to imitate the peculiar metre and rhythm of the original; and, on the whole, has produced a volume worthy to rank high among the second class of modern poetry.

has produced this volume in hours snatched from repose, amidst sickness and penury, to add something to the comforts of a wife and children. There is a great deal of merit in the

This is a very elegant and gentlemanlike volume of poems-the effusions of a finely-attuned spirit, chastened by a due appreciation of the best classical models. They have no pretension to any of the highest qualities of poetryto depth of thought, richness of fancy, or originality of conception; but they are such as a young man of fine talents may write, and which at no period of life he will blush to remember,

Echoism; a Poem. London, 1821.

The advertisement prefixed to this work, informs us, that some portions of it were published a few years ago, when they received a commendation from the Monthly Review, which induced the author to correct and enlarge them, and to form them into a regular poem. His object is to make men feel the absurdity of permitting others to think for them, or rather of yielding to mere floating prejudices and conventional forms, instead of fairly exerting their own faculties, and arriving honestly at true conclusions. He has been often successful in dissecting the pretensions of intellectual quackery, and in exposing the deluded and the deluders. His course is rather excursive, but his versification is often terse and harmonious, and his illustrations happy. He is didactic without being tedious, and satirical without being

bitter.

Cleone, and other Poems. By Oscar. London, 1821.

The young writer of these poems is improving-putting more sense and more feeling into his harmonious stanzas, and dropping some of the fine drapery of words in which his thoughts

were sometimes hidden in his former volume. His first poem, entitled "Cleone," is pleasingly

Clare-but enough, under all the circum. stances, to excite surprise, and to create a most cordial wish for the well-being of the author, We hope he will not leave any more substantial calling for this, which to him, however, is no "idle trade;" but we think the patronage he has received has been well bestowed, and we hope the sale of the work will fulfil all the wishes of his friends. There is a love of nature in the poems, and a spirit of kindness and good sense, which might recommend them to notice, even were there less to interest in the situation of the author.

POLITICAL.

An Essay on the History of the English Government and Constitution, from the Reign of Henry VII. to the present time. By Lord John Russel. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

RELIGION, AND MORALS, &c. Remarkable Providences; or, the Mercies of God exemplified, &c. &c. By Joseph Taylor, 12mo. 6s. 6d.

Nine Discourses, on Important Subjects; delivered in St. Mark's Church, Liverpool. By the Rev. Wm. Morton. 8vo. 6s. 6d. boards.

The Book of Enoch the Prophet. Translated from an Ethiopic MS. in the Bodleian Library. By R. Laurence, LL. D.

TOPOGRAPHY.

Letters on the Scenery of Wales; including a series of Subjects for the Pencil, and Instructions to Pedestrian Tourists. By the Rev. R. H. Newell,

VOYAGES AND TRAVELS.

Sketches of France, Switzerland, and

real pathos are scattered through it. We wish he would drop the sickly and unmeaning fancy of calling himself Oscar, and addressing a lady by the name of Malvina; for, whatever resemblance there may be between his personal character and that of the hero whose name he has chosen, there is certainly no likeness, either in the merits or defects of his poetry, to those of Ossian.

Vicissitude, a Poem, in Four Books; Nottingham Park; and other Pieces. By Robert Millhouse, Corporal of the Staff of the Royal Sherwood Foresters. Dedicated to her Grace the Duchess of Newcastle. Nottingham, and Lond. 1821.

The simple and unassuming preface to this work, written by the elder brother of the author, relates circumstances in his life which must interest every one who reads it in his favour. We learn from this narrative, that the rustic poet is an uneducated man, who has been working hard almost from infancy, and

It is impossible to read these Sketches without that feeling of melancholy interest which the abilities of the author, and his most lamentable and untimely end, are calculated to awaken. They are mere sketches-scarcely, indeed, more than notes; but they show how clearly the author saw all that was deserving of notice; how vividly he felt the force of every thing grand and beautiful, His reflections are often profound, and always touching. It is impossible to read those which are occasionally wrung from him by the sight of objects connected in his mind with the memory of the child whose loss he so affectingly deplored at the time of his death, without a mixed emotion of awe, and sorrow, and yet of consolation, to think, that at the time he so tenderly reverts to this beloved son, the period of his joining him in another state of being should be so near; by him so little anticipated, by his friends so deeply mourned.

Mr. Scott's picture of Italy, even in these

slight sketches, furnishes abundant proof low much the Austrian power is hated in that country, and how little the Austrians do to make themselves beloved.-Spies and restraints in every direction, and more especially on the press, are the means to which they resortobliterating all remembrance of the tyranny of Bonaparte, in the greater tyranny of their own sway, unaccompanied by any of the magnificent works by which Napoleon continued to let a large portion of the wealth, which he extracted from the nobles of the land, wander back again to the industrious and the ingenious, from whose labours it had originally been extracted. The essay on French literature, with which this volume concludes, is admirably written, and places the national character of the French in a point of view equally forcible and true.

jects. The writer is evidently a young man of enthusiastic, and, we doubt not, of amiable feelings; but his religious feelings appear to have received a sudden impulse in a school not remarkable for the charity of its precepts, or the humility of its professors. His pages are

hence tinctured with a somewhat ostentatious display of his opinions; which betray likewise all the inconsistencies that must exist between the practice of an English military man, indulging in all the arbitrary modes and luxurious habits of India, and a theory that dwells upon peace and good-will towards man, and reprobates, above all things, the thirst for conquest, the despotism and the avarice, not of European invaders, but of the Native Princes !

Italy. By Lady Morgan. 2 vols. 4to. 31. 13s. 6d. boards.

Recollections of a Classical Tour

We understand that some of our most popular poets are employed in framing Hymns and Psalms for the use of the Established Church of England. The design is, as far as we can collect, different from others with which our readers must be acquainted; the intention being that the Psalm of the Day should coincide with the Lesson which it follows; in other words, that the sentiment in each should be the same. Independently of such benefit as must result from this plan, the assistance of Sir W.SCOTT, Messrs. CRABBE, SOUTHEY, MILMAN, HEBER, WRANGHAM, and others, will necessarily confer a character on the verse, which religious poetry has long wanted.

Proposals have been issued, for publishing by subscription, a Collection from the Works of the most celebrated Poets of Italy, from the end of the 12th to the beginning of the 19th century; arranged in chronological order, and accompanied by Biographical and Critical Accounts of their Lives and Writings, extracted from the most distinguished writers on the Literary History of Italy: under the direction of WM. Roscoe, esq. author of "The Life of Lorenzo de'

and Italy, made in the years 1818 and 1819. By Peter Edmund Laurent.

Travels of Cosmo III., Grand Duke of Tuscany, through England, in the Reign of Charles II. Translated from the Italian MS. in the Laurentian Library at Florence, &c. Price 41. 4s.

Craven's Tour through Naples. 4to.

21. 15s.

Sir W. Ousley's Travels in Various Countries of the East. 4to. 31. 13s. 6d. bds.

REPORT.

Medici, called the Magnificent," and of "The Life and Pontificate of Leo X."

Mr. CHARLES MARSH has in the press, "The Life of the Right Hon. W. Windham;" comprising interesting_Correspondence, and Memoirs of his Time.

Mr. LowE, author of "The Statistical Articles on England and France," in Mr. Napier's Supplement to the Encyclopædia Britannica, is preparing for press a volume on The Situation and Prospects of this Country in regard to Agriculture, Trade, and Finance.

WM. HAYGARTH, esq. is preparing for the press, The History of the Roman Empire, from the Accession of Augustus to the Death of the younger Antoninus.

A new Annual Register has just been announced for publication by Messrs. RIVINGTON. The first volume, commencing with his present Majesty's Reign, will be published in the course of this year; and the Prospectus, detailing the motives for its publication, may be had, gratis, of all booksellers.

Mr. A. A. WATTS, the author of the Papers styled "Plagiarisms of Lord Byron," in the Literary Gazette, has in the press, Specimens of the Living Poets, with Biographical and Critical Prefaces.

Remarks.-The thermometer was fixed, during the winter, on the south side of a david projecting from the ship's side, and was usually from 3 to 6° higher than one suspended freely in the air at a distance from the ship. This difference increased as the summer advanced, and the sun rose sufficiently above the horizon to heat the ship, amounting latterly to 15° or even 20 about noon. The thermometer was, of course, always shifted to the shaded side of the ship or david.

On the 15th of February, at 6 P.M., a ther

mometer suspended freely in the air at a distance from the ship stood at — 55°, being the lowest degree registered during the winter. The very low temperatures were invariably in calm and clear weather; the rise of the thermometer being the immediate consequence of a breeze springing up, and being proportioned to its strength. The barometer rose with northerly and westerly, and fell with southerly and easterly winds, but it was not so decided that the indications preceded the changes as it is stated to be in more southern climates.

THE hay-harvest is now almost generally commenced throughout the kingdom, and in the early districts a large breadth of land is already cleared; a portion has received a trifling injury from unfavourable weather, but upon the whole we expect the crop will be secured in excellent condition: and although we perceive a greater deficiency in the clover crop (owing to the failure of the plant) than we at first imagined, yet we consider the aggregate produce fully equal to our anticipations; nevertheless by reason of the small quantity of old hay of superior quality in hand, the demand for new will be extensive.

The season has been uncommonly favourable for the growing wheats, for although they still retain their primitive luxuriance, yet the superabundant vigour which warmer weather would have induced, has been happily prevented by that of an opposite tendency; notwithstanding, we see no reason at present to suppose otherwise than that a large portion of the crop will be lodged long before the commencement of harvest.

The early sown Talavera wheats, with which a very extensive breadth of turnip

land was planted last season, make a most imposing appearance; but this, like all new and speculative measures carried to excess, we venture to predict will end in disappointment.

In consequence of the above proceeding, the quantity of land sowed with barley is more limited this year than formerly; and moreover some of the very early sown barleys are looking bad from the effects of frosty nights and generally cold weather. These circumstances combined, will necessarily contract the supply of that article in the approaching season, and probably have the effect of restoring the equilibrium in the relative value of wheat and barley.

Turnip sowing is proceeding with alacrity; nor have we yet heard the too general complaint of the depredations of the fly.

Meat markets are looking upwards, and the price of wool is a little higher than was at first expected. The cornmarket on the contrary experiences no amendment, nor is there much probability of its so doing. Many extensive growers are still holders of grain to a considerable extent.

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Lloyd's Coffee-house, June 20, 1821. As we hinted in our last, the trade with certain parts of India is about to be opened to the industry and enterprise of British adventurers. The bill for that purpose is in progress, and admits British vessels without restriction as to size, any where in the Eastern Seas, except to China. The effect of this regulation may not appear all at once; but it certainly will have consequences, to be first felt, perhaps, abroad, and afterwards at home. The Cape of Good Hope is considered as being within the charter of the company; and will be open to all.

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Amount of Goods sold not paid for
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INDIGO continues to bear a fair price; and realises a profit to the buyers at the last sale.

Report affirms that the consignments of COTTON to Liverpool, this year, so far as the year has advanced, have considerably decreased, to the amount, say some, of 90,000 bags. This, probably, greatly exceeds what may appear at the year's end; yet we should not wonder to find much of this statement realized. The demand for Cotton, however, continues steady, though it cannot be deemed animated; and, as usual, the trade are struggling to obtain a bonus of a farthing or a half-penny per pound. Cotton will, certainly, be imported in large quantities from elsewhere than from America; nor will the qualities, at length, be any thing inferior for manufacturing purposes. The market for SUGAR is fair, and, from the number of late arrivals, the show of Sugars is expected to be very respectable; the demand is not yet sufficiently declared to be perceptible by its effects; but this seems to be certain —that the bill now in progress for laying a new duty on East India sugar, of 40s. per cwt. on brown and yellow; and 45s. per cwt. on white East India Sugars, has not hitherto been sensibly felt in the market.

We find a pleasure in reporting that COFFEE is, at this moment, in brisk demand. There have been extensive sales; but they have not been felt as a burden on the market on the contrary, they

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have met with purchasers, who have willingly taken off the whole; and the commodity in general has experienced an improvement ;-say, from 1 and 2, to 3s. per cwt. A considerable quantity of East India Coffee is also reported to be all sold: which is not always the case at the public sales of that article.

The long continuance of easterly and north-easterly winds, which day after day have perplexed us, we understand also, have prevailed throughout France; and that in the south of France they have so strongly affected the vineyards, as to afford the holders of French wines and brandies of good quality, an opportunity of shewing their firmness; as they know very well, that a longer continuance of this ungenial weather and temperature of the atmosphere, would prevent the grape from attaining that thorough maturity which is indispensable to the production of a perfect and exquisite juice; and without a perfect and exquisite juice, though wine may be made, yet it will be worthless and most certainly it will bear no price at the market, or maintain the reputation of the estates from which it may be named.

RUM is in abundant supply. The arrivals of vessels have been so numerous, that the article is, in fact, pressed on the market and in this state every additional sale is felt. The enquiries are neither many, nor urgent: but, while the prime articles are held with much