his "English Orator," see vol. LV. p. 548, vol. LVIII. p. 58; vol. LIX. p. 534. Of his "Theocritus," see vol. LVII. 427.; vol. LXII. p. 649 vol. LXXXV. p. 417. Of his "Local Attachment," vol. LXVII. p. 231; vol. LXVIII. p. 322. The Cornish Romance" will add one more wreath to his well-earned fame; and, as it is pleasant to know the true character of our Author, we extract his introductory and concluding Addresses to Walter Scott *, Esq. a congenial Bard. "Ab, smile not, whilst the feeble fire Mounts from n my inharmonious lyre, Whilst every note, from rustic strings, In weak vibration trembling rings! *The Fair Isabel' was some time with Mr. Scott; who, highly as he hath praised my LOCAL ATTACHMENT and other poems, see notes to The Lay of the Last Minstrel,' edit. 13, p. 325) was pleased to say in a letter from Edinburgh, dated 10 July, 1814: I wrote to you in winter on the subject of your valuable MS. which I think fully equal to any which you have yet written.'-In a subsequent paragraph he observes: A small bureau, containing all my own papers and your beautiful Poem, was for some time inaccessible; which he mentions as an apology for his detaining the MS so long. I hope, however, there will be no delay in getting it printed by January' he says in another letter bearing date 17 Sept. 1814." Yet Yet to thine "From Cornwall's wreck - devoted Her barren hills, and russet moors, And lakes thro' forests glimmer gray; Gleam but to saints and warrior-kings! Ravish'd the moonlight foray meed From those who wore the hoary crown, "And shall we not retrace the line In long long splendours from Locrine, Whilst in Dunstanville blend the fires Transmitted from his banner'd sires, Thy greenwoods swell their breezy sweep, ""Twas at the time when wealth and Flung lustre on their simple worth, "And well, I ween, one festive Bard + S "For me, if Valetort but deign "The pleasure-grounds of Tregothnan (the seat of Lord Viscount Falmouth), beautiful from their natural situation, have lately been much improved by art; and the mansion-house is now rebuilding." +"The festive Bard' was John Polwhele, of Polwhele and Treworgan, esq. who was member for Tregoney in Cornwall (together with Sir Richard Vyvyan of Trelowarren, knt.) at the latter end of the reign of Charles I.-Vyvyan and Polwhele were succeeded in the representation of that borough by persons of no loyal fame'-Thomas Trevor, knt. and bart. and John Carew, esq.-See Browne. Willis's Not. Parl. II. 116.-Between the festive Bard' (the gr. gr. grandfather of the Author) and the Edgcumbe family, there subsisted the most cordial friendship; as appears from their correspondence, and from a MS volume of John Polwhele's Poems, now in the Author's possession. These poems consist chiefly of translations from Boethius and Horace. The original pieces are, for the most part, addressed to the Bonythons, the Prideauxs, the Grenvilles, the Edgcumbes : and the Baskervilles of Dorset (and of Hereford) into whose family the Poet married:" At |