kennel here we found a squattee of young ladies seated in a circle; in the centre was a broken bowl, and into this they were all dipping their fingers, with as much greediness as if it was hasty-pudding. My nose soon informed me that it was grease; and the merchant tells me that it is the luxury of women, and consolation even unto a slave; with this they besmear themselves from head to toe, and glisten in the sun like a newly varnished picture; they were so well pleased with the fat, that they paid but little attention to the dealer as he pointed out the particular beauties of each. Some were tattoed like aboriginal Britons, and some had their faces cat like crimped skate; she is considered most ornamental who uses most grease; and she that does not smell offensively is looked upon as a sloven.

The merchant warrants that a slave shall not snore, nor be guilty of many other dèsagremèns of nature.Henniker.

MR. EDITOR,-After reading the extract given in your IRIS, of the 28th ult. from Southey's History of the Peninsular War, detailing all the affecting circum. stances of the death and interment of Sir John Moore, no apology, I presume, will be deemed necessary for inserting the following beautiful LINES on the same subject, written by a student of Trinity College, Cambridge. Your's, &c. S X.

History.' I also stated my intention of embracing the
earliest convenient opportunity for communicating my
objections.'

"

bigots; an enthusiast may delight to step beyond huma-
mity, and to dare supernatural visitations; but an
enlightened people cannot be expected to witness a
blasphemous caricature of their common religion, with-
out remonstrance and condemnation.

As my former reading was superficial, I entered upon
a particular perusal of
with a view to the fulfilment of my promise; but, judge
The Augustan Age, No. V."
of my astonishment, when, after the strictest scrutiny, Manchester, 22nd Jan. 1823.
I could not perceive an objectionable sentence through-
out that excellent essay !

The fact is, my remark originated in misunderstand-
ing; for, I conceived that the fallacious embellishment,
and romantic interest of the Waverley genus was
approved and commended in I. B. M's first paragraph.
Not that the style of this gentleman is either ambiguous
or obscure,-no; it is intelligible and energetic; and
infinitely more creditable than the admired flippancy of
the most popular novel makers. A cursory imperfect
glance occasioned, and a further perusal has now rec-
tified my inadvertent conclusion.

Whether, or not, the opinions of I. B. M. accord they may be supported by numerous facts drawn from with prevailing views, is of little consequence; as every age. I cannot but admire the judicious observation, and independent judgment of the Author of "The Augustan Age:" with much information, he combines a clear understanding and a well regulated taste; his ideas evidently arise from considerable powers judiciously exercised; and his decisions are expressed with a confidence in his own deliberations, On reading an account of the Burial of Sir John Moore, and indicates that description of originality which which at once distinguishes him from common writers, benefits society and is honourable to its promulgators. Hoping for many literary favours from your correspondent I. B. M., I am, &c.

LINES,

at Corunna.

Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note,
As his corse to the rampart we hurried;
Not a soldier discharg'd his farewell shot
O'er the grave, where onr hero was buried.

We buried him darkly, at dead of night,
The sods with our bayonets turning,
By the struggling moon-beam's misty light,
And the lantern dimly burning.

No useless coffins inclosed his breast,
Not in sheet nor in shroud we bound him;
But he lay like a warrior taking his rest,
With his martial cloak around him.
Few-and short were the prayers we said,
And we spoke not a word of sorrow;

But we stedfastly gazed on the face of the dead,

And we bitterly thought of the morrow.

We thought as we hallow'd his narrow bed,

And smooth'd down his lonely pillow,

A CONSTANT READER.
Manchester, Jany. 24th, 1822.

That the foe and the stranger world tread o'er his head, constitutes the
And we,-far away on the billow !

Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone,
And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him;
But little he'll reck as he calmly sleeps on,
In a grave where a Briton has laid him.

But half of our heavy task was done,
When the clock toll'd the hour of retiring,
And we heard the distant and random shot,
That the foe was sullenly firing.

Slowly and sadly we laid him down,
From the field of his fame, fresh and gory ;-
We carv'd not a line, we rais'd not a stone,
But we left him alone with his glory.

MR. EDITOR,-That an honest man's the noblest work of God," is an admitted and generally admired maxim. And, as honest men are not identified with any particular rank, exclusive of all others, it must be granted that they may be found in all the gradations of society. Now, as the poorest and most illiterate, may, nevertheless, be honest men, and in being such, are "the noblest work of God," I wish, Sir, to ascertain that point, distinction, or qualifying materials which Gentleman." Is it rank? Wealth? Authority? each and all of which may be hereditary. Is it Learning? virtue? benevolence each and all of which must be acquired. Combativeness? impertinence? obscurity? perfidy? all of which are odious and diabolical. For the elucidation of this particular, I do not require your readers to trouble themselves in Antiquarian research; neither do I wish to be troubled with Greek, or Latin, or Teutonic, or even French primitives; the definition must be illustrative of the English acceptation, and in the vernacular tongue of the present race of Englishmen. I am &c.,

Chester, Jany. 20th, 1823.

VERITAS.

MR. EDITOR,--A few weeks since you observed that the scene of the infernal regions,' in 'THE LIBERTINE,' accorded neither with taste nor judgment; and now that its exhibition is discontinued, I beg to trouble you with one or two remarks, which could not fail to strike every beholder. First.-The nodding of the equestrian statue is as unfeasible as absurd.-And, Secondly-The fall of Don Juan, and the appearance of bell's torture snakes,' and masked fiends, is weak, preposterous, and impious; and every child must pity the actor, who can be so imbecile, as to stagger off the stage, for the purpose of looping a huge torture suake to his breast! This scene can have no sulutary effect upon the atheist, or fatalist; it only obtains his ridicale, as to principle; whilst it panders to his worst passions by influence. It is at the same time a libel upon Divine Revelation in general, and a caricature upon Christianity in particular. Don Juan is a character altogether out of life; such a monster, (could such possibly exist,) would and should fall by human agency alone; and in this way only can the piece be reconciled to feeling, moral principle, or A contemptible villain may for a time evade the laws of civilized nations, or the vengeance of natural right, but he will ultimately obtain his desert from either. A Hone may revel in the mysteries of

common sense.

I am, &c.

DRAMATICUS.

MR. EDITOR, I am surprised that you should copy formance as witnessed in his representation of Corioa commendation of Mr. Vandenhoff's person, and permuch more unwarranted and unwarrantable as being so lanus in Edinburgh, a commendation uncalled for, and opposite to truth; as, we are assured by your correspondent, V. P.' from his knowledge acquired in seven years' acquaintance with that gentleman, that Mr. V.'s eyes are sunk in his head! that the whole contour of his face is incapable of varied expression!! and his gait and action are stiff and ungraceful!!! (See the Iris. vol. ii. p. 32.) Did you think, in common with the Scotch critics, to be facetious at Mr. V.'s expense?" Or, did you hope to mislead those who were not able to judge for themselves? If you did, it appears you were much mistaken. clearing yourself from any charge of endeavouring to However to allow you, Mr. Editor, a chance of impose upon us, which may be brought against you, I that information be grounded on a seven years' acquaintshall suppose that I may err in my information, though guilty, I must in the mean time beg your pardon for ance; and therefore considering you innocent till proved the freedom of my language. I should certainly act as politely towards you and as justly, if I took the liberty to doubt a little the motives, the veracity, or, at least, the judgment of your correspondent; and consequently in turn might now require of him, Does Mr. 'V. P,' pretend to place upon a par Mr. Vandenhoff and the person who now assumes his characters in our Theatre? And therefore is he endeavouring, by detracting from Mr. Vandenhoff, to turn the attention of the public of Manchester to his present representative? The empty benches show what opinion the public entertain in regard to the superiority of the latter over the former. And after the wretched actors that public are and have been doomed to witness regularly belonging to the company' here during the last and present season, if a performer of such generally acknowledged excellence as Mr. V. should appear in Manchester and be well received, it will not be at all surprising.

After an acquaintance of three years with Mr. V., and a few introductions to the Tragedian of the present company, my judgment is, that in the performance of the principal characters by the former gentleman, we witness something like a classical taste, we witness a correctness and propriety of pronunciation, a grace and dignity of gesture, a suitableness of person, face, and action, which we in vain look for in the present usurper of his parts. And whatever Mr. V. P.' may say to the contrary, those who have witnessed Mr. V.'s performance of the chief characters in tragedy, and who the critics, whether Scotch or English, who commend have possessed and formed any judgment, will believe Mr. V. sooner than his detraction of that gentleman, even though Mr. V. P.'s decisions may be grounded on a seven year's acquaintance with him!

AN ADMIRER OF CHASTE ACTING. January 28th, 1823.

VARIETIES.

ANECDOTE OF DR. JOHNSON. -"Professor Martyn was at Rome at the time when Miss Knight was there, and was improving to the utmost the advantages of her situation. I have heard him speak of the delight one of her teachers took in instructing her, and the lively warmth with which he described her uncommon progress in whatever she undertook. She was one of the many of her sex who had to remember and record the brutal wit of Johnson. The ladies of the time when his notice was considered as an honour, made it too much a point of honour to obtain an introduction-where this honour was to be found, I confess I never could discover. severe punishment to me to share in any of my father's For myself, I can truly say, that it was a visits to him, and that I never heard bim say, in any

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visit, six words that could compensate for the trouble of getting to his den, and the disgust of seeing such squalidness as I saw no where else.

"My mother I know used to brag that he had never been uncivil to her :-till unfortunately at our table, she asked him very gently if he would not take a little wine; and concluding by his not replying that he had not heard her, she repeated the words. He then thundered out, I drink no wine- why do you tease me?' Her boasting, alas! was then all over, and she rea level mained, in rank and distinction, just on with the eighteen nymphs who were so incautious as to go in a body to wait on him. I can imagine the dozen and half of damsels all ready to prostrate themselves on the carpet, sooty and smoky as it was, and to cast at his feet, garlands of hearts' ease,' London pride,' 'maids in mists,' and forget me nots,' when he tumbled off the stairs into the dingy parlour, shoulder forward, as if aiming at the diagonal of the apartinent, and mouthed or growled out, If I had known there had been so many of you, I would not have come.' To one-the spokeswoman, I presume, who had an oration ready, he saved the trouble of recital, by crying out, 'Fiddle-de-dee, my dear!'

"These met their fate, and in my mind a due fate; -but when Miss Knight, whose pretensions to regard were established by having worked on an idea he had thrown out and was too indolent to pursue, in writing Dinarbas; who had produced her elegant illustrative fiction, Marcus Flaminius;' and her really useful work, 'The Campagna of Rome;'-when she went to make him a farewell-visit on quitting England, to dismiss her by saying, Go, my dear, for you are too big for an Island,'-it was nothing short of gross brutality, and worthy only of Maglaibecchi.-Hawkins.

PORTRAIT OF HORACE WALPOLE.-His figure was not merely tall, but more properly long and slender to excess; his complexion, and particularly his hands, of a most unhealthy paleness. His eyes were remarkably bright and penetrating, very dark and lively :his voice was not strong, but his tones were extremely pleasant, and if I may so say, highly gentlemanly. I do not remember his common gait; he always entered a room in that style of affected delicacy, which fashion had then made almost natural; chapeau bras between his hands as if he wished to compress it, or under his arm-knees bent, and feet on tiptoe, as if afraid of a wet floor.

His dress in visiting was most usually, in summer when I most saw him, a lavender suit, the waistcoat embroidered with a little silver, or of white silk worked in the tambour, partridge silk stockings, and gold buckles, ruffles and frill generally lace. I remember when a child, thinking him very much underdressed, if at any time except in mourning, he wore hemmed cambric. In summer no powder, but his wig combed straight, and showing his very smooth pale forehead, and queued behind :—in winter, powder.

Hawkins.

THE FRENCH PRESS.-Last week the French writers, Messrs. Arnault, Jay, Jouy, and Norvine were cited before the Judge d'instruction, for outrages and offences against the King's Government, in certain papers of the eighth volume of their Contemporary Biography The Police Correctionelle will immediately take cognizance of this accusation, and of that against M. Barthélemy, for his St. Helena Collection of Papers, among which O'Meara's first volume is charged as libellous upon the Royal family.

SCOTT AND BYRON.-It appears that for some years very able translations have been made into Russian prose of the Poems of Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott.

CHESS. A writer in a Brussels publication denies to Maelzel the inventiou both of the automaton Chessplayer and of the Metronome; maintaining that the merit of the former belongs to the celebrated Van Kempelen, and of the latter to M. Wenckel of Amsterdam. It is also asserted that an amateur of chess in Brussels has discovered the secret of the Automaton Chessplayer, which, he says, consists in concealing under He has the table a person who directs the moves. Constructed a machine representing the table, and the

drawer in which the pieces are kept, in order to prove
that the real player may lie concealed in a recess behind
that drawer, while the interior of the table is exposed
to public view, and quit his hiding place as soon as the
doors of the table are closed; and it is declared that
he has, by repeated exhibitions, convinced thousands
of persons of the practibility of such an arrangement.

THE DRAMA.

MANCHESTER DRAMATIC REGISTER,
From Monday Jan. 27th, to Friday Jan. 31st, 1823.
Monday. The Heir at Law: with the Vampire.
Cicily Homespun and Lady Margaret, Miss S. Booth:
Zekiel Homespun, Mr. Tayleure.
Tuesday. The Honey Moon: with the Vampire. Ju-
liana and Lady Margaret, Miss S. Booth: Jaques,
Mr. Tayleure.

Wednesday.---Man and wife with the Vampire. Helen
Worret and Lady Margaret, Miss S. Booth: Ponder
Mr. Tayleure.

Friday. For the Benefit of Miss S. Booth. The
Miller's Maid: with a Roland for an Oliver, and the
Vampire. Phebe, Maria Darlington, and Lady
Margaret, Miss S. Booth: Giles and Sir Mark
Chase, Mr. Tayleure.

THE VAMPIRE.

The celebrated story of the Vampire, which has been snccessfully dramatized at Paris, has supplied materials for one of the best melo-drames, we have ever seen at this or any other theatre. The superstition on which it is founded, is one of the most appalling at which the blood has ever curdled with a chill and mysterious pleasure. A being in whom death and life are strangely mingled with all the coldness of the grave and all the seeming immunities of existence-sustained by the blood of female victims whom he first is permitted to fascinate has a spell far more fearful than ordinary spectres.

The piece opens with an introductory vision-not a
miserable allegory, as the title would lead us to fear—
but an excellent preparatory explanation, which at once
renders the plot intelligible, and prepares our feelings
for all which is to follow. Lady Margaret, the daugh-

ter of Lord Ronald, Baron of the Isles, betrothed to
the Earl of Marsden whom she has never seen, after
chasing the red-deer among the woods, falls asleep is
the tremendous cavern of Fingal. While she slumbers,
two spirits of the haunted spot appear, from whom we
learn that her intended bridegroom is a vampire, the
cavern, but who has existed by draining the life-blood
spirit of Cromal the bloody, whose tomb is in that
of numberless virgins, and who now has marked her
for his prey. To waru her of her peril, they call up
the phantom in its old form, which rises slowly from
the grave, pronounces her name, and vanishes in fire.
She returns terrified to the castle, where Lord Ruthven
soon arrives to claim her as his bride. To the astonish-
ment of Lord Ronald, he discovers that the visitant is
no other than his beloved friend, whose apparent death
he had witnessed, while travelling in Greece. He is,
however, satisfied with his story of sudden succour
and revival; and is filled with delight at finding that
he will see his godlike friend the husband of his child.
When, however, Lady Margaret sees him, she is hor-
ror-stricken-for his form is that of the spectre in her
dream. His spells, however, change this hostile feel-
ing to a strange attachment, which she can neither
resist nor explain. At his earnest solicitations the
wedding is fixed for that evening; but, in the mean-
while, he is touched with pity for the youth and love-
liness of the lady, and being requested to patronize
the marriage of one of Lord Ronald's retainers with
the daughter of his own steward, he resolves to make
the lowlier damsel bis victim. To this purpose he car-
ries her off-but is pursued by her lover-mortally
wounded-and staggers in to die. This unpleasant
incident does not, however, very materially embarrass
him.

He requests Lord Ronald to swear that he will
throw a ring which he gives him, into the sea, at the
sepulchre of Fingal, and that he will conceal his death
until the moon, then riding in meridian splendour, shall
sink beneath the horizon. The Baron complies-but,

as

on returning to the castle, finds Lord Ruthven alive
again, and his daughter resolved to marry him that
evening. The horrible truth rushes on his mind-he
bursts into passionate exclamations, which the fiend
interrupts by reminding him of his oath-implores his
daughter not to marry until the moon shall set-and is
given, by Ruthven, into the care of bis servants
insane. The hour approaches-the chapel is prepared
-the bride and bridegroom ready, when the father
once more rushes in, and implores his daughter to insist
on a delay until the moon is set. The Vampire, who
knows that if the ceremony is not performed before, he
must perish for ever, grows furious-the lady repels
him the casement thrown open shews the moon just
dipping in the sea-he seizes her by force and is re-
pelled-feels the horrors of swift annihilation—is
stricken by lightning, and sinks into the earth amidst
the astonished and joyful assembly! The interest of
this piece fascinates like a spell. The appearance of
the being whom we have just seen rise from its awful
grave, in the shape and likeness of a living nobleman

giving and receiving courtesy-apparently surrounded with all the blessings of life, yet really dependent for existence on the completion of a terrible deed-revives the thrilling sensation with which we listened in infancy to tales of wonder.

The Scenery of this piece does equal credit to the spirit of the Managers, and to the taste, judgement, and ability of the artists, who produced it.-For perspective accuracy, beauty, and general effect, it is equal to any thing we ever beheld.

ADVERTISEMENT.

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No. 54.-VOL. II.

BIOGRAPHY.

DR. JENNER.

Dr. Edward Jenner the discoverer and indefatigable defender of Vaccination, expired at Berkeley, on Sunday the 26th ult. in his 74th year.

This illustrious man, was the youngest son of the Rev. Stephen Jeaner. M. A. Rector of Rockhampton, and Vicar of Berkeley, and was born May 17, 1749. At the age of thirteen, he was placed under the care of Messrs Ludlow, Surgeons of Sudbury: and subsequently became house pupil to the celebrated John Hanter, with whom he took an active part in the formation of the Hunterian Museum. Declining a partnership with his eminent preceptor, Mr. Jenner returned to Berkeley, and in a short time distinguished himself, by a successful practice.

Dr. Jenner's attention was first turned to the cowpox, in 1776. Finding, from experience, that some persons, who, had been affected with the cow-pox,t were secure from the small-pox, even though inoculated with the latter; whilst others who had also been affected with the cow-pox, were still susceptible of the small-pox, without inoculation, he pursued a laborious course of observation and experiment, until he satisfactorily ascertained that the cow matter in an active state, is a sure preservative against the small-pox; and, that, when the latter takes effect upon one who has had the cow-pox, it is owing to the cow matter having lost its more active property prior to its application. Hence, a necessity for the utmost care in this particular!

This is the discovery which immortalizes the name of Jenner!-A discovery which has already saved the lives of myriads; and which in its rapid progress from pole to pole, produces the one uniform effect-by a MILD AFFECTION, preserves from the MOST BALEFUL MALADY that ever raged amongst the human species! That jealous, malignant, and interested creatures should oppose the efforts of this benefactor of mankind, we can readily admit; but that their sophistry should be borne with, on a subject so open to enquiry, and correct decision, is equally strange and infelicitous. However, the facts were ultimately demonstrated; the eyes of the world enlightened; and whilst his opponents shrank into contemptuons oblivion, he was congratulated and honoured by the crowned heads, and all the great and liberal minds of Europe!

We add a few illustrations from contemporary pens.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1823.

Dr. Jenner on his discovery, which has been rapidly
gaining ground in every quarter of the globe. A few
instances are worthy of being recorded.

When Dr. Wickham was made prisoner in France,
our philosopher was applied to as the fittest person for
addressing to Bonaparte a petition soliciting that physi-
cian's liberation. This was at the time of Napoleon's
greatest animosity to this country. It happened thus:
the emperor was in his carriage, and the horses were
being changed. The petition was then presented to
him. He exclaimed, Away! away!' The Empress
Josephine, who accompanied him, said, But, emperor,
do you see whom this comes from? Jenner.'
changed his tone of voice that instant, and said, 'What
that man asks is not to be refused;' and the petition
was immediately granted. The ex-emperor also libe-
rated many others, from time to time, at the request of
Dr. Jenner, even whole families. Indeed, he never
refused any request made by Dr. Jenner, who, of course,
observed proper delicacy in not applying too often.

He

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Dr. Jenner's next presentation was to Blucher. He was very polite, and rather facetious. The next interview was with Platoff. To the astonishment of Dr. Jenner, who was accompanied by Dr. Hamel (a physician born on the banks of the Don, and acquainted with the Cossack language), the count proved to be quite a polished gentleman, had a knowledge of vaccination and practised it. He said, 'Sir, you have extinguished the most pestilential disorder that ever appeared on the Don.'

Naturally, Jenner loved seclusion, and a small circle of friends. He was singularly cheerful among those to whom he could freely unbosom himself, and was a boy' (like Wyndham) at the age of 60. He was fond of music-and when some one urged to be favored with a sight of the magnificent diamond ring, which the Emperor of Russia's late mother had given him-Come, come,' replied Jenner, let us take a stroll in the garden, and hear the drowsy hum' of the beetle.' He did so, and played at the same time one of his favorite When the foreign potentates arrived in this country in airs on the flute-which he blew with a singular felicity 1814 they all expressed a wish to see Dr. Jenner; he of embouchure. He was as philosophical an ornitholowas first introduced to the Grand Duchess of Olden-gist as Buffon. His essay (yet in MS.) on the music burgh, when the conversation continued upon philoso- of birds, is perfectly original; and his 'Dissertation phical subjects, and her imperial highness astonished on the Cuckoo' is one of the richest gems in the collecthe doctor by the extent of her information. Dr. Jen- tion of the Philosophical Transactions. ner requested her imperial highness, when she wrote to her august mother, to have the goodness to say that he had a grateful remembrance of the kind attention which she showed to him. When I write?' she replied, 'I will write this very evening!'-At parting she said, Dr. Jenner, you must see the emperor my brother, who is expected here soon,' Dr. Jenner bowed acquiescence and withdrew.

The emperor arrived, and the promised interview took place in the most gracious form. The doctor was ushered into a room, which soon after his imperial majesty entered alone. He pronounced the words Dr. Jenner!' (which was returned with a respectful bow), and then advanced and touched his right shoulder. Alexander shortly commenced a discourse upon the astonishing effects of vaccination in Russia; and Dr. Jenner had the pleasure of hearing him declare that the vaccine had nearly subdued small-pox throughout that country. Dr. Jenner then told the emperor that he had the highest gratification at hearing such an important fact from his majesty himself. Dr. Jenner then presented the monarch with a volume of his own works upon the subject; and added, that in whatever country vaccination was conducted in a similar way to that which his majesty had commanded in the Russian empire, the small-pox must necessarily become extinct.' The emperor then made some observations which were highly complimentary to Dr. Jenner.

Vaccination was introduced into the army and navy,
and honours heaped on the head of its great founder.
The physicians and surgeons of the fleet presented Dr.
Jenner with a gold medal and suitable address. The
medal represents Apollo, the god of physic, introducing In a few days afterwards Count Orloff, with whom
a seaman recovered from vaccine inoculation to Britan- he had been long acquainted, from attendance on his
nia; who, in return extends a civic crown, on which is countess, waited on Dr. Jenner, and asked him if a
inscribed-JENNER, The motto is peculiarly happy-Russian order would be acceptible to him, should his
ALBA NAUTIS STELLA REFULSIT.

On the reverse is an anchor, above GEORGIO TERTIO REGE; below SPENCER DUCE; expressing the reign and the naval administration of the sovereign and peer under whose auspices this valuable improvement of the healing art was introduced into the navy of Great Britain.

The Empress Dowager Mary of Russia, and several foreign potentates, now sent gratulatory addresses to This Museum was bought by government for £15000, and presented to the College of Surgeons, under the stipulations of its being open to public inspection, and of their delivering annual lectures explanatory of its contents.

"The genuine cow-pox appears on the teats of the cow, in the form of vesicles of a blue colour, which are surrounded by inflammation."

This matter Dr. Jenner transferred to the

human subject, and then from each to his fellow.

majesty be graciously pleased to confer it. Dr. Jenner
replied, that he thought this exclusively belonged to
men of perfect independence. The count expressed his
surprise at his not possesing a pecuniary independence.
Dr. Jenner answered, that he possessed a village for-
tune, though not what came under the general accepta-
tion of the term independence.

By appointment Dr. Jenner waited on the King of
Prussia. And the king made, as did the other sove-
reigns, a general acknowledgment of the obligations of
the world to Dr. Jenner. Either a child of this king,
or of the Emperor of Austria, was the first royal child
inoculated in Europe. After the king was gone, the
crown prince, and many others of the illustrious
foreigners honoured Dr. Jenner with particular notice,
and gave him a pressing invitation to Berlin.

While you were conversing with him, or staying in his house, you could not imagine that he was A MAN, with whose fame all Europe rang from side to side.' He never talked of his snccess-of his reputation-of his numerous and great friends-of bis correspondence or encomiastic letters; but would much rather converse on the fruits of the earth, or the properties of animals. He had the true test of greatness of character-inasmuch as he was SIMPLE and NATURAL.

We need not say that science has lost in the death of Dr. Jenner, a great man, but nature permitted him to complete his grand discovery, and to render his measure of service to the world-a service which will benefit all succeeding ages, who will bless the name of JENNER.

EPITAPH ON DOCTOR JENNER.
Within this tomb has found a resting place
THE GREAT PHYSICIAN OF THE HUMAN RACE,-
IMMORTAL JENNER; whose gigantic mind
Brought life and health to more than half mankind !
Let rescued infancy his worth proclaim,
And lisp out blessings on his honour'd name;
And radiant beauty drop one grateful tear,
For beauty's truest friend lies buried here!

CHARLES HUTTON, L. L. D.

Charles Hutton, L. L. D. and F. R. S. died on Monday the 26th ult. at his house in Bedford-row, in the 86th year of his age.

Dr. Hatton was born of humble parents at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in the year 1737. His scholastic attainments were considerable; and at the age of eighteen he opened a school in the vicinity of his native town. Amidst the toils of this profession, his application to Mathematical science was considerable; in this department the Ladies Diary' was generally the stimulus, and also the receptacle of his labours. In 1764 he published "A Practical treatise on Arithmetic and Book-keeping," and in 1768 a copious treatise on Mensuration. The latter brought him into considerable note. The magistrates of Newcastle employed Dr. H. to make a survey of their town about 1771. The destruction of the old bridge attracted his attention to the construction of arches, and brought from his pen a valuable little book on "The Principles of Bridges,"

in 1772.