ertion of their talents; and selfishly availing ourselves of it all, enjoy it in silence, and seek to display our own ingenuity, by the discovery of faults, real or imaginary. But when the irrevocabile tempus has flown past, bringing change and absence upon its wings, it is then we come to know how much we have lost; and a pang of regret arises within us, that in a light and careless mood we should have ever spoken harshly, or wounded the feelings, of one, whose genius was in former days so fruitful a source of our own pleasures. It is thus that, at the present moment, we are inclined to think of Mrs Henry Siddons. A long line of beautiful representations crowd upon our memory, in all of which we see the features of her truly graceful and feminine mind strongly stamped; and, in the trite but touching language of Hamlet, we begin to doubt whether we shall ever "look upon her like again." One thing we do not hesitate to say, that we are not aware of ever having seen upon the stage, one who united so much the elegance and refinement of the lady, with the accomplishments of the actress. Do not let it be supposed that this is trifling praise. Our interpretation of the word lady, implies the presence of a thousand nice and delicate shades of character, which are too apt to disappear, in a profession so much exposed to public gaze as that of the stage, but which, when left, cast a lustre around the individual, which nothing else could give. It is impossible to describe the effect produced by polished manners; but it is felt, even by the vulgarest. Nor was it in this respect alone, that Mrs Siddons excelled; her histrionic powers have rarely been surpassed, and not often equalled. We ask any of our readers to recall to their recollection the most celebrated actresses whom they have seen, both in comedy and tragedy, and we are satisfied they will be prepared to own, that Mrs Siddons keeps her ground beside the best of them. Stars rose in the dramatic hemisphere, which for a time made a greater noise, and seemed to burn with a stronger light, but which, when fairly brought into comparison with the lady of whom we speak, outshone her not. Mrs Siddons never had an opportunity of winning for herself a metropolitan reputation; but this cannot alter the fact, that there is not in London at this moment, nor has there been for many years, an actress to be named beside her. We shall see her take her final leave of us with many feelings of deep regret; and can only hope, that though her retirement from public life be a serious loss to us, it will be a source of increased health, serenity, and happiness to her. The Caledonian Theatre has not been particularly well attended since it re-opened, and we suspect Mr Bass will not find the speculation a very profitable one. The truth is, as we have more than once said before, Edinburgh cannot, or will not, support two theatres at one and the same time. Were the Caledonian Theatre to open only when the Theatre Royal was closed, it might succeed, but not otherways. Nay, we go farther, and say that we should not wish it to succeed when the Theatre Royal is open; for, in that case, the latter would be more than half deserted, and the manager would be obliged to reduce his prices, and consequently to deteriorate the character of his performances, because he could then only engage inferior actors at lower salaries. If the public of Edinburgh would fill two theatres at once, we should be very glad; but as they never have done so, we stand by the Theatre Royal until we see a better. Certain of the newspaper writers, who proceed upon no steady principle in their dramatic criticisms, have been puffing the Caledonian a good deal of late. Not that we object to give this establishment all the praise it is fairly entitled to; but let that praise be judicious and discriminating, and do not let it seem to imply that the Theatre Royal, since the opening of its rival at the head of Leith-walk, must "pale its ineffectual fire." We would particularly caution the proprietors of one newspaper, the Editor of which knows something of dramatic matters, not to allow gentlemen to write criticisms for them who are totally unfit for the task. The Editor of that paper will also seriously endanger his reputation if he gives his imprimatur to many assertions like the following:-" Mrs Cummins" (the chief female singer at the Caledonian) "is possessed of a beautiful voice, a chaste and simple style, and a great deal of feeling." Mrs Cummins possesses a well-cultivated voice; but we have seldom heard an individual so entirely destitute of animation, so completely sleepy in her manner both of acting and singing, as she is. Or again," Mr Wilkins and Mrs Archibald particularly distinguished themselves by a vein of rich and chaste humour." Any body who understands what "rich and chaste humour” means, knows that the style of Mr Wilkins and Mrs Archibald is as far removed from it as can well be conceived. We refrain from mentioning farther enormities committed by this writer, and should not have alluded to him at all, had he not, in his zeal for the Caledonian Theatre, taken upon him to read us a lecture of a very suspicious kind, wherein he puts words in our mouth that we never used; and, what is worse, gives his readers the impression that we did use them; and wherein, moreover, he is obliging enough to insinuate, that unless we agree with him regarding the Caledonian Theatre, we are in all probability sacrificing our own judgment, in order to please the management of the Theatre Royal. We could get into a considerable passion at the impertinence of this insinuation, did we not feel obliged to hold our sides with laughter, at the bare idea of OLD CERBERUS writing to please any mortal being but himself. What say you, Mr Murray ?—are we a very gentle and obedient animal, or have we a will of our own, think you? Let the Contributor to the Weekly Journal thank his stars that we are not disposed to argue with him, or with any newspaper, else we should have given him such a shake, that he would not have been able to crawl down to the Caledonian Theatre for the next month, and when he did, he would have been so much altered, that neither his friends Mr Wilkins nor Mrs Archibald would have known him again. -All that need be said of the Caledonian Theatre at present, was said in the LITERARY JOURNAL last Saturday;— it has an excellent orchestra, and one or two good singers; but the acting is very mediocre, and the things acted, as far as we have seen, are exceedingly dull. We certainly, therefore, shall not follow in the footsteps of certain wiseacres, and bestow upon it an egregious puff, " to the detriment of the Theatre Royal." Old Cerberus. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT AND VARIETIES. NIEBUHR'S ROMAN HISTORY.-Our readers will hear with pleasure, that since we intimated the destruction of Niebuhr's house and manuscripts by fire at Bonn, we have learned, by a letter from that city, that though the MS. of the third volume of his Roman History was amissing for several days, and was supposed to have shared in red. The reported loss of so valuable a work occasioned much disthe general conflagration, it has, however, been since found uninju tress among the admirers of the distinguished historian, and we are happy to put them now in possession of the true state of matters. It is reported that Lady Byron is about to publish a reply to the Memoirs of Mr Moore, vindicating her family from any undue interference in the conjugal differences which existed between herself and her late Lord. The accomplished sister of Sir Thomas Lawrence kept a regular Diary of all the leading events and occurrences relating to her bro-. ther, during many years, including their private correspondence. These documents, together with his letters from France, Italy, Germany, and the Low Countries, principally relating to works of art, are deposited by the family with Mr Campbell, his Biographer, and are said to be highly interesting. The Life and Correspondence of Admiral Lord Rodney is in the press. The Game of Life, by Leitch Ritchie, author of " Tales and Confessions," is announced. thor of "Tales of a Voyager to the Arctic Ocean," is in preparation. Ranulph de Rohais, a Romance of the 12th century, by the Au The Village and Cottage Florist's Directory, by James Main, A.L.S. will speedily appear. Mr Woodford's Elements of the Latin Language, Part First, will appear in a few days. A new novel, entitled Walter Colyton, from the pen of Mr Horace Smith, may be expected early in the course of next month. It is a tale of the Court of James II. Among the characters who have a prominent place, besides the King himself and his two daughters, afterwards Queen Mary and Anne, are Lord and Lady Sunderland, the Duchess of Portsmouth, Sir Charles Sedley and his daughter, the Countess of Dorchester, Count Grammont, the Prince of Orange, Dryden, Shadwell, Algernon Sydney, &c. vulgar quack of the name of Chabert, is quite disgusting. All he does is, to go into an oven tolerably hot, and to swallow several things which he calls poison; yet the papers-these most intellectual organs have been full of him for the last six months-Newton, the artist, is engaged with a fine picture, taken from a scene in the "Merchant of Venice."-The celebrated composer and piano-forte player, Hummel, is to visit London about the beginning of April, when he will favour the musical world with specimens of his unrivalled powers.— The scarlet fever having broken out in Westminster School, all the scholars have been sent home to their parents. THE LATE DR ANDERSON. To the Editor of the Literary Journal. SIR-Since I wrote the article concerning my lamented friend, Dr Robert Anderson, which you inserted in your last Journal, I have learned that the Dr Anderson alluded to in the quotation I made from Dr Blacklock's letter to Burns was not my friend, but a Dr James Anderson, a correspondent of the late Earl of Buchan, and a great agriculturist. They have often been mistaken for one another; and I am not the only person who has supposed that the Editor of the British Poets was also the Editor of the Bee.-I take leave also to correct a misprint,-the jeweller who had the copy of Burns's Poems was called Bruce, not Brown.-I am, &c. P. MAXWELL. 17th March, 1830. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY'S THIRD CONCERT.-It is to be regretted that the art of musical criticism does not keep pace in Edinburgh with the exertions of the Professional Society. The latter are spirited, enterprising, and clever; the former is too often pompous and dull. There are several persons among us who have a good scientific knowledge of music who also write concerning it; but it is one thing to understand music, and another to express with propriety and energy what ought to be said concerning it. For ourselves, we make no pretensions, nor claim for our opinions any higher deference than what an ardent admiration of the science, and a pretty extensive experience, may entitle them to. The Third Professional Concert was well attended. By far the highest effort of the evening, we reckon to be the Recitativo ed Aria, composed for Miss Inverarity by A. Murray, whether we regard the fine genius displayed by the composer in his admirable adaptation of the music to the sentiments expressed by the words, or the refined, and at the same time powerful, manner in which Miss Inverarity executed the whole piece. We never thought so highly of this young lady as we do now; she has a voice of the finest capabilities; but let her remember that her style is essentially Italian, and never let her again sing "Waly, waly," lest the wraith of Miss Noel should frighten her out of the Assembly Rooms.-Miss E. Paton's Scena, from Rossini's "Turco in Italia," was hardly less delightful. In grace and delicacy of execution Miss Paton is as yet still superior to Miss Inverarity, though on the present occasion we do not think she quite equalled her in expression.Mr John Thomson's Chorus and Round is a bold and spirited composition; but is still too much tainted with mannerism,-too much after Weber.-Mr Wilson did considerable justice to Finlay Dun's song "If doughty deeds." We are not quite sure, however, upon what principles he received the only encore of the evening, but we have our own suspicions. Of the instrumental pieces, the most interesting out of sight was Beethoven's Grand Symphony in C Minor, an exquisite composition, which can be performed only by an orchestra of that, on the eve of the representation, she paid a visit to the tomb a very superior kind, and which was executed in a manner reflecting the highest credit on our Edinburgh Musicians.-Mr Graham's Sinof the lovers, which, every one knows, is near Verona, and that it fonia, composed for the Society, is pretty and scientific, but defi. had a great influence on the effect she afterwards produced. The cient in power and originality. We believe it is pretty generally sight of the tomb, indeed, so powerfully affected the sensibilities of known, that Mr Martin Müller plays very well on the pianoforte, Pasta, that the impression was fully preserved in her delineation of the terrible scene in the third act, in which she rose to the highest and we think the fact sufficient, without any public exhibition of it. -The Quartett, by the four best violinists in Edinburgh, Messrs Dun, degree of the pathetic."-Madame Fodor is at Naples; where she Murray, Dewar, and Hancox, was excellent.-In conclusion, we beg has appeared in " Il Barbiere di Seviglia," Lablache playing Figaro. to hint to Mr Murray, not to be quite so ambitious of showing off-Mademoiselle Sontag and Madame Malibran have been engaged when he next appears as "Leader." A great deal less flourishing of the fiddlestick, stamping of the foot, and putting of the fiddle under the arm, will do quite as well. The rule is to lead, without making a fuss about it. DAVID HUME.-An aunt of the celebrated Historian, who had been more accustomed to think of him in his private than his public capacity, used to remark, when any one spoke in his praise,-"Ou ay! he's a verra fine chiel' oor Davie, but unco weak-minded." Theatrical Gossip.-The fourteenth anniversary of the Covent Garden Theatrical Fund Dinner, was celebrated a few days ago. The Duke of Clarence presided; and the subscription amounted to L.1223.-Kean has attempted to play Henry V., and, failing to recollect the words of the part, was very ill used by the London mob,' being both hooted and pelted. It is doubtful that he will appear again. Miss Kemble's salary is now understood to be thirty pounds per week. "Her Mrs Beverley," says the Spectator," just rises above failure, but scarcely touches success." The more we read about Miss Fanny Kemble, the less we know what to think of her. The Spectator itself puffed her up to the skies at first.-A new piece has been produced at the Surrey Theatre, entitled, "The Beggar of Cripplegate, or the Humours of bluff King Hal," which is said to be amusing.-Miss Stephens is to appear at Drury Lane in Easter week. -Madame Pasta is attracting vast admiration at Vienna. Her Ro "It is said"-now for humbugmeo is particularly instanced. in an interesting rivalry at Paris. Sontag has now, however, departed for Germany.-The French company in London is succeeding as well as ever.-Macready has played Henry V. in Dublin with great success. SAT. MON. ROBERT BURNS.-Every thing about Robert Burns must be interesting to the readers of the Literary Journal; and although the following be but a scrap, yet we think it worth preserving in our pages. Burns was a very intimate companion and "siccar friend" of Mr TUES. William Cruikshank, one of the masters of the Edinburgh High School, about the year 1782. He had a daughter, on whom Burns composed a poem, entitled "The Rosebud." One evening, while the two friends were sitting together, and enjoying each others, company, Cruikshank said, in a jocular way, "Come, Burns! give me an extempore epitaph for my own tomb-stone." The Poet at first evaded the request, but being pressed, repeated the following stanza on the spur of the moment: Honest Will's to Heaven gane, His fau'ts they a' in Latin lay, A delicate compliment to the scholar and the friend. CHIT-CHAT FROM LONDON.-The 12th Number of the Family Library commences a series of English Dramatic Poets, on the plan of the Family Shakspeare. The works of Massinger have been first selected for this series. It is said that Moore's second volume of the Life of Byron will not be ready for some weeks.-It is somewhat remarkable, that of the London Newspapers, the Standard, Globe, Courier, Star, Morning Herald, St James's Chronicle, Atlas, and some others, are all edited by Irishmen ;-of the remainder, a considerable proportion are conducted by Scotchmen, and, on the whole, the English do not take a very efficient part in the periodical literature of the day.-The fuss that has been made in the metropolis about a WEEKLY LIST OF PERFORMANCES. Damon and Pythias, & Therese. The Barber of Seville, & Charles the Twelfth. Love in a Village, The Day after the Wedding, & No Song) Wed. The Marriage of Figaro, & Brother and Sister. TO OUR CORRESPONDENTS. "THE Abbey Garden" is in types, and also Mr Surenne's Letter on the Antiquarian Society.-We have received two able communjcations on the subject of the Psalms; to one or both we shall endeavour to give a place next Saturday.-We shall not be able to find room for "The Village Dominie."- The "Reminiscencesof School Days" do not appear to us so worthy of publication as those we have already received from the same pen. The Verses by Thomas Brydson,-the "Stanzas in the manner of Shelley,"-" To Her I Love,"-and the " Address to a Rainbow," by J. N." of Forfar, will probably appear in our next SLIPPERS. We regret that none of the poems by " J. C." will suit us. They lie for him at our Publishers'.-The following Verses will not suit us :"The Poet's Wishes,"-the " Dialogue between Bruce and Wallace," from Dundee,-Stanzas by "D. S." of Glasgow," Lady Mary Grey,"-" A Remembrance," by " Pyramus,"—" Airy Nothings," by." Anti-Faust," and "The Slave's Dream," by A. N.” [No. 71, March 20, 1830.] ADVERTISEMENTS, Connected with Literature, Science, and the Arts. ROYAL INSTITUTION. MODERN EXHIBITION. tially dramatic-His Bertram-True grounds upon which that tragedy is objectionable-Its moral defended-The dramatist should excite the suspense of his audience-Admirable management of Shakspeare in this respect, with reference to the 4th and 5th acts of "Macbeth"-Similarity between the plan of Shakspeare in this instance, and that of Sophocles in the Edipus Tyrannus-Plot of the latter Tragedy-Its noble opening-Defective management of the second scene-Want of individuality in the character of TyresiasMismanagement of the scene between Edipus and Jocasta-Gross improbability in conducting the action with respect to Edipus- NOTICE is hereby given, that on the close of the With respect to Jocasta-Subsequent scenes chargeable with similar Present Exhibition of Ancient Pictures, which will shortly take place, an EXHIBITION of WORKS by LIVING ARTISTS of the UNITED KINGDOM, will be opened early in May next. Pictures, &c. to be sent in on or before the 1st of that month, the last day of receiving under the usual regulations. Edinburgh, 12th March, 1850. FRAS. CAMERON, Asst. Sec. SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF PAINTING, SCULPTURE, AND ARCHITECTURE. defect-Catastrophe-What ought to have been the policy of Sophocles-Decided superiority of Shakspeare as an Artist, illustrated by an analysis of the main Plot in the three last acts of "Macbeth"Incident and Situation-Ignorance or disingenuousness of the modern hypercritic. LECTURE III. Euripides, as an Artist, infinitely superior to Sophocles-His resemblance to Shakspeare-Masterly delineation of character, illustrated in the Phoenician Virgins-Pathetic address of Jocasta-His superior manner of treating the characters of Electra and Orestes-His Iphigenia in Aulis-Its subject not by any means so rich as that of the Edipus Tyrannus, but far more powerfully handled-The Plot -Masterly opening-Fine trait of nature in the character of Menetween her and her father-In discovering to Clytemnestra the designs of Agamemnon-In conducting the scene between Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, and Iphigenia-Eloquent expostulation of Clytemnestra-Pathetic apppeal of Iphigenia-Conduct of Iphigenia vindicated-The Catastrophe. THE FOURTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of the laus-Skill in introducing Iphigenia-In managing the meeting be ACADEMY for the WORKS of LIVING ARTISTS is now OPEN, at the Rooms of the Academy, 21, Waterloo Place. By order of the Council, WM. NICHOLSON, Secretary. Edinburgh, Feb. 15th, 1830. ORIENTAL PAINTING AND MEZZOTINTO PENCIL DRAWING. MR and MRS CRUICKSHANK beg to announce, that in consequence of the many applications they receive, they will devote two days in the week to Classes at their Academy. They have a new circulating Portfolio, consisting of Figures, Landscapes, Shells, Fruit, Birds, Insects, &c. &c. Terms, Two Guineas per Quarter, including both styles of Drawing.-Terms of Subscription, One Guinea per Quarter. Specimens may be seen at their residence.-Families and Schools attended as usual. 85, Great King Street. Edinburgh, 11th March, 1830. "Nothing can exceed the brilliant effect which their mode of laying on the colour produces."-Literary Journal. These Mezzotinto Specimens are beautifully soft, and free from any of those rugged asperities which so commonly appear in the shading of Pencil Drawings."-Weekly Journal. PORTRAIT OF PROVOST INNES, OF ELGIN. Just Published, By G. MAITLAND, Elgin, and to be had of CONSTABLE and Co., 19, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, A HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER INNES, ESQ., LATE PROVOST OF ELGIN. The Engraving is done on steel, by the celebrated Historical Engraver, HENRY DAWE, in his finest Mezzotinto style, from a Painting by ALEXANDER, and is allowed to be a most striking likeness, and exceedingly cheap. Price of Proofs on India Paper, 7s. 6d.-Prints, 5s. MR SHERIDAN KNOWLES begs to intimate to the Public of Edinburgh, that he is about to deliver a Course of Lectures on Dramatic Literature in that city, of which the following is a syllabus: LECTURE I. THE DRAMA-Has its origin in the imaginative and imitative fagulties of man-Its earliest traces found in a rude and simple state of Society-Origin of the ancient Chorus-Origin of the Action or Plot -First Stage of the Drama-Thespis-Transition to the second Stage -Extracts from the Chorus of the Baccha-Character of the Chorus in the second Stage-Eschylus the founder of this Stage-of the Theatre-Inventor of the Masque-of the Cothurnus, or BuskinThe Infancy of the Dramatic Art distingui hed by an extraordinary display of genius in the instances of Eschylus, Sophocles, Euripides -Poetry not the test of excellence in Dramatic Composition-Homer -Rules of Aristot e and his followers founded upon the imperfection LECTURE IV. The Stage capable of being made a vehicle for highly instructive and rational amusement-The great School of Elocution strikingly. exemplified in the instance of Demosthenes-Too great importance attached to the action of the Drama-Analysis of the quarrel of Brutus and Cassius-Defective action of Hamlet-Mr Kean's reading of the scene with Ophelia-Dramatic excellence consists in the subserviency of Poetry to the delineation of character and passion, and in the subserviency of these to the incidents and situations of a Play -Character of Hamlet-Danger of the dramatist's allowing the consideration of his characters to be superseded by the ambition of showing off himself-Anecdote of a drainatist-Cant of a certain class of modern critics-Poetical Language-Monosyllabic Poetry-Figure -Burial of Sir John Moore-Battle of Hohenlinden-Bruce's Address to his army-The Field of Waterloo. LECTURE V. Fitness the best criterion of excellence in dramatic composition-Marc Antony's Oration-Erroneous reading of certain passages in it -Poetry founded in nature-Mixed character of Shakspeare's Drama -Romeo and Mercutio--Juliet and the Nurse-The Grave-digger's scene in "Hamlet"-The Drama not to be regulated by abstract principles-Prejudices of Critics and Managers-Anecdote of Mr Kean-Unity of Action-Defective Plot of "The Merchant of Venice"-Climax of Action-Defective Plot of" Julius Cæsar"-Importance of preserving the Individuality of the characters-Passion the grand ingredient of the Drama-Shakspeare the master of Passion-Familiar character of his diction, illustrated in the speeches of Lady Macbeth, Juliet, and Shylock-His fidelity to nature in his most imaginative flights-Henry the Fourth's Soliloquy on Sleep. LECTURE VI. Analysis of the first act of "Macbeth"-Happy union of the romantic with the historical-Importance of exciting and keeping up the expectation of the audience-Propriety of immediately proposing the subject-Powerful opening of "Macbeth"-Art with which Shakspeare increases the interest which he excites for his hero-- Macbeth's interview with the Witches-Gross absurdity in the manner of representing these characters-The Master apparent at every step of the Plot-Its still increasing interest-Striking instance of Shakspeare's fine discrimination in preserving the individuality of his charac ters-His portrait of Lady Macbeth-Mrs Siddons's personation of that character-Lady Macbeth's invocation-Erroneous criticism of Sir Joshua Reynolds, with respect to the design of the sixth sceneShakspeare's discrimination again, in the conduct of his Plot-Erroneous manner of delivering Macbeth's Soliloquy, in the seventh scene-Dialogue between him and Lady Macbeth-Mr Macready's Macbeth-Conclusion. Ticket, transferable for the Course, admitting a Lady and Gentleman, £1, 10s.-Single Ticket, £1.-Admittance to a single Lecture, 3s. 6d. Farther particulars will be given in a future Advertisement. TO DYSPEPTICS, THE STUDIOUS AND SEDENTARY. of the Art-Unities of time and place violated by the ancient drama- BUTLER'S COOLING APERIENT POW tists-Striking violation of the unity of time in the Agamemnon of Eschylus-That Tragedy is a vindication of the Shakspearian Drama -Extent to which the latter would have suffered by adhering to the Unities illustrated by the Tragedy of Macbeth," &c &c.-Slavish deference to authority not confined to the Drama-Cant with reference to the Ancient Models-Its pernicious influence upon Education -Gross neglect of the living tongue-Egregious error of attempting to regulate the Drama without reference to its end-Illusion of the Novel-of the pictorial Narrative of the Drama-The Coriolanus of the late John Philip Kemble-The Chorus of the Ancients an absurdity-Extracts from. Æschylus-Shakspeare-Milton-Lord Byron -Clytemnestra's description of the sigual Fires that announce the Fall of Troy. LECTURE II. Recapitulation of the principal positions advanced in the first Lecture-The Edipus Tyrannus of Sophocles superior in dramatic conception to the Edipus Coloneus of the same Author-Poetry and the Drama two distinct questions-" Manfred" and "Bertram"-Lord Byron possessed of some of the highest requisites of a dramatist-Causes of his failure-His Sardanapalus-Maturin's genius essen DERS,-produce an extremely refreshing Effervescing Drink, pre erable to Soda, Seidlitz, or Magnesia Water, and at the same time a Mild and Cooling Aperient, peculiarly adapted to promote the healthy action of the Stomach and Bowels, and thereby prevent the recurrence of Constipation and Indigestion, with all their train of consequences, as Depression, Flatulence, Acidity or Heart-Burn, Headach, Febrile Symptoms, Eruptions on the Skin, &c. &c.; and by frequent use will obviate the necessity of having recourse to Calomel, Epsom Salts, and other violent medicines. which tend to debilitate the system. 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