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GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE.

JUNE, 1846.

BY SYLVANUS URBAN, GENT.

CONTENTS.

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MINOR CORRESPONDENCE.-Speke Hall-Dr.John Jamieson-General Hawley -Genealogical and Literary Queries... LORD BROUGHAM'S Men of Letters and Science-VOLTAIRE-ROUSSEAU.... 563 EXTRACTS FROM THE PORTFOLIO OF A MAN OF THE WORLD-AnastasiusThe Sketch Book-Valerius-Galt's Novels-Lord Wellesley-Manners of the last Century-Mandeville compared with Paley-The Encyclopedia Britannica-Bacon and Sir Thomas Brown-Lord Grenville-Rousseau and Gibbon-Rowe's Jane Shore-Lord Byron's Cain-Scotch Polemics-The retentive memory of Sir James Macintosh

582

Epitaph on Richard Henry Tooth, Esq. by the Rev. C. H. Townsend

590

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Chapel of Llanvair Vawr, Glamorganshire (with two Views)

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Explanation offered of the Fishing Tackle of Homer

ib.

Biographical Notices of William Baylies, M.D.

592

The Author of "The Lounger's Common-Place Book" ascertained
Real or supposititious origins of Great Families-Berkeley-Jerningham-Thynne

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Mackinnon's History of Civilization, 601; The Antiquities of Egypt, 602; Hodgson's Lectures on the Acts, 606; Coxe's Symmetry of Revelation, 607; Christmas on Capital Punishments, ib.; Brandon's Parish Churches, 608; Jesse's Anecdotes of Dogs, 609; Michelet's Life of Luther, 614; Walford's Curæ Romanæ, 615; The Ransom, by Miss Jewry, 617; May's History of Evesham, 618; Dr. Forbes's Illustrations of Modern Mesmerism, 628; Dr. Butt's Protection to Home Industry, ib.; Miscellaneous Reviews 624

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.-Camden Society, 625;
Parker Society - Shakespeare Society, 626; Percy Society - Zoological
Society-Britton Testimonial, 626; Marlborough College

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FINE ARTS. -New Houses of Parliament-Art Union, 628; Ancient Armour 629
ARCHITECTURE. -Institute of British Architects, 630; Yorkshire Architec-
tural Society-Architectural Society of the Archdeaconry of Northampton..
HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. - Proceedings in Parliament, 632; Foreign
News, 634; Domestic Occurrences

Promotions and Preferments, 636; Births and Marriages....

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OBITUARY: with Memoirs of the Earl of Erroll; Lord Viscount Hood; Sir
William Boothby, Bart.; Baron Bulow; Admiral Greig; Dr. Bessel; Capt.
John Clavell, R.N.; Colonel E. Wildman; Sir William Miller, Bt. Lord
Glenlee; R. N. Leaper Newton, Esq.; Rev. Thomas Gisborne; Rev.
Jonathan Walton, D.D.; Joseph Loxdale, Esq.; Rice Wynne, Esq.;
Barron Field, Esq.; Hugh Murray, Esq.; Mr. Frisell; Mr. John Le
Keux; Dragonetti; Mr. John Wilks; Thos. Tegg, Esq.; Mr. Ewart..641-652

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Registrar-General's Returns of Mortality in the Metropolis-Markets, 671;

Meteorological Diary-Stocks..

672

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Embellished with Exterior and Interior Views of the CHAPEL OF LLANVAIR

VAWR, GLAMORGANSHIRE, &c. &c.

MINOR CORRESPONDENCE.

DELTA remarks, " In Part XI. of Baronial Halls, I have just seen a view of Speke Hall, of which I lament no good account has yet been given to the public. This place I visited in September, 1811, when Messrs. Bullock and Gandy were employed in partly restoring it, as it was called. The Great Hall, as given in the plate, I shall only speak of. On the left is the celebrated oak wainscoting, said to have been taken from Holyrood House, and brought to Speke by the victors in some battle the Norris family were engaged in. This I believe, for the ceiling of the room has been cut to allow its insertion. It was beautifully carved, with twelve panels, each in its centre containing a carved head, standing out in bold relief about three inches, either of the Cæsars or other Roman statesmen, all knocked off except two: one of which I would call certainly Demosthenes, the other a Cæsar. The scroll, shield, and sword also carved on them. Over the top was this in the ancient character, painted:---' Sleep not till ye have considered how you have spent the day past: if you have well done, thank God; if other ways, repent ye.' There were two oak seats, one upon each side of the fire-place; on the pulling down of one I found about seven Nuremberg counters and some small playing cards. Vide Pinkerton on Medals, vol. ii. p. 57. Both cards and coins seem to have fallen through a crevice in the oak seat: the cards measured three inches long by two in width, and were somewhat like the present make."

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With reference to a paragraph in p. 450, it may be stated that Dr. John Jamieson was connected with the Kennet branch of the Bruces. The fullest account of the doctor is a memoir prefixed to a posthumous work, "Reality of the Gracious Influence of the Holy Spirit." Dr. J. was born 3 March, 1759, being the only son of the Rev. John Jamieson, Glasgow. "His mother was the daughter of Mr. Cleland, a merchant of the first respect ability in Edinburgh, and of Rachel Bruce, daughter of the Rev. Robert Bruce, of Gartlet, a near relative of the Bruces of Kennet, in Clackmannanshire." Memoir of Dr. J. by the Rev. Andrew Somerville, pp. xiv. xv.

H. W. begs to inform our Corres

pondent "JOANNES CELESTIS" (p. 450) that in our volume for 1759, he will find the will of Lieut.-General Henry Hawley, about whom he inquires, and who died in that year Governor of Portsmouth and Colonel of the First Dragoons. Hawley, in that very eccentric document, speaks of his only sister Anne Hawley, and adds, that he had no other relatives who wanted. He therefore gives his property to his "friend" Mrs. Elizabeth Toovey, and her sons Captain William Toovey and Lieut. Col. John Toovey. They were, it is believed, his natural children, and afterwards assumed his name. The marriage of Wm. Henry Toovey Hawley, esq. of West Green, Hants, is recorded Gent. Mag. vol. XXX. p. 297. H. W. does not know of what family the General was, but Francis Hawley, Lord Hawley, Baron of Dumore and a baronet, died in 1772. See vol. XLII. p. 439.

AN OLD SUBSCRIBER will thank any of our Correspondents able to give information as to the family surname of the wife of Thomas Allen, LL.D. formerly Rector of Stoke-upon-Trent and Archdeacon of Stafford, and subsequently Dean of Chester. Her Christian name was Anne, and she is upposed to have been one of the ancient family aily of Alsager, of Cheshire. husband died in 1732.

Her

L. is curious to know how the editors of the last edition of Boyle's Court Guide were hoaxed into making fools of all the Baronets, by describing them as Honourables.

T. P. would be glad to have a key to the characters in Beloe's Sexagenarian. He has the second edition, and is aware that some obnoxious passages in the first were omitted in the second; but believes the characters are the same.

S. T. inquires for some account of Colonel John West, who died 31 Jan. 1750-1, said to be of the Delawarr family.

Mr. A. W. FRANKS, of Trinity college, Cambridge, proposes to publish a list of the Monumental Brasses remaining in England: and would be obliged for any authentic notices of those still existing. We presume he has seen the letter of Dr. BROMET, in our last Number.

ERRATUM.-P. 503, note, for Minorca, read Manchester

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GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE.

Lives of Men of Letters and Science. By Henry Lord Brougham.

VOLTAIRE AND ROUSSEAU.

(Continued from p. 463.)

WE should have expected that a fuller account of Voltaire's personal habits and domestic life would have been given us by some of his numerous and attached admirers; but we presume that they did not admit much change or variety of pursuit. During the greater part of his time, whether at Berlin, or Paris, or Ferney, his chief employment was writing; and as he grew old and feeble he wrote, and read, and dictated from his bed. He was fond also, as all Frenchmen are, of the theatre, and had rehearsals of his own plays, and, though a very bad actor and reciter, he employed himself zealously in teaching his " dramatis personæ," and especially his favourite actresses, how to perform their parts. He maintained a wide correspondence. He received numerous visitors of all countries. He planted, he built, he established little manufactories in his village, he read all the new books and pamphlets that appeared, especially those that related to himself. He looked out for the most profitable investments of his fortune; but after his return from Prussia he seldom travelled or left home, and, what is singular, except that he was afraid of the Pope and the talons of the Grand Inquisitor, he never was in Italy. His house and grounds to our eyes shewed no marks of what we should call a correct or elegant taste. They were approached, we recollect, by a straight avenue of Lombardy poplars, the house was large without being handsome; the gardens in the formal style of La Notre, and of French taste in general; but there was one view, commanding the lake and the gigantic barrier of the Alps and Mont Blanc, which was of course grand and sublime. The climate in winter must have been dreadfully severe at Ferney, and Voltaire always complained of its prejudicial effect on his eyes. He, however, kept himself warm by quarreling with the Bishop of Annecy and the neighbouring curés; and when he wanted amusement, he sent out a biting satire against Beaumelle, or a pleasant banter on Rousseau.*

The following extract from a journal of Madame Suard is given, in order to afford us some view of the philosopher in his private life and domestic habits.

"Oh! what! an Italian and a Jesuit to come and see me? You do

* See an amusing jeu d'esprit he wrote under the name of the Baron de Colval, which Rousseau owned made him die of laughing (à mourir de rire) in 1762, in which the Baron mentions that he has composed a criticism on education like Rousseau, and made a comedy of his Heloise, which he proposes Rousseau to correct and bring out. He also proposes that Rousseau should receive him at his house for two years, without remuneration. He mentions that he is very deaf, but can maintain a conversation at a distance by means of signs, which he proposes Rousseau should learn. He is very temperate, but is in the habit of having soup twice a day at the least, &c.-REV.

too much honour to my cottage. I am only a peasant, as you see,' showing me his stick, which had a spade at one end and a pruning-knife at the other. Yes, with these I sow my vegetables, my little salads, seed by seed; but my harvest from these is richer than that which I sow in my books for the benefit of humanity;' His singularly grotesque figure made on me an impression I shall not easily forget. Under a black velvet bonnet or cap, which came down to his eyes, one saw an immense wig, which covered three parts of his face, and which made his nose and chin more striking. His body was wrapped up in a pelisse from head to foothis look and smile full of expression. I said I was glad to see him in such good health, so as to stand against the sharp winter. 'Oh! you Italians! you are all thinking that we ought to squat down in our holes like the marmots who live on the tops of these snowy mountains; but your Alps are only a beautiful sight to us. Here, on the banks of my Lake Leman, sheltered against the north wind, I do not envy you your lakes of Como or Guarda. In this solitude I resemble Catullus in his little island of Sirmio. He made good Elegaics there, and I write good Georgics here.' I then gave him the letter with which the King of Poland had commissioned me. At the first glance I saw that he guessed the purpose of my visit, and that some epigram would be launched against my royal commission. Oh! my dear friend,' he said, taking the letter in his hand, 'remain with us. Here you breathe the air of liberty-the air of immortality. I have laid out a large sum for the purchase of a little property near here that of Ferney. I only wish there to end my days-far away from scoundrels and tyrants. But walk in doors.' These few words of this cunning old man plainly showed me that my commission was at an end, and all the honours of my embassy at once closed. The conversation turned on the King of Prussia-I told him of his late victories. Is it possible ? this is an astonishing man-I am sorry I've quarrelled with him. He admired in Frederic the rapidity of Cæsar; but he always ended by some epigram against Cæsar. He had a monkey that he called Luke (Luc), and he often delighted to give the monkey's name to the King. One day I said I was surprised at this. 'Do not you see,' said he, 'that my monkey is always biting everything in the world?' and then he began to laugh. I told him of some mistakes in his Universal History relating to Italy and Italian literature; but he began to thunder out against the Inquisition, the slavery of the Italians, the hypocrisy of the clergy of Geneva. Have you heard speak,' said he, 'of the King of Prussia's poetry? He is no hypocrite; he speaks of the Christians as Julian spoke of them. The Latin and Greek churches united will exterminate him by canon law; but he'll defend himself like a devil. You and I are quite sure that he will be d-d, but we are not so sure that he'll be defeated.' Voltaire certainly is apt to repeat himself in conversation; but that is really unavoidable in his extreme facility. I once thought his manner of talking, slow and with stops, was in order to gain time to think; but this manner of speaking had become habitual, and when you heard him you would think you were reading one of his works. He had lost all his teeth, and therefore took great pains to pronounce distinctly and correctly. He laid great stress on a good pronunciation. He went on declaiming against superstition, the Inquisition of the Court of Rome, monkery, &c., and repeated a bon mot of Cardinal Passionei, who said to a traveller 'It is a great miracle that the Church has lost nothing this year.' We went after dinner and made a little tour round his

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