Mr. URBAN, M. Temple, Oct. 1. Mr. Malcolm's "Londinium Redivi- been thought adviseable to preserve) was the gift of Thomas Cadell, esq. alder man, sheriff of would be unjust to Mr. Egginton, of Birmingham, not to add, that the whole is a most brilliant ornament, and admiwall leads through an anti-room to the rably executed. A door in the West Court-room, a superb apartment, with four large windows surmounted with festooned curtains, which admit light from a pleasant garden. The arched cieling commences on a Composite cornice, and 'the ornaments in stucco on it are very elegant. A large lustre of cut glass is suspended from the centre.-The chimney-piece, of variegated marble, bas an highly-enriched frieze of fruit and flowers in carvings of the greatest possible relief, which are continued quite to the cornice, in many fane:ful forms, exceed-The floor is covered by ingly tasteful. a fine Turkey carpet. At the West end, over the Master's chair, and under-a drapery of crimson, is Mr. West's celebrated painting (presented in 1779 by Mr. Boydell, afterwards Alderinan and Lord Mayor) of Alfred the Great divid ing his last loaf with the stranger. The beauty of the females, the benevolent placid features of Alfred, and the regret expressed by the infants at the loss of their food, are well known to the publick through the fine print engraved from it by Sharp.-A whole-length por "Stationers' Hall stands on the site of Abergavenny-house; and is a neat plain building, repaired and cased with stone, in 1800, by Robert Mylne, esq.the Surveyor to the Company. It abuts to the West on the old City wall, and is separated from Ludgate-street, on the South, by St. Martin's Church; bounded on the North by the houses of the Residentiaries of St. Paul's; and open, on the East, to the passage called Stationers-alley; on which side it has a paved court-yard, handsomely railed. The basement story, and some other parts of the building, serve as warehouses for the Company's stock of printed books; and for the stock of such in'dividual members as chuse to rent theni. Sufficient, however, is reserved for an excellent kitchen and other offices.-The front has a range of large arched win-trait of Mr. Boydell, painted by Gra dows, an ornamented entrance, a neat cornice, and pannels of bas reliefs above it. A flight of steps leads to the great room, which is entered through the arch of a screen of the Composite order, with a pediment, the Company's arms and rich ornaments, finely carved, distributed in the intercolumniations and other appropriate places. The room is surrounded by oak wainscot; and a court cupboard, of antique origin, supports the Hall-plate on gala days.-At the North end is a large arched window, entirely filled with painted glass, the border and fan of which are very vivid and splendid. Seven compartments are filled with the arms of London, the Royal arms, the Company's arms, their crest, the arms of Thomas Cadell, esq. and two emblematic figures designed by Smirke. At the bottom is the following inscription: This window (except the arms and crest of the Company, which for their excellence and antiquity it has ham, hangs on the right of the chimney wall wall are prints of Earl Camden, and Alfred dividing his last loaf.-Near them, Matt. Prior, ob. 1721, æt. 57;' an exceeding good portrait, and the features full of animation and vivacity. He wears a cap and crimson gown. This picture and its companion Sir Richard Steele were presented to the Company by Mr. Nichols. The latter exhibits a large man inclined to corpulency, with handsome dark eyes and brows, with a velvet cap on his head, and his collar open. They were formerly part of the collection of Edward Earl of Oxford; and were painted, it is believed, by Kneller. Between them is a half-length of Bishop Hoadly, an excellent portrait, given by Mr. Wilkins. On a tablet under it is the following inscription: This portrait of Dr. Benjamin Hoadly, Lord Bishop of Winchester, Prelate of the most noble Order of the Garter, was painted at the expence of William Wilkins, Esq. eitizen and stationer of London, out of the high esteem and veneration he had for the Bishop, on account of his being always actuated by the true spirit of the Gospel, and the principles of the Protestant Religion, and of his being a firm friend to liberty, religious and civil.Mr. Wilkins left it to the Stationers Company after his wife's decease, who departed this life the 29th day of July 1784.'-This fine portrait is a half length of the Bishop seated, habited in his robes as Prelate of the Order of the Garter. This eminent Divine appears to have been more than 60 years of age when the painting was made, and has pleasant full features, shaded by a moderate-sized powdered wig.-A fine print of Alfred III. visiting William de Albanac completes the decorations of the North wall.-At the East end of the room is the brass plate in memory of Mr. Bowyer, with a bust of him taken after death; and the three following portraits, all given by Mr. Nichols : Archbishop Chichley, the venerable Founder of All Souls College, a fine - old picture on board. A portrait of William Bowyer, printer, born July 1663; died Dec. 27, 1737. He had been many years a valuable member of the Company of Stationers; and appears to have been a pleasant round-faced man +- Robert Nelson, born June 22, 1656; died Jan. 10, 1714-5.'-The excellence of this pious Author's life, evinced in various admonitory publications, gave his features great placidity, which, added to their beauty, has enEngraved in our Magazine for 1783 (LIII. 284.) + Engraved in Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century.' abled Sir Godfrey Kneller to present us with a most engaging likeness.-The Register of printed books in the records at this Hall has been on many occasions highly serviceable toEditors and Commentators of our antient English lore. Both Mr. Steevens and Mr. Malone bave industriously searched through them for the illustration of Shakspeare and Dryden; and Mr. Herbert most diligently for his improved edition of Ames's Typographical Antiquities.' — Many curious particulars relating to the uses made of Stationers-hall may be found in Malone's Life of Dryden; and at the commencement of the last Century, Concerts were frequently given in it, similar to those now common in Hanover-square and other places. Numbers of funeral feasts and convivial meetings have besides been celebrated and held there, exclusive of those peculiar to the Com pany." For a very full History of the Stationers Company, and a List of their various Benefactors, see the Third Volume of the "Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century.", Yours, &c. CARADOC. ORIGINAL LETTERS. Letters from OLIVER CROMWELL Lord WHARTON. My deear friende my Lord, FI knowe my hart, I love you in icalosie of unfayned loue, I playe the foole a little, and say a word or two att guesse, I know you will pardon itt. It were a vaine thinge by letter to dispute ouer your doubts, or to undertake ausware your obiections. I haue heard them all, and I have rest from the trouble of them, and what has risen in my owne hart, for which I desier to bee humblie thankefull. I doe not condemne your reasoninges; I doubt them. It's easie to object to the glorious actinges of God, if wee looke too much upon instruments. I haue heard computations made of the Members in Parlat, good kept out, the most bad remayninge: it has beene soe this 9 yeerrs, yett what has God wrought? the greatest workes last; and still is att worke; therfore take heede of this scandall. Bee not offended att the manner; perhaps noe other way was left: what if God accepted the zeale, as Hee did that of Phineas, whose reason might have called for a Jurye? what if the Lord have witnessed his appro approbation and acceptance to this alsoe, not only by signall outward acts, but to the heart alsoe? what if I feare my freind should withdrawe bis shoulder from the Lords worke (o its greivous to doe soe) thorough scandalls, thorough fals mistaken reasonings: there's difficulty, there's trouble; in the other way, there's saf tye, ease, wisdom. In the one no cleeness (this is an objection indeed), in the other satisfaction. It's well if wee thought of that first, and severed from the other considerations wh doe often byace if not bribe the minde, whereby mists are often raised in the way wee should walke in, and wee call it darknesse or dissatisfaction: o oure deceiptfull_harts! o this pleasinge world! How great is it to bee the Lords servant in any drudgerie! I thought not to have written neere the other side: love will not lett mee aloane, I haue beene often provoaked) In all hazards, his worst is farr above the worlds best. Hee makes usable in truth to say soe, wee canott of our selves. How hard a thing is it to reason our selves up to the Lords service, though it bee soe honourable! how easie to putt our selves out of itt, where the flesh has soe many advantages! You was desired to goe alonge with us: I wish it still; yett wee are not tryumphinge, wee may (for ought flesh knowes) suffer after all this, the Lord prepare us for his good pleasure. You were with us in the formes of thinges, why not in the power? I am perswaded your hart hankers after the hearts of your poore freindes, and will untill you can finde otheres to close with, wch i trust (though wee in our selves bee contemptible) God will not lett you doe. My service to the deere little Lady. I wish you make her not a greater tentation then shee is: take heede of all relations; mercyes should not bee soe, yett wee too oft make them soe. The Lord direct your thoughtes into the obedience of his will, and give you rest and peace in the truth! for your most true and affectionate servant in the Lord O. CROMWELL. Pray Corke, 1st, of Jun: 1649. I receaved a letter from Rob. Hamond, whome trulye I love in the Lord with most entyer affection. It much greived mee, not because I judge, but feared the whole spirit of it was from tentation: indeed I thought I perceaved a proceeding in that weh the Lord will (I trust) cause him to unlearne. I woud fayne have written to him, but am straightened in tyme. Would he would bee wth us a little; perhaps it would bee no hurt to him. Superscribed, For the Right hon'ble the Lord Warton, theise. Indorsed, 1 Jan. 1649. from my L Leetennant of Ireland. For the Right h'nble the Lord My deere Lord, Dunbarn, Sep. 4th. 1650. I, poore I, love you: love you the Lord; take heede of disputinge. I you in St. Jeames parke: I spake crosse was untoward when I spake last with in stateing groundes; I spake to my iudginges of you, wch was that you, shall I name others? H. Laurence, Rob. Ham'ond, &c. had ensnared yr selves with disputes. I beleive you desired to bee satisfied, and tryed, and doubted your sincerityes: 't was well, but uprightnesse (if itt bee not puerlye of God) may bee, nay is comonlye deceaved: the Lord perswade you, and all my deere freindes! The results of your thoughts concerninge late transactions I knowe are your mistakes, by a better argument then farr upon your owne iudgments bee successe; lett not your engaginge too your tentation or snare, much lesse successe, least you should bee thought ments. It is my hart to write the same to returne upon lesse noble arguthinges to Norton, Mountague, and others: I pray you reade or com'unicate theise foolish lines to them. I have knowen my folly doe good, when affection has overcome my reason, I preiudice should bee putt upon after pray you judge mee sinceere, least a advantages. How gracious has the Lord beene in this great businesse. Lord, hyde not thy mercyes from our I rest your most humble servant, eyes! My service to the deere Ladye. O. CROMWELL. Indorsed, 4 Sept. 1650. From my Ld General from Dunbarn. N. B. The battle of Dunbar was fought Sept. 3, 1650, the day before this Letter was written, mon, (though not intentionally) have helped one another to stumble att the dispensations of God, and to reason your selves out of his service &c. Now you have oportunitye to associ ate with his people, in his worke, and to manifest your willingness, and desire, to serve the Lord against his and his peoples enimies. Woud you bee blessed out of Zion, and see the good of his people, and rejoyce wth his inheritance, I advise you all, in the bowells of love, lett it apeare you offer your selves willingly to his worke, wherein to bee accepted is more honor from the Lord, then the World can give, or hath. I am perswaded it needes you not, save as our Lord and Master needed the beast to shew his humilitye, meeknesse, and condescention; but you need it to declare your submission to and owning your selfe the Lord's, and his peoples. If you can breake thorough ould disputes, I shall rejoice,if you help others to doe also. Doe not say you are now satisfied, because it is the ould quarrel, as if it had not beene soe all this while. I have noe leisure, but a great deale of entver affection to you and yours, and those named, wch I thus plainly expresse. Thankes to you and the deare Lady for all loves, and for poor foolish Mall. I am in good earnest, and soe alsoe yr Lordp faythfull friend and most humble serO. CROMWELL. vant, My Lord, Your masy and constant fav". and especially those not long before my leaving England, wth ye circumstances a companying them and the benefit I........ thereby, have made an impression upon me never to be forgotten, and are as fresh before me as when they weare donne; and as they then caused me to blese ye Lord on yo behalfe, soe have I through his grace donne evr since, and, as i promised, have in all my addresses to ye Lord in what councerns my selfe and all men, most presented yor name unto him for all those good and greate things I have asked for my selfe, and shall by his assistance continue soe to dee. I was desyrouse to let you Lordp know as much, because good turnes are for ye most pt quickly forgotten, as allsoe yt I should judge my selfe verry unworthie if my long silence had proceeded from forgettfullnes, or undervalewing ye respect you have cast upon such an unworthie one. I know yr judgment and charitie too well then yt you will soe judge. The truth is, my condition and all circumstances considered, I have denyed my seife that pleasure and satisfactio, least ye pleasing my selfe thearin might turne to yr prejudice; nor should I have adventured now, had not well knowne ye person doctr Sampson that hath promised to deliver it wth his owne hand. He is not, as I take it, unknown to y' Lords: I know he is one you may have confidence in, and that it will not be tedius to heare of my present condition whh he knows well, because that benefactores amant benefactos. I came,some years since, first acquaynted with him att Montpeller and ever since yt time his love hath made him as a childe or servant unto me rather then a friende. His profes sion is phisick my own ignoraunce yt way, and suspicion that affection may blinde judgint, makes me say nothing of my owne concerning his proficiencie in his calling; but, by letters and otherwise I accidentally come to know yt yr most eminente and famous phisitians in these pt of Europ, and of Leyden in ye Low Cuntries, where he is now, give him a high character. If this occasion of further knowing him prove any meanes hearafter of doing service to yo'selfe or yors, I have all I ayme att; since yr Lords will let him know ytl ow much of my health under God to his care and skill. My Lord, the sum and all of this is only to acknowledge the Debt whh I am not able to pay, and to let you know that I ow much of ye freedom and quiet whh by God's blessing I now enjoy unto yo' Lord. The infirmities of age now grow uppō me, and God knows whether I shall live to see yor face agayne. I should be glad to heare of them for whome I dayly pray, be cause that mercies soe given are allsoe mercies to my selfe, as likewise that I may thereby the better know how to performe the duties sutable to such with.. ..joy and thankfulines: my L. because it gives me the satisfaction of * Obliterated in the original. IN N the year 1560 the art of printing was introduced into Russia, and a College was then first established for the purpose of teaching the Latin language; but this has been since entirely destroyed by the ecclesiastics of the country. The Russians embraced Christianity, and were baptized, on account of a miracle wrought by a priest at Kief whose prayers restored the great Duke of Moscow from a dangerous sickness, and at the same time converted him to the faith. Their Liturgy is borrowed from that of the Greek Church. It is composed in the Sclavonian tongue, the knowledge of which is about as common with them as that of the Latin in the Romish church. They imitate, though rudely, the modern Greeks in the architecture of their Churches. Those of the Russians are filled with paintings, mostly set about with coloured stones; but images are abhorred by them as contrary to the second commandment, and they look upon any adoration paid to them as idolatrous. They never kneel during their prayers, but prostrate themselves on the ground. On the vigils of certain festivals, Christmas for instance, and Easter, and Bogoroditza,the birth-day of God's mother, they pass the whole night in the churches, and throw themselves flat on the ground from time to time, crossing themselves and beating their heads against the floor. In their service are certain intervals, during which they are allowed to talk of business, or of what they please. The Emperor, who attends regularly, accompanied by all his court, gene rally takes this opportunity for dis patching several people on his affairs; and if any one of his suite be wanting, he inquires diligently after him. At Whitsuntide the churches are filled with branches of birch (which the Russians believe to be sycamore), on which they prostrate themselves, under a strong persuasion that the Holy Ghost descends on these branches, as the manna fell formerly on oakleaves in the wilderness. Instrumental music is no longer in use amongst them, since it was abolished by the last patriarch. They give the name of Obedni to the prayers that are said at three hours after sun-rise; Vecherni to those after sun-set; and Zaoutrini to those which are repeated at one hour after midnight. Obedni; or Morning Prayer. Have pity upon me, my God! according to the greatness of thy mercy; and do away mine offences according to the greatness and multitude of thy loving-kindnesses. Vecherni; or Evening Prayer, Incline thine ear, O Lord! to my prayers. Hear me when I call upon thee; and let my cry come even unto thee. Zaoutrini; or the Prayer at One o'Clock in the Morning. We put our trust in Christ our Saviour; and our trust is in him. They repeat, Hospodi pomilui, Lord have mercy upon us, a hundred times consecutively; and he of the priests that can say this the oftenest without taking breath is reckoned the cleverest man. Five or six of them read all together confusedly, one a chapter, another a psalm, a third a prayer, &c. &c. Every priest is called a pope, as Pope Peter, Pope Isidore, Pope Basil. A bishop is called Metropolite, or Archimandrite, and a dean Protopope. The popes are commonly dressed in red; some however wear green, and several in other colours according to their fancy. They never cut their hair, nor shave their beard. They are obliged to be married; but they must be the husbands of only one wife, according to the literal expression of the Apostle Paul. So that their priesthood depends upon their wives, and dies with them, for which reason they marry young that they may come early to a benefice, and treat |