of which are extremely scarce. When Mr. Taylor exhibits the host of authorities he has consulted, we do not wonder that his labours have been continued eight years; though we cannot but admire his patience in this study, which he tells us was, like Sir John Fern's “Glory of Generositie,” rather an intermissive delectation' than an object of regular pursuit.

Mr. Taylor divides his work into five books: the first treats of the kingly title and office; Gothic manner of elevating Kings; origin of the ceremonies of unction and coronation. The second gives a full account of the regalia. The third, of the assistants at the Coronation, and the Court

of Claims. The fourth treats of the ceremonial of an English Coronation; and the fifth book is a Chronicle of English Coronations, from the consecration of King Egferth, who was, as the Saxon Chronicle informs us, 'hallowed to King' by his father, Offa, King of Mercia, in the year 785, down to the Coronation of his late Majesty, George III.

We shall not, on the present occasion, attempt a methodical analysis of a work, each part of which is written with so much couciseness as scarcely to admit of abridgment, but shall seize on one of the most interesting points. The subject which has lately most occupied the public attention, is the arrival of the Queen, and there is a variety of conjectures as to whether she is or is not entitled to participate in the honours of the Sovereign, at the approaching Coronation. Mr. Taylor, without entering into any political discussion, or even allusion to the present case, is very explicit. He not only corrects an error of that excellent antiquary, Sir John Spelman, but has also clearly established, that the Coronation of the English Queen is not, as has been so often asserted, 'a recognition of her constitutional character us essential as that of the monarch himself;' but, on this point, we will quote the Author's sixth section of his first book; which treats,—

"Of the Coronation of Queens.-Before this introductory book is concluded, we will inquire what share the Consorts of our Kings have antiently enjoyed in the honours of their inauguration. But first,

as to the title Queen; it may be observed that the word signifies merely a wife or

woman, yet it hath come by eminency to denote the wife only of a King. Thus in old authorities we find this expressionthe King's Queen;' though the title hath long been used absolutely in its present sense, and as synonymous with the Latin regina, the customary designation of our Queens in that language.

"The teutonic tribes, from whom we descend, entertained a laudable respect for the character of their women, and the wife of the chieftain shared the rank and honours of her husband. But the primitive form of the creation of Kings was too much devoid of gentle usuage and soft delicacy' to be participated by their consorts; and it was not till after the cere

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monies of unction and coronation were

adopted that these could be publicly initiated in the honours of royalty. The coronation of Queens, however, though performed with the same solemnity as that of Kings, is not to be regarded in the same political view, or to be considered as of the same importance. Its object is to confer a sanctity of character on her who is the wife and the mother of Kings, and to admit her to the honours of her exalted station.-An attempt hath been made in a late anonymous pamphlet *, which abounds more in gratuitous reasoning than historical deduction, to represent the coronation of the English Queen as an acknowledgment of a right of succession in her issue, and as · a recognition of her constitutional character as essential as that of the monarch himself.' Of these doctrines, however, a sufficient

refutation may be derived from the following obvious considerations:-1st, That the observance or omission of this Coro

nation never was or could be held to influence the right of inheritance of the le

gitimate issue of a royal marriage. 2dly, The Coronation of the King is essential, inasmuch as it is a political act; in that of the Queen, however, uo such character can be discovered: no consent is asked from the people as to the person to be crowned; no conditions are required from her; no oath is administered; no homage or allegiance is offered. The Queen's Coronation, though performed at the same place, and usually on the same day with that of the Sovereign, is a subsequent and distinct solemnity; it procedes from the King, and is granted to his Consort for the honour of the kingly office.

'Among the Romans, the wife of their Emperor had the title of Augusta, which was always conferred with some ceremonies, and latterly by that of Coronation. In Germany, the Empress is both crowned

"Some Inquiry into the Constitutional Character of the Queen Consort, 8vo. See also the Edinburgh Review for Sept. 1814."

and

O, dirt, and poverty! forfend
That we should ever so descend!
That we should e'er despise our garret ;-
That we should ever sport a char'ot!
Farewell to Genius-it would warp it,
To study on a Turkey carpet!
Farewell to Genius-it would kill it,
To feast each day on leg or fi let!
Farewell to Genius-it would choke it,
Close to a sea-coal fire to smoke it!
Farewell to Genius, we must lose it.
Should port or sherry make us booze it,
Far hence be all such treacherous plea-

sures,

If they would thus cut up our measures." Independent of the Poetical Protest—a smart song on the Essence of Punning, and a piece of a higher order, entitled, Time, there are thirteen Tales in the Volume; and though several of them are old-very old friends, yet as they make their debut on this occasion with new faces, and have undergone a sort of poetical regeneration, the lovers of novelty will have little to regret in their re-appearance.

There is some humour in the following definition of the Essence of Punning:

"Peter Pun, at a party, one day was be[bet,

set

to the work; for, though the satire is ingenious, yet the ridicule will be thought by many to have been levelled at a class of individuals too low for the purposes even of the comic poet."Time, or the Pugilist," is unquestionably the best piece in the volume. It is, in fact, as good a Serio-comico fable as we have ever met with, and we would willingly cite it, did not the limits we usually prescribe for ourselves, forbid it. Of the miscellaneous tales we prefer "Nott,"-"Roger Hogman and his Pigs," and " Dr. Larrup." We shall conclude our remarks with three epigrams by "Old Frank," who, notwithstanding his avowed senility, is a very facetious and good humoured fellow-and for the young one, we will take our leave of him with this simple wish-namely, that as the wit of his family seems to be an inheritance, he may, some twenty years hence, become the Old Frank of a new series of Comic Tales.

"Old maids in hell, 'tis said, lead apes;
It may be true-but tarry-
They 're Bachelors that fill those shapes,
Because they did not marry!"

"When the old proverb first to man was
given,
[ven,'
'That marriages are solemnized in Hea-
Perchance it might be so, I cannot tell,
Now I should think that some are made in
Hell."

"Pray does one-More, a lawyer live hard by?'

'I do not know of one,' was the reply; But if one less were living, I am sure, Maukind his absence safely might endure."

124. A Word for the King, and a Word to the Queen; being a dispassionate Examination into the Causes of Their Majesties' Separation, with a Suggestion for an amicable Settlement without resorting to the painful expedient of a Public Discussion. 8vo. pp. 43. Williams.

THE plan here recommended is, the appointment of a Committee, to consist of the Lord Chancellor, four Peers, twelve Commoners, and two Judges from each of the Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer; to whom the whole matter in dispute should be referred; and their discussion to be final.

LITERARY

CAMBRIDGE, May 29.

After a long investigation, the Hebrew Scholarship, at the University of Cambridge, has been adjudged to Mr. George Attwood, of Pembroke Hall, and a premium of 201. was voted to Mr. John Jow. ett Stevens, for the knowledge he displayed in the examination. Mr. George Irving Scott, of Trinity Hall; is the fortunate candidate for the Chancellor's Gold Medal; the subject Waterloo.

June 16. Sir WILLIAM BROWNE'S three gold medals for the present year were on Saturday last adjudged as follow:-For the Greek Ode and Latin Ode, to Mr. Henry Nelson Coleridge, scholar of King's College; and for the Epigrams, to Mr. Richard Okes, scholar of the same society. Subjects-For the Greek Ode:-"Myn μοσυνη. For the Latin Ode: "Ad Georgium Quartum, Augustissimum Principem, Sceptra Paterna accipientem." For the Greek Epigram: Inscriptio, "In Venam Aquæ ex imis visceribus Terræ Arte educe tam."-For the Latin Epigram: "Impransi disquirite."

Ready for Publication.

The following Tracts on the questions of Deism:-1. From LELAND'S Work on the Deistical Writers-On the general mischievousness of Deism as a system. 2. From LESLIE's Short and Easy MethodOn the External Evidence of the Old Testament. 3. From DODDRIDGE'S Three Sermons-On the External Evidence of the New Testament. 4. From Bishop WATSON'S Apology for the Bible-In answer to specific Objections to both Testaments. 5. From Bishop BUTLER'S Analogy -Simplified in Three Familiar Dialogues. 6. From S. JENYNS and PALEY-On the Internal Evidence of Christianity. And 7. From WATTS's Three Sermons-On the Inward Witness to Christianity in the Breast of the Believer. This Collection completes the cycle of testimony.

Memoirs of Granville Sharp, by PRINCE HOARE, Esq. composed from his own Manuscripts and other authentic documents in the possession of his family, and of the African Institution. To the Memoirs will be subjoined Observations on Mr. Sharp's Biblical Criticisms; by the Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP of ST. DAVID'S.

The Preparations for the Coronation of King Charles II.; now first printed from a MS. in the hand-writing of SIR EDWARD WALKER, Knt. then King at Arms, illustrated by Engravings.

A Supplement to WILKINSON's Londina Illustrata, consisting of several plates of Bermondsey Abbey, and of other edifices, with appropriate letter-press descriptions.

Views of the Remains of Antient Buildings in Rome and its vicinity. By M. DUBOURG.

An Encyclopædia of Antiquities; being the first ever edited in England. By the Rev. T. D. FOSBROOKE, M. A. Author of British Monachism, &c.

A Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, and Excavations in Egypt and Nubia: and of a Journey to the Coast of the Red Sea, in search of the Antient Berenice, and another to the Oasis of Jupiter Ammon. By G. BELZONI.

The Narrative of a Chinese Embassy, from the Emperor of China, Kang Hy, to the Khan of Tourgouth Tartars, seated on the Banks of the Volga, in the years 1712, 13, and 14. By the Chinese Ambassador, and published by the Emperor's authority, at Pekin. Translated from the Original, by Sir GEORge Thomas Staunton, Bart. LL.D. F. R. S.

The authentic Life of Augustus Von Kotzebue, from the German; containing many interesting Anecdotes illustrative of his character, the influence of his writings upon society in Germany, and its consequences.

RETSCH'S Series of Twenty-six Beauti ful Outlines to Goethe's Tragedy of Faust. Engraved from the Originals by H. Moses.

An Analysis of the Tragedy of Faust.

A Treatise on Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the Lungs. To which is prefixed, an experimental inquiry respecting the contractile power of the Blood Vessels, and the nature of Infiammation. By CHARLES HASTINGS, M. D.

Preparing for Publication.

Sacred Literature; comprising a Review of Principles of Composition laid down in the Prælections and Isaiah of the late Robert Lowth, D. D. Lord Bishop of London; and an application of the Principles so reviewed, to the illustration of the New Testament, in a series of critical observations on the style and structure of that sacred volume. By the Rev. T. JEBB.

Sermons, doctrinal, practical, and occasional. By the Rev. WILLIAM SNOWDEN, perpetual Curate of Habury, near Wakefield.

A Course of Morning and Evening Prayers, for four weeks. By the Rev. JOSEPH JONES, of Newchurch, near Warrington.

The Works of the Rev. Thomas Zouch, D. D. F. L. S. Rector of Scrayingham, and prebendary of Durham; with a Memoir of his Life. By the Rev. FRANCIS WRANGHAM, M. A. F. R. S. and Chaplain to bis Grace the Archbishop of York.

Ariconensia

Ariconensia, or Archæological Sketches of Ross and its vicinity; including an account of the obscure station Ariconium, the Roman roads connected with it, a disquisition whether the last battle of Caractacus was fought at Caradoc near Ross, or Caradoc near Church-stretton, &c. By the Rev. T. FOSBROOKE.

An Account of a Residence during three months in the mountainous country East of Rome, with engravings of the Banditti and Peasantry of the Country. By Mr. GRAHAME, Author of "An Account of a Residence in India."

a Comic

Royal Coronation Claims; Poem. By J. BISSET, Esq. Author of "The Descriptive Guide of Leamington Priory," &c. &c.

Letters written for the Post and not for the Press.

Travels in Europe during the Pontificate of Leo the Tenth-a Work similar in plan, but different in subject, to the Abbé Bartholomew's Travels of Anacharsis. By Mr. CHARLES MILLS, Author of the History of the Crusades.

Outlines of Midwifery, developing its principles and Practice. By J. T. CONQUEST, M. D. F. L. S. &c.

A Map of the Thames, from London to Margate, printed from English Stone.

There is perhaps no poet more competent to expatiate on the subject of his delightful pursuits than the Author of the Pleasures of Hope, of Hohenlinden, and Lochiel; who to the most ardent enthusiasm, unites the utmost correctness of judgment and taste; and who at his first outset in literature, started from a goal of excellence which few of his contemporaries have even sought to reach. Although

it is impossible, without sacrilegious mutiJation, to offer an analysis of his introductory Lecture, we shall endeavour to communicate the spirit of Mr. Campbell's criticisms, which, unlike some eccentric systems of the present day, are founded on the purest principles of classical taste.

The first object of Mr. Campbell was to trace the affinity of Poetry to certain elements of the human mind. Experience proves that the exercise of the imagina tion is, even to unlettered and unpolished rustics, a source of pleasurable emotion. Through the medium of this faculty, all are busied in constructing little plans of appiness-in creating visions of futurity,

It is this faculty that the poet addresses; and, even in the rudimental stages of civilization, it is not insensible to the invocation. But what is poetry? This question so often evaded or misinterpreted, is admirably elucidated by Mr. Campbell. That it is highly intellectual cannot be doubted, since it engages the most refined and exalted faculties of the mind, but its distinctive attribute is to impart delight. It may be for the Orator to convince, the Philosopher to enlighten, the Historian to inform: the first requisite of the Poet is to please to instruct is an auxiliary, but not a primary object. The first question to be considered is, what may or may not be poetry. It was the saying of Fletcher of Saltoun, that there was many a soldier who had never worn a sword; in like manner it had been argued, that beautiful imagery and vivid passion required not the metrical form to assume the character

of poetry. In opposition to this latitudinarian criticism, Mr. Campbell maintained that the charm of numbers is included in those circumstances by which poetry imparts pleasure. He dwelt on the dissatisfaction always experienced when a passage of Shakspeare or Dryden, or any other writer of rhyme or blank verse, is deprived of its measured harmony. If there existed a difference in the external form of prose and verse, there was a still greater dissimilarity in their essential elements. Poetry changed its nature in losing its ideal character. The Novelist was distinguished from the Bard by the local limitations of his subject: or tangible reality of his pictures: his most brilliant passages were rather biographical than imaginative. His canvass was the camera obscura, exhibiting the movements of the living world, whilst the Poet speaks to us of the world within, excites to action our latent feelings, lends a quick perception of moral beauty, and inspires the consciousness of possessing faculties and sympathies that exalt our nature. Hence the pleasure derived from tragedy, and from those affecting pictures of distress which, when ennobled by magnanimity, form the most interesting and delightful subjects for the imagination. It has been often argued that the progress of society is fatal to the cultivation of Poetry. Mr. Campbell admits that there is not in the Fine Arts, as in the Sciences, an illimitable principle of improvement. Poetry has started to sudden maturity in a barbarous age. Homer, in Greece, affords the first and most striking example. Dante, is perhaps, the second. Shakspeare, an exception to all other rules and examples, was the pupil of Nature in a learned and pedantic age: he is, perhaps, to