Informs him, to his consternation, It suits not the old Shepherd's tongue To this same friend whom I address,― TELL ON THE MOUNTAINS.⭑ ONCE more I breathe the mountain air; once more Oh! Liberty, Thou choicest gift of Heaven; and wanting which Of freedom o'er the world? Hear me then, bright New York. MANHOOD. By Henry G. Bell. THEY tell me that I cannot write as when Young feeling lent its freshness to each thought, An American poet of great promise is the author of these spirited and vigorous lines. As the LITERARY JOURNAL crosses the Atlantic, we are glad that he will have an opportunity of pointing out his contributions to his countrymen, in one of the periodicals of the Modern Athens.-Ed. Lit. Jour. Let me not yield-and I may find even yet I will not waste my days in vain regret; The ever-shining stars come forth the more. And mid the dark world's noise, I'll hear a music which shall say-Rejoice! SONNET TO PRUDENCE.✶ PRUDENCE! thou cold and calculating thing, I hate thy heartless path o'er frozen snow, LITERARY CHIT-CHAT AND VARIETIES. NEW PLAN OF EDINBURGH.-We have seen a New Plan of Edinburgh, entitled, "The City Directory; or, Stranger's Guide to Edinburgh, Leith, and their Environs," which, for its distinctness, accuracy, and completeness, we have no hesitation in recommending to our readers. It contains, besides, an alphabetical list of all the streets, squares, places, public buildings, churches, villas, &c., and exhibits both the roads in the vicinity, and all the new and intended improvements. It is put up in a neat case, and is sold at a very moderate price. WHIST. To those who love whist, and, after chess, it is probably the best game extant, Mr Arnaud's neat little work, which has just been published, called, "An Epitome of the Game of Whist, Long and Short," will be very acceptable. It is written in a more popular and agreeable style than Hoyle's Treatise, and contains many instructions which Hoyle has omitted. In the common acceptation of the term. We understand that Messrs Anderson and Hunter, the publishers of the Map of the Basin of the Frith of Forth, which we lately noticed, are to publish this summer a Map of the Basin of the Tay, including the greater part of Perthshire, Strathmore, the Braes of Angus, &c. The Map is to be accompanied by a work, entitled, "The Topography of the Basin of the Tay;" and it is expected that they will be found exceedingly useful both to travellers and persons residing in that district. Mr Knox's skill, who is to execute the Map, has been generally acknowledged; and in proof of it, it is only necessary to mention his foursheet Map of Mid-Lothian. Observations on the Rural Affairs of Ireland; or, a Practical Treatise on Farming, Planting, and Gardening, adapted to the Circumstances, Resources, Soil, and Climate of that country, including some remarks on the reclaiming of Bogs and Wastes, and a few Hints on Ornamental Gardening, By JOSEPH LAMBERT, Esq. will be published in Dublin in a few days. Tales of the Irish Peasantry, containing-Introduction-The Wedding-The Wake-The Funeral-The Party Fight-The Battle of the Factions-The Hedge School-The Station, are announced by Messrs CURRY & Co. of Dublin. A History of the French Newspaper press, which, it is said, will contain some curious information, has been announced at Paris. Captain Frankland, R.N. is about to publish an account of his visit to Constantinople. Mr Doddridge Humphreys, the grandson of Dr Doddridge, has been some time engaged in preparing for publication the Diary and Correspondence of that celebrated Divine; and the work will be presented to the public shortly. Mr Banim's" Battle of the Boyne" is among the most recent translations of our abundant works of fiction into the French tongue. THE PERIODICAL PRESS IN SWITZERLAND.-We are in the habit of looking upon Switzerland as the country of independence and political freedom par excellence. The state of the press in that country, however, is very little in accordance with such an opinion. Throughout the whole of Switzerland, only twenty-eight newspapers are published, twenty-two of which are written in the German, two in the Italian, and four in the French language. Most of them are weekly, and some are published only once or twice a-month. In the Canton of Berne, for instance, which is one of the most extensive and best inhabited, there is; only one insignificant newspaper published; in the Canton de Vaud three, and one at Geneva. But all of them are subjected to the most rigid censure, especially with regard to foreign news of every description. THOM'S STATUES.-These pieces of art have met with much attention in London Since they arrived there, which was on the 23d of April, they have been visited by upwards of ten thousand persons. The Londoners, however, have been sadly puzzled to find out what was meant by Souter Johnny. Tam O'Shanter they could understand to be the name of a person; but Souter was to them worse than High Dutch. In the advertisements, therefore, which are now inserted in the newspapers, we find a note at Souter, explaining that, being interpreted, it means "Cobbler." We are informed that, in the best circles east of Temple Bar, our old friends are now known by the names of "Thomas O'Shanter and Cobbler John." ELDERS OF THE KIRK.-We have read a pamphlet which has just been published, addressed to the Elders of the Church of Scotland, by a Country Elder, in which he calls upon them to agitate for the restoration of privileges, of which, he maintains, they have been unjustly deprived,-a right to preach and baptise. The pamphlet is not ill written; but we suspect its object is far from being judicious. PHRENOLOGY.-Mr Combe has published a small pamphlet in reply to Mr Stone's recent attack on Phrenology, which our readers will recollect we noticed at some length. Mr Combe has failed in his attempt to get the better of Mr Stone's arguments, or rather of his facts. A rejoinder from Mr Stone is to be published, we believe this day; and it will certainly not be a difficult task for him to put Mr Combe in even a more awkward light than before. Mr Combe has, in the first place, passed over, sub silentio, some of Mr Stone's strongest statements, and consequently admits that they are unanswerable; in the second place, he has fallen into a mistake, worthy only of a schoolboy, by confounding the measurements of proportion with those of absolute size; and, in the third place, the manner in which Mr Combe affects to talk of public opinion, as conveyed through the medium of the periodi cal press, indicates a degree of unphilosophical self-sufficiency, pardonable only in one who feels that his last resource is to brazen out his fate. Theatrical Gossip.-A new play, called "The Partisans," written by Planché, has been brought out at Drury Lane with much success. The scene is laid in Paris in 1649. Liston plays a principal part in a manner with which the London critics are greatly delighted.-Miss Smithson has appeared in Juliet ; but it wont do. Miss Smithson is universally damned, with the assurance that she is a respectable actress. If a steam-boat is to be had at any town on the English coast, let her return with all expedition to la belle France.-The Haymarket Theatre is to open on the 15th of June, Farren, Cooper, Vining, Miss F. Kelly, Mrs Glover, and Mrs Humby, commence the campaign. Liston, too, is engaged for six weeks.-The English Opera House is to open on the 1st of July; Sapio and Miss Paton are to be of the company.—We observe that Mrs T. Hill of our Theatre has made a very judicious selection of pieces for her benefit, which takes place this evening. WEEKLY LIST OF PERFORMANCES. THE present Number concludes the First Volume of the EDINBURGH LITERARY JOURNAL, and with it will be delivered a Titlepage and Index. We hope our readers will now be inclined to agree with us in thinking, that the size and shape we have chosen are those most likely to give a permanent value to the contents of the Literary Journal, by the facilities they afford for binding into handsome volumes, facilities which we are not aware that any other weekly periodical possesses to the same extent.-We commence the second volume next Saturday with a new font of types; and, encouraged by the very great success which has hitherto attended our labours, we are determined to spare no expense or exertion to render it still superior to its predecessor. It may be considered as some earnest of our intentions when we state, that we have already in our possession, for the next and succeeding numbers, communications from J. H. WIF FEN, the author of " Aonian Hours," and the translator of Tasso's "Jerusalem Delivered,"-ALARIC A. WATTS,-THE ET. 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WE have fallen slightly in arrears with one or two new works, which, however, we have reserved intentionally for the commencement of our second volume; and in future, we venture to say, our readers will find us still earlier than usual in our notices of new publications. To Alaric A. Watts, Esq. we beg to return our very best thanks. Mr D. Moore's poem will appear, if possible, in our next; as also the sonnet by Thomas Brydson; and the excellent article on the Toils and Pains of Authorship. We mentioned in our last that James Montgomery was a “Quaker;" we ought to have said a Moravian. "Felix" is inadmissible.-The " Sonnet" by "N. C." of Glasgow, is very tolerable as poetry goes; and the "Bird Song" is by no means "odiously bad." ADVERTISEMENTS, About the 20th of November will be published, Connected with Science, Literature, and the Arts. THE KEEPSAKE for 1829. On Thursday, 27th November, will be published, volume, III. 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