but only add a long string of papers to its tail, and up it goes like TO OUR READERS AND THE PUBLIC. a laverock!" The reverend Principal was completely overcome by this argument, which scarcely left him breath to reply, so We have this week to announce to our kind friends heartily did he laugh at the ingenuity of the resolute author. and patrons, the conjunction of the Edinburgh Literary However, we believe, he eventually dissuaded Dr Anderson from Journal with the Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle. his design. It is narrated of the same learned Theban, that his The reasons which have induced both parties to enter continuous efforts were not drawn forth by the encouragement of the public; they were solely owing to the desperate cacoethes into this alliance, are numerous and powerful. In the of the worthy writer, which would take no hint from the world first place, issuing from the office of the same Publisher, -00 refusal from fame. It is said that he was solely enabled to they have had frequent opportunities of meeting, and support the expense of his unrequited labour by a set of houses learning to preciate each other's merit. We admired belonging to himself in Dunse, (too appropriate locality !) one of the fine tasto, amiable candour, and manly independence which was sold for every successive quarto, till at last something of all party bias, which characterised our better half to like a street of good habitable teneinents in that thriving town be. was converted into a row of unreadable volumes in his library. What our good qualities were that won his affec-, « Dr Anderson," says the Geutleman's Magazine,“ displays none tionis, modesty forbids us to say. In the second place, of the essential qualities of historic writing, no research into the this union, the result of congenial feelings, promised to secret springs of action, no discrimination of character, and no in- extend materially our respective spheres of utility. While dastry in accumulating and examining authorities. Even as a the bigh favour which he enjoyed with those readers who coinpiler, he is guided only by one set of materials which he found in the French writers, and may therefore be consulted by the are more aebustomed to enquire how this everyday world English reader, as a collection of their opinions, while he is highly wags than to cultivate their tastes very sedulously, afcensurable in not having recourse to original papers and docu- forded us an opportunity of insinuating a liking for our ments respecting the affairs of his own country. His style is uni- pursuits, where they bave hitherto met with little save formly tame, and defaced by colloquial barbarisms.”—Chambers's indifferences lour circulation held out an opening for Scottish Biographies. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IN FRANCE --A measure of the greatest im. bringing home the realities of life to the knowledge of portance was lately submitted to the French Chamber of Depu. that class which, in the indulgence of'amiable and refined ties-it was a projet of law for the establishinent of a school of feelings within a varrow domestie circle, is too lapt to primary instruction in every one of the 40,007 communes of France. lose sight of the energies and virtues, but above all, of From a report presented to the King, it appears that there are the sufferings of the world without.' In short, tve hoped at present schools in only 13,000. The funds are to be supplied by that our conjoined labours might help to promote the the local sales ; and where parents are incapable of paying for their children's education, the public will pay for it. So great is great end of embracing all classes within the sphere of one common humanity-teaching the poor to sympathize the ignorance of the peasantry, that not above one-half of the conseripts can read! One thousand parochial schools, most mi. with the pleasures of the rich the rich with the sufferserably endowed, have rendered the two millions of Scotch popu- ings and wishes of the poor. In the third place, we belation the best educated and best behaved in the world. Literary lieve, both of us were influenced, in addition to these Guardian. sentimental and philosophical considerations, by some Theatrical Gossip.-The war between the majors and minors is slight regard to the advantageous effects of our union still raging. The former are more valorous than Major Stur. geon-both parties less inclined to arbitration than even the upon our pecuniary circumstances. On this topic, howDutch and Belgians. The Allas has pointed out to the weaker ever, which, in the conclusion of a marriage, or the acparty a mode of earrying the war into the enemy's quarters, ceptance of high' office, is always judiciously kept in the always the most effective system of tactics. Even the patentees background, we do not intend to dilate. dare not venture on unlicensed performances. But our singers Next week the product of our combined efforts tvill be are in the daily habit of introducing songs which do not belong to forwarded to the readers of both journals, and shall contheir parts, and have never been subjected to the licenser's in. tinue to be so regularly, unless countermanded, spection. An action on this ground must work well every way, --it will help to bring the magnates to reason,-it will save name of ourselves and our new allies, whose worth and audiences from inappropriate introductions. Joking apart, the energy we have approved, we pledge ourselves to a judie minors ought not to be left to bear the brunt of the battle alone, cious and well-arranged selection of the news of the day, their canse is that of the public. Some of the London prints are rejecting all that can offend the most fastidious delicacy beginning to abuse Meyerbeer. Their discovery of his defects -to free and fearless, but candid political discussion-to corresponds most suspiciously in time with the squabble between the Drury Lane management and Mr Monck Mason, about the laughing rebuke of fashionable follies to the inculcation score of Robert le Diable. The pawtoinimes still continue the of the high and refined tone of criticism in art and liteengrossing objects of public atenttion-at least we hear nothing rature for which we have from the first contended. else talked of.—Liverpool is the only provincial station To paint our age as it is,—to blend "instraction with where the drama seems to flourish. Martin is expected with amusement,-to utter “words of might," such as the his beasts, and his employers caution the public against believing that some other beasts now performing at Liverpool emergencies of the time require, we shall task to the are the genuine beasts. The owners of the beasts in question utmost our united abilities, retort by an annonce, protesting against certain insinuations P.S. 'We had almost forgot to mention_or, rather, that they are a part of Martin's Menagerie. A minor theatre we were disinclined to spoil so'fine a piece of writing by announces 66. The War-wolf of Hindostan, and the Ass of saying—that for this great addition of the sheet of the Mysore.”-The Shakspearian Club of Edinburgh has been re- CHRONICLE, containing exactly double the quantity of modelled opon the plan of the Garrick of London. The manage interesting matter, the readers of our unistamped copies ment has been intrusted in a president, vice-president, secretary will be only charged 1d. additional, while the rearlers of treasurer, and standing council. The Earl of Caithness has ac. cepted the office of president. The meetings of the club have been those which are stamped will receive a deduction of 30. highly delightful this seaso1.-De Begnis and Company are the per number. The copies of the EmiNBURGH WEEKLY great attractions at this theatre.-On Thursday evening, the opera CHRONICLE AND LITERARY Journal will be all issued on of " Il Fanatico" was performed. We have not space to say more than that it was very admirably got up . —De Begnis, as usual, Stamped paper, and of course will be transmissible by Post without expense of 'postage. very great, and Albertini heard to much advantage. The price of the united Papers will be only SEVENPENCE. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Our friends will have mercy on us this week, when they con. sider the hurry which new arrangements, however carefully and The Winter's Tale, John Jones, & Do. TUES. Il Burbiere de Siriglia, The Twa Ghaists, f L'Amour, retain their good-will under our new form—we know that we reflectingly entered into, necessarily occasion. We doubt not to shall deserve it.-If Astolpho will favour us with a call, we have The Winter's Tale, Dominique the Deserter, & Sinbad, something to communicate. The Index and Title-page to the THURS. n Fanatico, John Jones, &c. sixth volume of the Journal, will be forwarded, gratis, to sub. Fau Revenge, Dominique the Deserter, & Harlequin Sinbad. scribers next week, s! In the 1 SAT. MON, L'Amour. WED. od iHe paused the blood rush'd o'er his face, bits to iboj Upon his burning brain that lay! Then, with a long and troubled sigh, To 10 000 Upward he turn'd his radiant eye, debob to bob And, like a spirit in the gloom, Live Enter'd his sainted mother's room! 16 doue "dim to elim Tom bing of TISZDIR sim s Oh! with what tenderness affection clings STTW 90 T Where once they dwelt, who now are with their God? pean, 1814, 4; 1820, 4; 1830, 12: Native, 1814, not any; And what a scene the sternest soul to move, haba ditenstus viguisshok In summer's balmiest eve; bong visit nist The sun yet tinged the mountains high, sys muzeo of galit As loath to take his leave Of such a rich and fairy scene, to al ng-s-gmolong-fs-gm 81 sasssaca jest sassoasa , not ton alan814, not tonalensi4, n es, 18881a9eaesses, 18381a9eaesses, Eurojom-se,-Eurojom-se,-Eu 32-24 Emolog-o'-golong-''-g 10 STOTTOTA? NOUSON ESTortora? n t only add a long string of papers to its tail, and up it goes like averock!" The reverend Principal was completely overcome ☛ this argument, which scarcely left him breath to reply, so artily did he laugh at the ingenuity of the resolute author. owever, we believe, he eventually dissuaded Dr Anderson from s design. It is narrated of the same learned Theban, that his ntinuous efforts were not drawn forth by the encouragement I the public; they were solely owing to the desperate cacother the worthy writer, which would take no hint from the world -no refusal from fame. It is said that he was solely enabled to pport the expense of his unrequited labour by a set of houses elonging to himself in Dunse, (too appropriate locality one of hich was sold for every successive quarto, till at last something ke a street of good habitable tenements in that thriving towz as converted into a row of unreadable volumes in his he Dr Anderson," says the Gentleman's Magazine, displays on the essential qualities of historic writing, no research into the cret springs of action, no discrimination of character, and ustry in accumulating and examining authorities. Even as opiler, he is guided only by one set of materials which he foun the French writers, and may therefore be conswded by the English reader, as a collection of their opinions, wie hele ensurable in not having recourse to original papers and core ments respecting the affairs of his own country. His style un armly tame, and defaced by colloquial barbarisme.”—Chambera cottish Biographies. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IN FRANCE.A measure of the greatest in ortance was lately submitted to the French Chamber of Dep es-it was a projet of law for the establishment of a scavou, đ rimary instruction in every one of the 40,000 communes & Fraum From a report presented to the King, it appears that there are present schools in only 13,000. The funds are to be suppies The local sales; and where parents are incapable of pang it Their children's education, the public will pay for it begi he ignorance of the peasantry, that not above one-int a te onscripts can read! One thousand parochial schou, mus erably endowed, have rendered the two milions of bouers, pagation the best educated and best behaved in the waris Lewy Guardian. Theatrical Gossip.-The war between the majors and mumer. A till raging. The former are more valerous than Kar geon-both parties less inclined to arbitration that eves Dutch and Belgians. The Atlas has pointed out to t party a mode of carrying the war into the enemy quote pine always the most effective system of tactics. Eses the pre are not venture on unlicensed performances. But we g re in the daily habit of introducing songs which do not wear heir parts, and have never been subjected to the in Mysore." The Shakspearian Club a y to Frot y Al ance. -gainst nation. A of ine in the ing inteon. The still when il the rob their intererhaps they letermined to they do, they w to preventing elay to send pe to exercise, as on Ice's Street, Edingate, Glasgow, and .. Pamphlets, being Re. Lice 20, id. er to Swing, 3d. JE, 2d, 2d. NCE, 2d. TRY, 1d. E, 2d. XCHANGE, addressed to the Fundes, demonstrating the effects on each, acy, 3d. 2d. of RENT, 7th edition, 3d. ith a Collection of Objections, and the TION and COMMERCE of BRITISH HAPPINESS PRINCIPLE, in Answer to 2. Part I., 2d.; Part II., 1d.; Part III., 24. le PURSUIT of TRUTH, 2d. the WEST INDIES, 1d. 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The London Literary Gazette, May 15, says,-"To this very beautiful, and, to the lovers of numismatics, most interesting, and invaluable work, we cannot this week pay the detailed attention it so richly deserves; we will therefore only say, that it illustrates the Mintage of the English Kings in France for three Centuries, from A.D. 1152 to 1451, in a manner beyond all praise. The author, by his amazing industry and skilful comments, has corrected errors, and added some most curious particulars to this most memorable period of English history." And again, on June 12, the same celebrated journalist continues, It is a vast accession to our numismatic knowledge; indeed, we deem it a perfect treasure of its kind, and extremely honourable to individual enterprise, both in making so extraordinary a collection, and affording so beautiful an account of it to the public."-" It is full of singular antiquarian matter." But we have said and extracted enough to put every numismatologist, and we trust many readers of other literary habits, on the qui vive to examine this estiinable work." THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW, FOR JANUARY, 1832. Was published in London on 1st curt., an i may now be had in Edinburgh, Glasgow, &c. CONTENTS: 1. Archbishop of Dublin on Political Economy.-II. Memoir of Sebastian Cabot.-III. Weights and Measures.-IV. History of Me dicine.-V. Greck Literature in Scotland.-VI. Moore's Life and Death of Lord Edward Fitzgerald.-VII. Adjustment of the House of Peers.-VIII. Adventures on the Columbia River.-IX. Caledonians, Piets, and Scots.-X. Cooper's Bravo.-XI. Animal Physiology.-XII. Romance and Reality. By L. E. L-XIII. Householders in Danger. -XIV. Tour of a German Prince.-XV. Portuguese Africa.-XVI. Life of Turgot.-List of Books, Index, &c. WILLIAM TAIT, 78, Prince's Street, Edinburgh, Agent for Scotland; Sold also by ATKINSON and Co., 81, Trongate, Glasgow; and all Booksellers. 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FOR JULY, Edited by THOMAS CAMPBELL, Esq., sted by the Leading Literary Characters of the Day, and by Naval and Military Writers of distinguished talent. CONTENTS. A New Poem on Poland. By Mr Campbell-2. Retrospect of rature, No. 2. By James Montgomery, Esq.-3. The Pasha of y Tales. By the Author of "The King's Own"-4. State of ties in Dublin. By one of the Authors of "Sketches of the Irish 5. Christopher North and Reform-6. The Life of a Sailor. III. Anecdotes of Lord Byron-7. Memorials of our College. 1. A few Passages in the Early Life of William Mortimer-8. e new Association for the Encouragement of Literature-9. A tivity among the Rockites. By an Officer-10. The Decline of Stage-11. Paganini-12. Dialogues of the Deck. Jack the Giant. the Author of Tales of the Tar"-13. The Graces in IrelandEpistle in Verse, to the Ourang Outang-15. Epsom Races. etch from Life-16. Narrative of the Recent Events in Poland. II. (derived from authority)-17. Reform-its Opponents-18. mer-19. Reformation-20. Over the Fallen. With Original icles, by Distinguished Writers, on the Drama, Music, and the e Arts, &c.; Reviews of New Publications; and a great variety seful information. A THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW, Was published in London on 1st curt., and may now be had in Edinburgh, &c. CONTENTS. I. The Niebelungen Lied-II. Origin of English Representation -III. The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge-IV. Education of Women-V. Napier's Peninsular War-VI. Letters from Labouring Emigrants-VII. Annals and Antiquities of RajasthanVIII. Atherton-IX. Parliamentary Reform Bill-X. Brokedon's Alps and Italy-XI. The Navigation Laws-XII. Rennie's Architecture of Birds-XIII. Crotchet Castle-XIV. Haverhill-XV. So. cial State of England and France-XVI. Military System of Napo leon-XVII. Taxes on Knowledge-XVIII. Belgium and the Holy Alliance List of New Publications, &c. The present Number is issued at a moment when there is great uncertainty on many of the points affecting the progress of the political measure to which all attention in Great Britain is just now directed; though on some of them the uncertainty may be at an end before the Number is in the reader's hands. Does the Church mean to chronicle itself an institution incompatible with the existence of Reform? Have the Lords determined to risk all the consequences to their country that might ensue, from their declaring themselves unable to endure that the House of Commons should reform itself? One thing, however, is clear,-that neither of these events will occur without the parties having exerted that grave deliberation, which will preserve them from useless regrets at any of the possible results. To the community at large, who are neither peers nor churchmen, but what the Church of England in her homilies gracefully denominates the rude and rascal Commons," it is scarcely necessary to intimate, that uncertainty should imply readiness for all events,that nothing is lost by being prepared. In France there appear symptoms of a disposition to attempt a real revolution, and to replace that country among the efficient powers of Europe. The opinion of the most intelligent liberals there appears to be, that the individual to whom the guidance of affairs has been committed, is wholly in the hands of the Holy Alliance; that he will go on as long as he can, and then abdicate. If this happens before the completion of the reform in England, it will come in aid as an example of the danger of trifling with an intelligent people. The Belgians are in the act of struggling against the fraud of the Protocols. Diplomacy (from the Greeks) is the science of signing one thing and doing another. 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