FINE ARTS. BRITISH INSTITUTION. E. Lane. A fine sunshiny effect; so well managed, that a visit to the spot itself could hardly afford us more pleasure. No. 44. View on the Maese near Rotterdam, ried to a greater or less extent. The writers! above mentioned had contented themselves with short and easy approximations; and, though they had accomplished much, had yet left much MR. PHILLIPS has commenced his course of more to be done. Subsequently to these, Mayer lectures at the Royal Academy; but, however C. Deane; No. 60. Taken by Surprise, R. Farpublished an elaborate theory of the moon; well calculated to lead the student on to emi-rier; No. 65. Swiss Peasants, H. Mundy; but his co-efficients required much correction, nence in his profession as a painter, (and a No. 87. Jaques, James Stark; No. 89. Hamp the results of his computations being in some guide superior to Mr. P. could no where be stead Heath, T. C. Hofland; No. 131. The cases found to differ very widely from observa- found), they do not demand our detailed report, Domestic Friends, S. M. Smith; No. 181. A tion. A much greater degree of accuracy was as they are the same as last year, when we Priest at an Allar, Harry Willson; No. 199. attained by La Place, who bestowed particular paid them due attention. The Remembered, B. R. Faulkner; No. 222. attention on the influence of minute quantities Scotch Firs at Woburn Abbey, H. W. Burgess; in every part of theory. In the present paper No. 224. Landscape, J. A. O'Connor; No. 234. the author has endeavoured to introduce furSmugglers alarmed, W. Derby; No. 288. A ther improvements in the lunar theory, by HAVING gone through the rooms of the Gal- Stable in Hampshire, G. Jones, R.A.; No. 363. carrying the approximations considerably fur-lery, we shall conclude by noticing a few of the An Old Warrener, J. Inskipp; No. 380. Hether than they have hitherto been made. In works of talent which have hitherto escaped us.lena de Narbon, T. Warrington; No. 388. The the solutions of the problem given by former No. 7. A Cottage Child asleep. T. Barker.-Thames at Petersham, G. Hilditch; No. 402. mathematicians, the chief obstacle to the at- A subject always interesting, and treated by A close woody Scene, B. Barker; No. 423. Lane, tainment of accuracy was the extreme length Mr. Barker in a very painter-like and old- Scene near Norwich, G. Vincent; No. 456. and labour of the necessary computations. masterish manner. Scene at Dolgien near Dolgelly, N.W., F. C. Another object, therefore, which the author No. 21. Boy with Whitings. Miss Emma Lewis; No. 457. Chapeau Noir, B. R. Faulk has had in view, is to facilitate these computa-Jones. Very creditable to the fair artist. ner; No. 477. The Mollah Hadan recognising tions, and render them less appalling. This No. 94. Cottage Children with their Pets. Hajah Baba, C. Hamilton; No. 517. The Gonhe endeavours to effect by the employment of T. Woodward--The excellence of this picturedola, J. Stephanoff, &c. &c., are all well decertain artifices, by which the multiplicity of serving attention. small terms will, with their co-efficients, be reduced within a practicable compass, and their numerical computation rendered less laborious. The co-efficient of the equation depending on the moon's distance from the sun, affords the means of calculating the sun's horizontal parallax. For this purpose, La Place has computed this coefficient with greater accuracy than the rest, and he makes the sun's parallax nearly 9". The author's theory gives it little more than 84", which is very near the mean of the various results obtained by the observation of transits. He thinks that there is therefore great reason to conclude that its true value is about this quantity. SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. entitles it to be made a pet by the fortunate ties. SCULPTURE. No. 312. Othryades. F. Pickering. A good ARTISTS' AND AMATEURS' CONVERSAZIONE. deal in the style of the French school of art. THE above Society held its second meeting The dying Spartan is well drawn; and the on Thursday the 17th ult., in a brilliantlyaccompaniments are carefully and skilfully illuminated suite of rooms, hired by the compainted. mittee for the season, at the London Coffee No. 132. The Loiterer. R. Farrier. The House, Ludgate Street. The display of all younkers at the well have mischief and auda-kinds of specimens of art was uncommonly city enough to disturb a whole village commu- splendid, comprehending works of the presinity, much more the temper and patience of dent and most of the other members of the Mr. HAMILTON, V. P. in the chair.-A com- the old dame in the back-ground. Mr. Far- Royal Academy, as well as numerous efforts of munication was read from A. Bartholomew, rier, like Mr. Webster (whose pictures of "the rising talent. The meeting was numerously Esq. with a representation of some ancient Culprit" and "the Catholic Question" enter-attended, nearly one hundred persons being painted and glazed tiles found in digging a cellar tain and delight us more and more the oftener present, and amongst them many distinguished near Clerkenwell Green, about five feet beneath we look upon them), seems to luxuriate in characters. the present surface. Mr. Britton exhibited representing the various youthful arts of "indrawings of Brixworth Church, Northampton- geniously tormenting." shire, and Jury Wall, Leicester, as specimens No. 461. The Falconer. Joseph Severn.- WE have just had time to take a glance at the of Roman architecture; also of the south One of the best examples of Mr. Severn's exhibition of sculpture, opened to private view transept (exterior) of Beverly Minster, the talents that we remember to have seen. to-day, by Mr. Lawrence Macdonald, the celesouth porch of Malmsbury Abbey, and three No. 135. Old Widow. N. Condy.-Mr. brated Scottish artist. Scotland has not been views of Warwick Castle. The Chevalier Condy has in this performance united the con-prolific of sculptors, and we rejoice to see works Brousted shewed two splendid Grecian bronzes, centrated effect of Rembrandt with the cabinet of so much genius offered to the inspection of found in Italy, near Tarentum, on the spot pencilling of Teniers. their southern neighbours from that country. where Pyrrhus fought his first battle with the No. 206. Numidian Lion-Hunt. F. How- Mr. M. has some noble heroic and classical Romans In the execution and anatomical ard.--A spirited representation of exploit and compositions, in which style he seems to excel; expression of the figures they are exquisite: danger: perhaps a little too monotonous in but he has also shewn powers in the reprethey appeared to be shoulder-pieces for consentation of female loveliness. Among his necting the back and front parts of the gorget, No. 66. Saturday Night. T. Clater.-A sort range of busts, we recognised striking likeand had evidently been gilt. It was observed, of cupboard-love subject; in which the youth-nesses of several distinguished persons. Altothat it had been related, that Pyrrhus, in the ful sweetheart, contriving to arrive in pudding gether, his efforts do honour to his native contest alluded to, had worn golden or gilt time, is fortunate enough to be welcomed by land, and are splendid monuments of his own armour, and that he was on that account so the father as well as by the daughter. It is abilities. conspicuous, that during it he changed his an admirable piece of fire-light, executed with armour; which afforded a presumption that great truth and skill. these magnificent remains of Grecian art might No. 145. The Lake of Nemi; No. 157, The have been part of his armour. The secretary Lake of Albano. Miss E. Rawlinson.-As well read a further portion of the Rev. John Skin- as we can judge from their elevated situation, ner's letters on the site of Camelodunum; deserving of much better places. The same but the reverend gentleman was (and we say may be said of No. 168, A Lane in Warwickit with due respect to an antiquary of no mean shire. T. Creswick. talent) so erratic and diffuse, that it was impossible to follow him in any of the details of his paper, from merely hearing it read. colour. NEW PUBLICATIONS. The National Portrait Gallery of Illustrious and Eminent Personages, particularly of the Nineteenth Century. With Memoirs, by William Jerdan, Esq. Nos. XX., XXI., XXII., XXIII. London, 1830. Fisher, Son, and Co. WE have, for very obvious reasons, considerable difficulty in speaking of this publication; Upon this most promising artist's Fair-day we may reverse what Falstaff says, "If I be not ashamed of my yet it would be unjust to debar it from notice soldiers, I am a soused gurnet. I have misused the in those pages which continually offer fair reking's press damnably." On the contrary, Mr. Webster No. 143. A View at Finchamstead, Berks. has every reason to be proud of his recruits, and of every ports upon works of far inferior merit and impicture he has this year contributed to adorn the gallery.portance. Our only resource (and we care not Upon the whole we are free to say, that this Portrait Gallery well earns its very extensive popularity; for it can boast of original and well-executed portraits at a price which nothing but an immense sale could render possible; and the memoirs have at least great pains taken to ensure their authenticity. if it expose us to malicious comment) is to state | Byron upon Earl Frederick, the father of the tains Lord Tenterden, Sir George Murray, and the truth candidly, and leave the truth to the present earl. Herbert Marsh, Bishop of Peterborough the judgment of our readers. We feel confident in "It will be recollected by our readers how robe, the sword, and the mitre. The portrait their confidence, and in having deserved it; bitterly he was assailed by his relative Lord of Sir George Murray is after Lawrence, by and therefore need only state that these criti- Byron, in his literary character; and we refer H. Meyer; the other two from drawings by cisms emanate from the pen of a gentleman to the matter, for the purpose of throwing some J. W. Wright for this Gallery, and engraved intrusted with the department of our Journal light upon this incident, which none of the bio-by W. Holl and J. Cochran. In the memoir to which they belong; that the editor has such graphers of Lord Byron have yet done. Lord of the learned prelate is the original letter of entire reliance upon his impartiality and in- Carlisle was related to our splendid poet by the the premier, Lord Liverpool, offering him, in tegrity, that he would deem it an affront to marriage of his grandfather Henry, the fourth the prince regent's name, the unsolicited bialter a syllable he had written; and that so far earl, to Isabella, the great-aunt of Byron: and shopric of Llandaff, as a testimony of his merifrom the connexion being likely to augment we are informed, that the mother of the latter, torious services and zealous exertions in the the praise bestowed, its tendency is rather un-a wayward woman, had, from his childhood cause of religion and learning. This transacfavourable to Messrs. Fishers' deserts, since a upwards, prejudiced his mind against his pa- tion was most honourable to the minister, to sense of delicacy prevents that panegyric which ternal relations. It was not, therefore, sur-the royal head of the church, to the church their efforts would otherwise so often command. prising that, with a temperament like his, and itself, and to the individual member of it, Dr. -Ed. impressed with erroneous feelings, he should, Marsh. Part XX., besides three beautifully exe- at the first semblance of an occasion, mistake cuted portraits, from pictures by Beechey, civility for affront, and throw himself back on Jackson, and Hoppner, contains memoirs of his native pride and resentment, instead of the Duke of Kent, the Earl of Harewood, and looking fairly at the circumstances which gave Archdeacon Nares. rise to his anger. It was then he struck the The general reflection included in the fol- blow, which he afterwards repented, and in lowing paragraph from the memoir of Lord some measure recalled. The offence, we beHarewood, we have never before met with in lieve, was on account of Lord Carlisle's declinprint, although we fancy it must have fre ing to introduce him to the House of Peers, quently occurred to the political observer :- when he took his seat; and also referring him "Since his elevation to the House of Lords, for his pedigree to the Herald's College, preon the decease of his father in 1820, we have vious to the issue of the writ. But it seems to little to record of the senatorial efforts of the have been his own temper, and not the facts, Earl of Harewood. It is remarkable how many which could afford materials for so much able and efficient commoners retire into the spleen: the Earl of Carlisle never meant to silent performance of their duties, when they treat Lord Byron slightingly, by pointing to become members of the upper house. No him the only place where his pedigree could be doubt this may in a great measure be accounted made out; and with regard to the introduction, for, from the circumstance, that few questions it is not consistent with the rules of the house, can arise in that place to affect represented for a peer of a superior to introduce a peer of The National Menagerie, No. I. to XI. interests, or demand individual exertion, be- an inferior degree. A peer by descent, after inclusive. Published by S. Maunder. yond an honest vote; but still it is curious to receiving his writ, indeed, takes the oaths at THE Numbers of these studies of zoology from behold the most active members of the House the table without any introduction; and a nature, consist each of a single print, of about of Commons become, as it were, suddenly ob- peer newly created is introduced by two peers twenty-two inches by sixteen, and representliviated by removal into another sphere of use- of his own rank. But, misinformed on these ing various animals, of a sufficient size to fulness. Far are we from wishing that the points, Lord Byron gave way to his passions, distinguish all their characteristics: they are same ardour for debate were felt in both; and and endeavoured to stigmatise, or rather turn rendered still more perfect by being carefully we simply notice the fact as a corollary to our into ridicule, the party who had so uncon-coloured from the life. The design is an exsketch." sciously offended him." Elizabeth, Dowager Countess of Errol. By Dean, from a Miniature by Cosway. THIS beautiful portrait is the seventy-fifth of the series in La Belle Assemblée; and a more lovely countenance has not adorned it. There is nothing of the dowager in the exquisite sweetness of the young creature here represented, whose large dark eyes and delightful expression seem enough to detain a husband in this world almost in defiance of death. cellent one, and the execution so beautiful, After an enumeration of "the meritorious The memoir of Sir John Franklin details that every plate might be framed as a picture efforts in the cause of morality and learning," that gallant officer's services in his profession; to ornament the study, the sporting-box, the of the late venerable and lamented Archdeacon and contains an epitome of those voyages to hotel, or any other place where such subjects Nares, his character is thus summed up :- the arctic regions, in which, and more especially are appropriate; and for the portfolio the "In private life no man was ever more be- in the second of them, he exhibited a courage, series is quite a treasure. It begins with Benloved than Archdeacon Nares. His friends a perseverance, an endurance of unprecedented gal tigers and cubs, No. 2. wolves, 3. chetahs, from youth to old age were delighted by his fatigue, hardship, and suffering, in the highest or hunting leopards, 4. the leucoryx or white talents; while they were compelled to set a degree honourable to human nature. antelope (an elegant animal), 5. American still higher value upon his individual character, The late Right Hon. William Huskisson, the and black panthers (a fine contrast), 6. the so estimable and honourable in every relation late Lord Chief Justice Ellenborough, and the Barbary lion in solitary majesty, 7. lamas, of life. To know him, indeed, was to be at- gallant Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, 8. royal striped tiger, 9. the giraffe or camelotached to him; for the exemplary divine, the furnish the subjects for No. XXII. The me- pard, 10. wapiti, and 11. the extraordinary profound scholar, the judicious critic, and the moirs of these three distinguished individuals and fatal combat which accidentally took place elegant writer, was at the same time one of the are accompanied by portraits of the first, from in the Tower on the 3d of last December, bemost amiable, pleasing, and instructive com- a picture by Graham (painted only three months tween a lion and a tiger and tigress. This panions into whose society good fortune could before Mr. Huskisson's death), in the posses- conflict, which was perfectly appalling, is throw either the young or the old. No wonder, sion of John Gladstone, Esq.; and of the two given with much spirit; and from the situa then, that his intimacy was zealously courted, others, after pictures by Lawrence ;--all of tion of the monarch of the animal world, and that he ranked among his most constant which are exceedingly creditable to the re-between his two powerful and sanguinary adfriends a number of the foremost men of the spective artists employed upon them. The versaries, it is not difficult to foresee the protimes which he himself lived to adorn." portrait of Mr. Huskisson, in particular, must bable result. The fact was, that he was so Of the beautiful portraits which ornament be generally interesting, in consequence of its No. XXI. we have already spoken. The nar- originality, of the fidelity of the resemblance, rative, brief but authentic, of the splendid mili- and of the recency, and melancholy circumtary career of the Marquess of Anglesey, and stances, of the death of the highly gifted and the sketch of his political character, will be read deeply lamented statesman whom it represents. with peculiar interest at the present moment; The memoir of Lord Ellenborough contains description. We have to repeat, in conclusion, ven the welfare of so important a part of the an interesting letter from his late majesty British empire, under circumstances of singu- George IV. to that eminent judge, on his rear delicacy and difficulty, is intrusted to his tiring from the Court of King's Bench. It is lordship's care. singularly warm and friendly; but as it has been quoted by almost every newspaper, we shall not repeat it here. From the memoir of the Earl of Carlisle we extract the following passage, illustrative of the cause of the severe attack made by Lord Part XXIII., which has just appeared, con grievously wounded as to die within a few days. The various agitation, the roaring, howling, and shrieking, the signs of fierceness and horror of the other inmates of the Tower during the struggle, we are told surpassed all that the general merit of these prints is such as to deserve a wide popularity; for the habits and actions of the beasts are seized with genuine spirit, and the details throughout are true to nature. They are, indeed, mostly portraits of individuals now living in the Tower, Zoological Gardens, &c. &c. WE are assured that this is the first essay of a lady. It is a very fine specimen both of taste and art; and we are sure if Miss S. goes on as she has begun, the critics themselves who could resist her claims, would be harder and worse than stones. Vandyke. Drawn on stone by Miss Sambourne. | occasion. Miss F. Ayton acted better than she tory organ, which it affects in two ways; Engelman, Coindet, and Co. sang: she is a nice little creature, though not the one, which produces an active inflamquite at home in Italian opera. mation, is promptly mortal; the other, which One of the grandest pageants we ever wit-causes a chronic inflammation, that is to say, Thursday evening, by Mr. Deshayes. Sir W. and constant warmth not only prevents the nessed on the stage was produced here on pulmonary consumption; and that a mild Scott's Kenilworth has furnished the materials, invasion of consumption, but often stays its and the plot of that admirable novel is pretty progress. closely adhered to. In fact, the piece is a Improvement of Wool.-The Quarterly JourHeath's Historical Illustrations of Scott's No- tragic pantomime. There is nothing to speak nal of Agriculture objects to Mr. Petre's new vels, &c. No. II. Rob Roy. Jennings and of in the way of ballets more than may be met theory for the improvement of the wool of Chaplin. with in almost every melodrama on the French sheep, noticed in a former number of the GaSix engravings to illustrate Rob Roy, by emi-stage; a fête being considered indispensable, zette. The period at which sheep can be shorn nent artists, and excellently engraved. Rob whether the subject be ancient or modern, of their covering, they say, is sufficiently marked Roy's Wife, with the Baillie dragged before historical or legendary. In the present case, by the state of the wool itself; and a repeated her by her wild followers, is distinguished the dancing occurs in the first act, amongst shearing of the fleece of young sheep would be among the rest as a spirited composition. It the peasantry, who are holyday making in the a violence done to nature, and could scarcely does great credit to the talents of H. Corbould. | neighbourhood of Cumnor Place; and in the fail to injure or destroy the health of the aniThe others, though appropriate, have nothing third, in the gardens of Kenilworth, before mal. Although it is not in our power to subparticularly striking, and the costume of the" the queen's majesty." A pas-de-trois, by ject the question to experiment, we do not period is hostile to picturesque effect. the Earl of Leicester (!) and two of the court, coincide in these views; and think it might just setting aside the un-common sense of the thing, as well be argued, that shaving the head of was most admirably executed, and loudly en-young people does violence to their constitution, cored, the dancers being Lefèvre, Paul, and and destroys the crop of hair, as mowing a field Madame Montessu. It was followed by a dance annihilates the crop of grass. MUSIC. SOCIETA ARMONICA. THE second of these favourite concerts was of gods and goddesses, in the old style of the On preventing the Discharge of a Bullet from held on Monday last. The music of the first French ballet, which was imagined and exe-a Gun by the Finger.-At the sitting of the part, though of the finest, and faultlessly exe-cuted with considerable whim; but it would Helvetic Society of Natural Sciences of the cuted, was of too sombre a cast throughout, have been more in its place at the court of 28th July last, a letter was read from Dr. since, owing to this sameness, it lost that effect Louis XIV. than at that of Elizabeth. The Flachin of Yverdun, relative to an experiment, which a more judicious variety in selection horrible catastrophe is preserved. Brocard, as before mentioned to the Society, in which the would have afforded. The burden of the vocal Amy Robsart, is presumed to break her beauti-ball was prevented from leaving the bottom of department rested upon Miss Paton, Messrs. ful neck, and the curtain falls on the agonies of a musket when the gunpowder was fired,— Philips, and Bennet. The leader (Spagnoletti) Leicester. We fear there is too much acting simply by putting the ramrod upon the ball, and the conductor (Forbes) performed a delight- and too little dancing to please our opera and the end of the finger upon the ramrod. ful duet, "C'est une larme," with admirable audiences; but the liberality exhibited in the This experiment requires great care, especially precision. In the second part a more enliven- production of the piece deserves, and we trust as to the strength of the piece, which is very ing diversity awaited us. Philips sang the will obtain, its reward. The scenery, by Mr. liable to burst in its performance. "Lass of Loch Lomond" in a rich and manly W. Grieve, is in that clever artist's best Discharge of a Jet of Water under Water.strain, and was followed by Mr. Chatterton, style; and the costumes, banners, and other Mr. Fox states, in the Philosophical Magazine, who executed "the Reminiscences of England" paraphernalia, most magnificent and correct. that a jet of water discharges the same quanon the harp in a very brilliant and spirited The arrival of the queen in her barge, at tity in water as in air, in a given time, withmanner. Miss Paton, the only lady who sang Greenwich, is one of the most real and pictu-out reference to the depth or the motion of the during the evening, but a host in herself, gave resque exhibitions ever attempted. When we water, at least within certain limits. the ballad "She never blamed him, never," add, that the porter at the gate of Kenilworth To restore the Elasticity of damaged Feawith unequalled power and pathos, and was Castle is "a real giant," full seven feet high, thers. A feather, when damaged by crumpling, rapturously encored, nemine contradicente. The our readers may imagine the attention bestowed may be perfectly restored by the simple expeband was full, and finely disciplined; and, if upon the details of this gorgeous entertainment. dient of immersing it in hot water. The we may judge from the satisfactory manner in feather will thus completely recover its former which the exertions of the performers at these elasticity, and look as well as it ever did. This concerts are received, they bid fair, if not to fact was accidentally discovered by an amateur increase, at least to retain their deserved popularity. DRAMA. KING'S THEATRE. ADELPHI. PERPETUAL novelty is as moving a principle ornithologist of Manchester. tions which still exist in Normandy, there is Nursing!" Among the superstitious noone, connected with the treatment of children, modern philosophy, unless it be able to replace which will never, I hope, be put to flight by it by common sense: it is believed that the Virgin Mary sweetens the food of infants,-a notion which saves sugar, and prevents the stomach of children from being overloaded with sweets. As the child grows up, however, the Virgin ceases to interfere with its victuals, which is remarkably judicious."-St. John's Residence in Normandy. ON Saturday, in Matrimonio Segreto, Lablache gave us his admirable delineation of a deaf a man, and sang like a man possessed of a very fine ear; his Geronimo is, indeed, a delightful contradiction. David, in Paolino, has not a prominent part; but we like to see principal singers do as he did with it-the most. E. Seguin, who has been astonishing the world with his splendid Polyphemus at the Queen's The- acting and pretty scenery. We have always "After the capture of Rhodes by the Turks, atre, shewed himself not only the possessor of had so much to commend in this delightful to mark their deep sense of the calamity that a noble bass voice, but also, already, a very resort, that we will only say, that nothing on had befallen the order, the Hospitaller-nuns, good actor at the King's. Madame Vesper-earth can induce us to allow the appearance who had hitherto worn a red robe with a black mann does not seem to please the English au- of the sweet and absolutely feminine Mrs. mantle à bec, on which was a white cross, dience; and we are sorry to say they mani-Yates in the male garb of the attorney's clerk. assumed a habit entirely black, in token of fested their disapprobation in an unequivocal It is not to be borne. mourning, which they continue to wear to this and rather coarse and ungallant manner on this day."-Achievements of the Knights of Malta. Lunar Rainbows. It is a very prevalent Experiments on the Action of Cold on Ani-error that these phenomena are of exceedingly mals. The experiments of M. Flourens on rare occurrence. The fact is otherwise, at the action of cold on animals establish that it least in relation to Cornwall, and, probably, to is not only on organisation and life taken col-all other localities where showers are frequent. lectively that cold acts, but that it has a prin- In the western part of that county, a correcipal and determinate action on the respira- 'spondent states to us, there is scarcely an indi We are somewhat puzzled by the programmes, bills, cards, &c. whether we ought to designate this lady as Madame or Mademoiselle. Setting aside, however, these varied aliases of the same person, odav ovoμatav μogOn, no one who hears her will doubt but that "by any other name she'll sing as sweet." In fact, the envelope to the Armonica cards designates her as "Mrs. Wood, late Miss Paton." VARIETIES. j vidual in the habit of being out late at night, | mier is desirous of returning to Canton and| The Deaf and Dumb.-During the last year a very large workshop has been erected at the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at Toulouse, where the pupils, who belong to the industrious classes, receive such instruction in mechanical operations, as will afford them the means of maintaining themselves on their return to society. Meteorology. It appears from observations made at the Royal Observatory in Paris, that, in the year 1830, the number of fine days was 164; of cloudy, 181; of rainy, 149; of foggy, 228; of frosty, 28; of snowy, 24; of sleety, Scientific Intelligence. Dr. Brewster and 8; of thundery, 13.-The wind was northerly Mr. Faraday have been chosen honorary 44 times; north-easterly, 23 times; easterly, foreign members of the Imperial Academy of 17 times; south-easterly, 23 times; southerly, Sciences at St. Petersburgh. 74 times; south-westerly, 69 times; westerly, The Skeleton Man.-A report was lately 71 times; and north-westerly, 47 times. made to the Académie des Sciences, with Wedding Rings. It is notorious that a respect to an individual, known, in conse-powerful superstition exists among married quence of his extreme leanness, by the name of women with respect to their wedding rings. the Skeleton Man. Nothing extraordinary ap- Nevertheless, a female society has been formed peared about this person until he was thirty- at the Polish town of Suwakki, having for its four years of age. He was a soldier, and was enjoying good health, when, being wounded in object to collect wedding rings, to assist in the maintenance of the Polish army. A great a battle, he was left for three days on damp number have already been devoted to that purand cold ground. Transported to a house, pose. We very much fear that some of the where proper care was taken of him, he was Polish ladies will lose their husbands as well. seized with a sleep, which lasted, almost withFrom out interruption, for three months. that time his emaciation commenced, and continned until it left him in the condition in which he now is. His muscles are so reduced, New Mineral: Pyrophyllite.-M. Hermann flabelliform to a great mass. Wind S. W. and N.W.; the former prevailing. the 1st. a Rain fallen .575 of an inch. Lunar Eclipse.-Never, perhaps, was an eclipse of the moon seen under more favourable circumstances than that of the 26th ult. The atmosphere being, except from few strata next to the eastern part of the horizon, peculiarly clear, the moon first appeared at 40 minutes after 5 (clock time); and from that time till 25 minutes after 6, when the earth's shadow quitted the western limb of the moon, remained perfectly unobscured by clouds: the penumbral shadow, however, was visible till about 35 minutes after 6. Edmonton. Latitude...... 51° 37' 32" N. Longitude CHARLES H. ADAMS. 0 3 51 W. of Greenwich. Lowest ............. 28-68 29.5813 Number of days of rain or snow, 18. Quantity of rain and melted snow in inches and decimals, 3-8683. Winds.-1 East-11 West-0 North-3 South-2 Northeast-4 South-east-4 South-west-3 North-west. General Observations.-On the first three days of the month snow fell heavily, and the total quantity measured 17 inches; but on the 4th a thaw commenced, and, with the trifling exception of a quarter of an inch more snow The melted snow and rain amounted to 3-8683 inches, on the 6th, continued until the whole had disappeared. which was more than for some years. The barometer was The formula is lower than in the last two years in the same month; the mean of the barometer, on the contrary, was above those in the same period; and the maximum of heat higher than observed at Wycombe in the February in the last eight years. A very distinct lunar halo observed on the night of the 25th. The evaporation 0-11875 of an inch. LITERARY NOVELTIES. LIST OF NEW BOOKS. that they have become flat cords, invisible on METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL, 1831. Barometer. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have been unable to complete our perusal of Captain Beechey's delightful volume in time for this No.; and must hold it in reserve, with several other novelties of public interest. Indisposition will also, we trust, plead for us to numerous Correspondents. To the Junta of we shall merely say, that a whole company of fools may be entertaining for a while-it is only one fool at a time that is so very irksome. We would indulge the natural tenderness of G. B., but that we have rarely found the out-pourings of private feeling generally interesting; and our pages are for the many. W. E. T. may read an answer in the above, independently of the length of the lines" to a spirit of the departed." M. The bad division of the lines, &c. In answer to Lyricus, we are aware that the demand of Two Guineas for licensing a single song if introduced upon the stage, is made by the present Deputy Licenser; and believe, with our correspondent, that the practice has originated with that gentleman. It certainly appears to be a strange thing to charge as large a fee for perusing ten lines as for examining a five-act tragedy; particularly as that fee is a gratuity for expediting business, paid to an officer who has a regular salary for doing his duty. A. W.'s Sonnet is by no means a sonnet-ten lines are poor measure. We cannot answer Z. Z. Z. precisely at present. will keep his communication in view. Upon looking attentively at the charge of partiality and favouritism in the recent award of honours and degrees at the University of Cambridge, we are compelled to decline entering upon the subject. We are desirous to lend our aid to the remedy of any abuse: but so grave an accusation must lead to much controversy; and our weekly sheet is hampered to find room for the pressing calls upon it to fulfil its own plan of being as complete a record as possible of the literature, science, and arts of the day. We are sorry we cannot find room this week for Mr. Trevelyan's very interesting experiments on heat, which are ably stated in the Edinburgh Courant. We would refer the curious in animal phenomena to our report of the Eclectic Society, page 152, where the most remarkable instances of reproductiveness we ever heard or read of are detailed. Corrigendum.— -The opinions of the gentleman to 30.11 to 30.01 whom we owe our reports of the Society of Antiquaries, 29.76 29.73 it would be seen from our last Number, differ widely 29.12 29.39 from those expressed under the head of Varieties, on the 29.13 question of removing the Screen in York Minster. As we 29.62 have stated elsewhere, we do not feel justified in altering the MSS. of valued and impartial contributors; still we 29.86 hold it right to mark our own sentiments where they 29.62 happen to disagree. 39. 35. 31. 31. 29.34 29. 45. 29.74 31. 55. 29.72 ADVERTISEMENTS, Connected with Literature and the Arts. BRITISH INSTITUTION, Pall Mall. 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