world largely and effectually contributed. Once more the auspicious wings of favouring winds waft our deeply - laden Barks to every quarter of the Universe. Hope is revived, Industry quickened, Commerce in activity; and Literature indulges the most pleasing and consolatory speculations. One act of justice we owe to ourselves :-in the deepest gloom, spread by the melancholy aspect of the times, we have never given way to despondency. From a similar principle in this great and awful reverse of events, we impose a restraint upon our emotions of exultation: it is enough that we have seen the Tyrant fallen, incapable, we hope, of again loosening the sacred bonds which united Nations together in the amicable interchange of good offices. The further events we leave to Him whose goodness has brought about the present; but, with the most delightful complacency of expectation, we hail the return of those halcyon days, dearest of all others to the Muses, to be consumed in the unmolested bowers of Peace.-Let us, therefore, turn aside as far as possible from the remembrance of the past, to contemplate the brighter prospect of the future. It is more particularly our province to regard with greater attention all that promises to promote and facilitate the advancement of Learning. Here when we look beyond the limits of our Native Shore, there is much to enliven us. The Liberty of the Press has in almost every quarter of Europe, except our own happy Island, shrunk beneath the cold iron hand of the suspicious Tyrant. Of this we may surely hail the restoration, except within the sphere (if any shall yet remain) of Napoleon's immediate sway. What may not be hoped from this? Hitherto the Trumpet of War was alone suffered to be heard, Military Science alone allowed to be cultivated, Classical Knowledge discouraged, nor Instruction further countenanced than as it qualified the rising Youth for submission and obedience. We may now hope to listen to the sounds of the Lute of Peace; and under the sweeter influence of its inspiring melody, the disciples of the Muses may each and all, every one under the sacred shade of his own vine, cultivate without danger of molestation, his favourite pursuit. Such are our wishes, and such the flattering prospect of the present period! May no ill-omened meteor rise with inauspicious aspect to menace its interruption! No giant Briareus rush forth with hundred hands, again to spread terror and devastation round his sanguinary path!-Be this as it may, our course will still be unvaried, our object unaltered, our path the same. Love of our Country, veneration for its Religion and its Laws (and may both be eternal and immutable!) zeal for Learning, the Sciences and Arts, as they have invariably characterised our pages, will continue to direct our principles and animate our hearts, "Viribus utendum est quas fecimus.”, THE LONDON GAZETIE GENERAL EVENING M.Post M. Herald Morning Chronic. Times-M. Advert. P.Ledger&Oracle Brit. Press-Day St. James's Chron. Sun-Even. Mail Star-Traveller Pilot-Statesman Packet-Lond. Chr. Albion--C. Chron. Courier-Globe Eng. Chron.--Inq. Cour d'Angleterre Cour. de Londres 15otherWeekly P. 17 Sunday Papers Hue & Cry Police Lit. Adv. monthly Bath 3-Bristol 5 Berwick-Boston Birmingham 4 Blackb. Brighton Bury St. Edmund's Camb. Chath. Carli.2--Chester 2 Chelms. Cambria. JULY, 1813. CONTAINING Meteorological Diaries for June & July 1813. 2,8 Anniversary of Bibliomanio-Roxburghe Club 3 "The Giaour"--Mr. Blakeway--"The Orphan" 4 Mode of making a Pluviometer, or Rain-gage 5 Mr. W. Burdon on Norman Architecture......6 Marquis of Lansdown's Knowledge of Junius 7 Historical Account of Rainham Church...... 9 Royal Grants, &c. from the Patent Rolls...10 Description of St. Nicholas' Church, Newcastle 13 Early SaleCatalogues of Books.-Mr. Barker 14 Influence of British and Foreign Bible Society 15 Thomas à Kempis.-Roman Catholicks......16 Monument of Drury. -Antient Mortar & Ring 17 Orig. Letter of Dr.Johnson.--Jerpoint Abbey 18 Act for registering Charitable Donations......19 Dr. Wilmot supposed to be the real Junius...20 Rob. Leman.-Steph. Manister.-Sir T. Ryves 22 Superstition of Will o' the Wisp elucidated 23 Sir Rob. Broke.--Welsh Graves.--W. Munsey 24 FRAGMENTS OF LITERATURE, No. IV. ... 25 Junius' Letters, and their writer, characterized 27 "Game of Cards ?"-Character of Dr.Leyden 28 The Choir Service at Salisbury commended 31 Errata in last edit.of Campbell ou the Gospels 32 Parliamentary Proceedings on Kent Gaol Bill 32 Mr. Brady's account of St. Swithin's Day....35 Staff.-Stamf. 2 Taunton-Tyne Wakefi.-Warw. Worc. 2-YORK 3 IRELAND 37 SCOTLAND 24, Sunday AdvertiseJersey 2. Guern. 2. Architectural Innovation, No. CLXXV.......36 .......62 ...... of Granville Sharp, Esq........ 89 Embellished with a beautiful Perspective View of RAINHAM CHURCH, Kent; By SYLVANUS URBAN, GENT. 96 Printed by NICHOLS, SON, and BENTLEY, at CICERO'S HEAD, Red Lion Passage, Fleet-str. London; where all Letters to the Editor are desired to be addressed, POST-PAID [3] For JULY, 1813. ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIBLIOMANIO-ROXBURGHE CLUB. Mr. URBAN, July io. R. Wilbraham.' Upon the cloth, AMONGST the important events being removed, the following appro of later times, there are few that have excited a greater degree of interest than the transactions which took place at ROXBURGHE-HOUSE in July 1812. The warfare in St. James'ssquare was equalled only by the courage and gallantry displayed on the plains of Salamanca about the same period; and History will doubtless relate these celebrated feats in the same volume, for the information and astonishment of posterity. As a Pillar, or other similar memorial, could not be conveniently erected to mark the spot where so many Bibliographical Champions fought and conquered, another method was adopted, to record their fame, and perpetuate this brilliant epoch in literary annals. Accordingly, a phalanx of the most hardy veteraus has been enrolled, under the banner of the farfamed Vaidarfer's Boccacio of 1471, bearing the title of the ROXBURGHE CLUB. As their proceedings are too momentous to perish with the fleeting page of a newspaper, Mr. Urban is requested to inscribe them on the adamantine columns of the Gentleman's Magazine. The first Anniversary Meeting of this noble band was celebrated at the St. Alban's Tavern, on Thursday the 17th ult. being the memorable day on which the before-named Boccacio was sold for 22601. The Chair was taken by Earl Spencer (perpetual President of the Club), supported by Lords Morpeth and Gower, and the following gentlemen *, viz. Sir E. Brydges, Messrs. W. Bentham, W. Bolland, J. Dent, T. F. Dibdin (Vice President), Francis Freeling, Henry Freeling, Jos. Hasiewood, Rich. Heber, Tho. C. Heber, G. Isted, R. Lang, J. H. Markland, J. D. Phelps, T. Ponton, jun. J. Townley, E. V. Utterson, and priate Toasts were delivered from the Chair: 1. The cause of Bibliomania all over the world. 2. The immortal Memory of Christo pher Valdarfer, printer of the Boccacio of 1471. 3. The immortal Memory of William Caxton, first English printer. 4. The immortal Memory of Wynkyn de Worde. 5. The immortal Memory of Richard Pynson. 6. The immortal Memory of Julian Notary. %. The immortal Memory of William Faques. 8. The immortal Memory of the Aldine family. 9. The immortal Memory of the Stephenses. 10. The immortal Memory of John Duke of Roxburghe. After these the health of the Noble President was proposed, and received by the company standing, with three times three. Then followed the health of the worthy Vice President, (proposed by Mr. Heber), which it is scarcely necessary to observe was drunk with similar honours; for the name of Dibdin (the De Bure of the 19th century), is as highly prized amongst the lovers of Black Letter lore, as that of Nelson by the valorous sons of Neptune. The President was succeeded in the Chair by Lord Gower; who, at midnight, yielded it to Mr. Dent; and that gentleman gave way to the Prince of Bibliomaniacs, Mr. Heber. Though the night, or rather the morning, wore apace, it was not likely that a seat so occupied would be speedily deserted; accordingly, the "regal purple stream" ceased not to flow, till "Morning oped her golden gates," or, in plain terms, till past 4 o'clock. * Among the absentees were His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, who was prevented attending the Anniversary by indisposition, the Marquis of Blandford, and Sir M. M. Sykes, Bart The 1 The Roxburghe Club is limited in number to 31 members, and one black ball is fatal to the candidate who offers himself upon a vacancy; so that a Directorship of the India Board, or of the Bank of England, will henceforth be a situation of comparative insignificance. Amongst other Statutes enacted by this body, there is one of too important a nature to be passed over in silence; upon every successive anniversary, one of the members is to produce a reprint of a scarce and curious tract, or to print some original manuscript, and the number of copies printed will be confined to that of the Club. The merit of this happily-conceived law is due to HoRTENSIUS *, who, in the most spirited manner, offered to put it in force, by a reprint of Lord Surrey's Virgil, with a margin of such proportionate elegance as might cause his favourite Michel Le Noir (were he living) to die with envy and despair, In future, no child can be said to be portionless whose father is a ROXBURGHIAN, as one of these gems will doubtless prove an ample provision! I have now, Mr. Urban, performed mý object, in furnishing you with some account of this glorious day; and you will readily admit, that when the origin of this Institution, and the vast and interesting schemes which it embraces, are well considered, the RoxBURGHE CLUB must be regarded, in a national point of view, as conferring dignity and importance upon the land that gave it birth, With my hearty wishes for the success of our first toast, in which you will cordially join, "The cause of BIBLIOMANIA all over the world," I am, Sir, Yours, &c. TEMPLARIUS. Sentiments on the first perusal of "The GIAOUR, [Infidel] a Fragment of a iurkish Tale: By Lord BYRON.". Mr. URBAN, July. T Hareid is eminently conspicuHE poetic genius of "Childe ous in the Turkish Tale;" and the workings of the wounded spirit are those evidently on Childe Harold's mind." The im gery is striking and affecting; he allusions are those of refined taste in reading, and the bardlike language displays the superior talent in writing, with the fine keen *Vide Bibliomania, p. 176. instrument of description in the Author's hand. The Poet writes, I conceive, as Garrick acted, from feelings partly his own, and, in exciting them in others, the one from a poetic, the other from dramatic powers, to their utmost effect. Pope felt only, I have always thought, as the Poet, in his line of woes: "He best can paint them who can feel them most." But, if the moral counsel is concealed in the "Tale," and truth forms any part of it, I hope, for the Author of Childe Harold and the Turkish Tale, he will be soon satisfied that, "in flying from home, he cannot fly from himself" (cælum non animum mutat), and that he will find, in keen regret, remorse, and “penitence," there is yet consolation remaining to the Christian, and not the Infidel, in the "Mussulman's sense" and acceptation of "Giaour.”. The Notes, which are curious, not critical, have an acuteness without sting, totally unlike to those on which the Poem of the "Pursuits of Literature" is suspended. Yours, &c. I C. T. co. Hants. Mr. URBAN, July 10. AM sorry to see that Mr. Jackson, in your last Magazine, feels hurt at my having called him a servant, and having insinuated a doubt whether his memory had served him correctly at the distance of more than forty years. For the first of these particuJars I ask his pardon. I really thought the fact had been so, and intended no offence. This, the manner in which I speak of him in that obnoxious note, will, I hope, evince; and I trust I may add, that it is not my character wantonly to wound the feelings of any man. For the rest, I am glad his memory is so good, and hope he may long enjoy it. If it should enable him to add the very day would be still more satisfactory. His of the incident to which he refers, it narrative, be it observed, affects in no shape whatever the validity of my hypothesis: an hypothesis which, I must own, I cannot think shaken by any thing that has been urged against it; and which many circumstances I have subsequently heard and read, materially substantiate and confirm. Yours, &c. J. B. BLAKEWAY. Mr. |