ego confiders, from long habit, bloodfhedding and rapine no crimes; while I know he would fhrink with horror at the idea of betraying thofe who repofe a confidence in his honour; and the wealth of the univerfe, I am perfuaded, could not tempt him from his faith to his mafter. Yet I forefee, ere long, fome dormant virtue, added to private enmity, will lead him to what gold could not win him to.' The horde of wretches who pollute this caftle have, for years, been bound together by their mutual intereft; and as we fee the greatest empires rife, flou rifh, and decline, fo fhall we one day witnefs the fall of this iniquitous commonwealth. Men devoid of principle cannot long live together without their natural propenfity to evil leading them to injure each other, as well as the world at large. The public good may for a time tifle the embers of private refentment; but fresh fuel adding daily to combustible matter, a flame will at length break out to confume all it meets with. The feeds of difcord have been long, long fown among this vile community, which art has hitherto most carefully concealed; but now the envenomed plants which have fprung from the deadly foil and feeds of villanny, hatred and revenge, are buifting daily from concealment. Animofity is now at work; and ere long individual mining for the deftruction of individual, will bring on a general ruin; and fhould Providence permit us to furvive that moment of horror, we may yet be reftored to the bleffings of liberty and honourable fociety.' The found of approaching footsteps prevented the farther progrefs of this converfation. Hero just emerged from her toilet, advanced towards them, and without the incumbrance of respect or ceremony threw herself into a feat by Victoria. Neither herself nor her infolent affected airs, which were as confpicuous as fome very cofly jewels which were difpofed of to the belt advantage amongst her drapery, were honoured by the fmalleft notice.from Victoria or Sebaftian, who both apTeared to be deeply engaged in a con WHITE and yellow ftraw hats, fome with long brims in front, and others with none at all; the former fometimes trimmed with a violet rib band, and the latter ornamented with artificial ears of corn, are ftill in vogue. The robes are in general short, of white muflin, and embroidered at the bottom, fometimes with green foliage and red rofes. The fleeves are fhort and puckered. Shawls of cashmire or embroidered filk are still much worn; with long yellow or white gloves, and white or violet shoes. a flight view of the subject. Of every condition of mankind, and in almost every stage of existence, it is certainly the predominant paffion which equally inflames both the poor and the rich. and he has been told that London lies beyond it. Though he has also been told that the devil's at London,' it makes no impreffion on his mind; he longs to fee it with all its horrors. As he reflects upon this subject his ideas expand; one with creates another. He no longer enjoys his ruftic fports; he is no longer delighted with playing at fives against the church wall; the revel is no longer a fource from which he expets happinefs; Nancy too and the overfeer have more than once been seen whispering together-the juftice too fo Having ventured thefe reflections, which are rather remarkable for the extenfion of their surface than the profundity of their depth, it may perhaps be thought not totally irrelevant to the defign of this magazine, which fees a great part of the world, (or, to fpeak more correaly, which is feen by a great part of the world,) if we devote a few of its columns to fome fhort obfervati- fern-fureties-houfe of correctionons upon the tempers and characters of and a hundred such ideas, rush into his thofe that are more particularly under mind. He refolves to abandon his nathe influence of the ruling paffion we tive village, and to fee the world.' have hinted at; and also beflow a few penfulls of ink upon the confideration of the various modes of its firit appearance, according to the circumftances, ûtuations, and fexes of its votaries. As we are funder of climax than anticlimax, and rather wish to afcend than to decline, to get up than to go down in the world, we shall moft grammatically and economically rife by gentle but perfevering gradations, hufbanding our flock of ideas and our literary fund for the great efforts which we intend to make before we come to our journey's end. We therefore, without more circumlocution, begin, and in a village at the foot of a mountain in Wales, difcover that a being of the name of Madoc had there paffed a youth of ruftic fimpli city, and nearly arrived at that defirable period when a man is, both by common and ftatute law, allowed to be difcrect. In this fituation, and at this time, we take a view of him. We ob ferve, that he looks round, and by that intuitive gift which all authors poffefs, however fparingly they may ufe it, difcover that he confiders his view of things as too contracted. Behind the church he can difcern, it is true, the romantic ruins and ivy-crowned turrets of the caftle, and he knows that be. yond these flows an arm of the fea; but this is all he knows about the matter. On the other fide of the village a mountain feems to afcend to the fky, Collecting the whole of his property together, (excepting as before excepted,) he places it upon his back, and taking his ftaff in his hand he afcends the hill. He frequently cafts a longing lingering look behind, when he thinks of Nancy; but as this idea brings the overfeer, the conftable, and, laftly, his worship, into his mind, he again quickens his pace to get out of their reach. The village now almost recedes from his fight; the white spite of the church is no longer vifible; the ivy-crowned turret and augult veltiges of the cattle are loft by the turnings of the road; the ocean next appears at a diflance; the refolution of Madoc almoft fails him. He fings to endeayour to drive away forrow; but in an infant recollects that his fong was taught him by Nancy; he makes an effort to return; but the idea of the overfeer and conflable, with its concomitants, impel him forward. He rushes on, and in due time arrives at the provincial city. It happens to be market-day; and while Madoc, ftruck with admiration of every new object, ftands flaring around him, the drums falute his ears with a point of war. A party decked in all the finery of lace, feathers, and ribands, advance. He fixes his eyes upon them; the ferjeant pays equal attention to him. You are a fine young fellow, and no doubt a brave one,' fays the ferjeant. What are you?' He fails, lands; his behaviour upen the continent endears wim both to the but officers and foldiers. In active life be difcovers talents and intrepidity whic he did not believe himself to have pol fefed. He is made pay-ferjeant, and then ferjeant-major. He returns to England; and we now behold him fuldreffed on the parade, congratulating himfelf upon having feen a great deal of the world.' Oh, a gentleman! better and better! where did you come from? 'I came,' faid Madoc, from ***.' He was proceeding-but at this moment the overfeer and the juftice popped into his mind; he dropped his voice, and muttered, Well! 'tis no matter.' : The ferjeant in a moment convinces him, that the only way to fee the world is to enlilt. The bargain is foon completed he has now an opportunity to gratify his paffion for travelling he fets off to join the guards, into which corps he had fortunately enlifted. We now behold him in the metropolis; and in the delightful part of it, St. James's park, fee him infpected by his officers; where the elegance of his figure, though rough from the hand of nature, meets with their approbation we obferve that he learns his exercife as quick as it can be taught him; we fee him in the ranks; he is foon after made a corporal. The regiment is ordered to Flanders; Madoc receives the news with rapture, and exclaims, well, now I fhall furely fee a great deal of the world!' This exclamation reaches the ears of the captain, who replies, that you fhall, my lad; I admire your fpirit; therefore you fhall have a good-laced coat to make your appearance in.' He is immediately promoted to the rank of ferjeant. Now, who fo fine as Madoc ? Thus far with rough and all us. able pen,' having purfued the ftory of our hero, ferjeant-major Price, (for this was his name and appellation,) we drop our rhapfodical manner, to conclude a tale of common occurrences in the language of common fenfe. The major, as he was called, was on the parade one morning, when regimental etiquette obliged him to difplay all his finery, addreifing the colonel, in order to obtain leave of abfence for a few weeks, having a wish to make a journey to the place of his nativity, which he had never feen fince he had been in the army, and whither important occa fions called him. This was readily granted; and while Price turned round to fpeak to the adjutant, be felt something pull his fword. He turned again in a moment, and difcovered a beautiful boy, of about seven years of age, who had faft hold of the hilt. One of the fentinels advanced to drive ha away; but the colonel good-naturedly faid, let the young gentleman ftay; he feems to have the military 'paffion ftrong upon him; he will come to be a general.' Price as the child would not relin quifh his hold of him, caught him in his arms, and retired a few paces. He here queftioned him to whom he belonged. To my mother,' faid the child; but the men would not let her come with me; they were going to kill her.' Where is the?' faid Price.' There,' replied the child, pointing to the outfide of the ring. Well,' faid Frice, you are a beautiful little creature; I will lead you to her, without you would rather itay with me, and be a foldier.' Yes, |