Such were the daughters of Lord Tavenier, whose object in bringing them from the peaceful retreat to the great theatre of the fashionable world, was to form a matrimonial alliance with a distinguished nobleman, Lord Westbury, son to the Duke of R. Some important service in the Cabinet had rendered the Duke greatly his debtor. Lord Tavenier had little doubt, that if Lord W. placed his affections on either of his daughters, Blanche would be the happy person. Lord W., however, and Lord Tavenier's daughters were ignorant of the wishes of their respective parents; a concealment which it must be acknowledged did their noble parents credit. That every eye forms a a beauty of its own is, to use a phrase, an "old saying and a true one;" and the truth of it, in the present instance, was exemplified in LordW.'s preference of Julia to Blanche. constitutes beauty is a question has baffled the wisdom of philosophy; but of all the theories which have been adopted on the subject, if we may judge from the case before us, Mr. Allison's, which places it in mental expressions, would seem to be the best. Julia wanted that disposition of features which constitutes physical beauty; but still she became the idol of Lord W's affections. He perceived in her her those latent charms which shrink from the gaze of common observation, and disclose themselves only to kindred spirits. He communicated to his father his attachment to Julia, and obtained his consent to communicate it also to Lord Tavenier. His Lordship, as might be expected, encouraged his passion, and informed Julia that she should henceforth receive Lord W. as her intended husband. Poor Julia's heart, however, was already engaged, and though she concealed the circumstance from her father, she acknowledged, at the same time, that she could not, without hypocrisy, receive Lord W.'s addresses. In the mean time, Lady Blanche received ved the addresses of Count de B. to whom she was married at Avesdale Castle. Having disposed of one daughter Lord T. returned to London, informing Julia at his departure, that he would soon return with Lord Westbury and insist on her giving her hand to that nobleman. Love, like necessity, is the parent of invention, Julia, finding her father immoveable in his determination, wrote to Henry C. her lover, a young gentleman who occasionally visited Avesdale Castle, and who possessed many per sonal and mental accomplishments. Hiscircumstances were, at this moment, extremely limited, but he formed sanguine expectations from a nobleman high in power. He, therefore, wrote immediately to Lord T. informing him of the mutual attachment which existed between him and his daughter Julia. His proposal, however, was instantly rejected, and Julia received a letter from her father, informing hers that Lord W. would be shortly at Avesdale Castle to receive her hand. Lady Julia did not long hesitate between duty and affection. She fled to her lover, and married him without her father's consent. This is the "Dangerous Error" which the novel would provide against. The ill effects of this imprudent marriage is exemplified in a series of misfortunes, which afterwards befel the lovers. The recital of these misfortunes form, by far, the most interesting and affecting part of this little work. As our limits will not permit us to trace even the outlines of them, we feel we cannot do better than entrust them to the imagination and the sympathies of our readers.e We meet with other dangerous errors in this work, which are equally worthy the attention of, though not equally interesting to, the reader. The conduct of Lady Blanche was not less reprehensible than that of Lady Julia. She married without the slightest affection for her husband, and conjugal endearment seemed, for a long time, only to confirm her indifference. This error nearly proved fatal to the happiness of both. Her husband became morose, reserved and gloomy, and a separation would have necessarily taken place, had not Lady B. perceived her error in time and done justice to her husband's virtues; virtues which procured him that affection which his person could not command. The most reprehensible, however, of all the errors which we meet with in this work, is Lord Tavenier's unbounded ambition in matrimonial projects. We were happy to find, at the same time, that the errors of neither party proved ultimately fatal. Poor Julia and her husband were finally restored to Lord Tavenier's favour, and enjoyed that happiness to which not only their mutual attachment, but their virtues entitled them. Our feelings do not lead us to rank with those who terminate their labours with fatal catastrophes and images of death. The charms of life and the smiles of happiness throw their magic influence around us, at every moment, and at every moment we strive to forget that final issue which we have bnot sufficient philosophy to despiseldon & mont zãoi[6139q23 szing Of the execution of this work, we can say but little. The story is simply related, the style is chaste, the senti ment natural, the manner agreeable, and the tout ensemble interesting. We understand it is the first production of the author; and, indeed, it appears to be stamped not only with the impress of originality, but with the characters of a first attempt. It wants that mechanical judgment which is the result of experience, but abounds in that instinctive sensibility which genius and nature can alone inspire. Le Musée des Variétés Litteraires. Nos. 1, 2, and 3, Published monthly, price ls. 6d. This may truly be called the age of Magazin es. The success, which has crowned the labours of those concerned in popular monthly miscellanies, has induced many writers of unquestionable talent to embark in similar undertakings; thus Magazines and Reviews have encreased so rapidly, that it is scarcely possible to recollect even their names, but this observation cannot with propriety apply to a Magazine in the French Language, although edited and published in London. It The title of this work is sufficient to convey a general idea of the plan on which it has been compiled, and to point out the leading features in which it differs from other Gazetteers. appears to be well adapted for the use of schools, as it contains more miscellaneous information than is usually found in works of this description, and is consequently more likely to excite the attention of the young, whose minds are generally alive to novelty, though seldom interested by the perusal of a dry list of places described in nearly the same terms. Almost all the places, inserted in this work, are distinguished by their connexion with some remarkIt is so extremely difficult to form able circumstance, such as the occura correct opinion of a periodical work from the perusal of a prospectus, or rence of a battle, the invention of an art, the birth or death of an eminent even of a first number, that we have individual, &c. and every page abounds delayed our notice till the publication with quotations from distinguished auof the third, and we are now enabled to thors; indeed, in executing his task, state that "Le Musée" has fully realised and a laborious one it must have been, our expectations. The editors appear Mr. B. seems to have selected from determined to exclude all political and almost every work, both ancient and theological discussions, and we feel modern, that had any reference to his persuaded that a strict adherence to subject, and to have produced a comthis resolution will procure for them nu- pilation useful for its information and merous readers who would, under other pleasing for its variety. circumstances, decline its perusal. We highly approve of the method he has adopted There are five principal divisions 1. of quoting the authorities whence inBiography" 2. "Mélanges," or Mis- formation has been derived, as, indecellaneous Papers on Polite Literature, pendently of the justice thus rendered Tales, Sketches of Parisian Manners, to the respective authors, it introduces &c,; 3, Bagatelles" or those musing parents as well as young people to the trifles which excite our smiles without knowledge of many works of sterling requiring the fatigue of thinking; 4. "Se-merit, with which they might otherwise lect Poetry" and 5. "Scientific and have been unacquainted. The two forLiterary Notices," amongst which are mer editions of this work the Obelisk from Egypt, the Zodiac for some time past before the of Denderah, Important Discoveries, and we feel gratified in having an oppublic, Phenomena of Nature, Philosophical portunity of bearing our testimony to Experiments, &c, calculated to interest the improvements and additions, which the friends of science and the arts. the unwearied diligence of the author Having said thus much it only remains has exhibited in the third. We ought have been also to mention, because in this respect it differs from other Gazetteers, that it contains tables of longitude and latitude, on an extensive scale, and an index referring to all the persons and inventions mentioned in the body of the work. The Modern Art of Fencing, agreeably to the practice of the most eminent Masters in Europe. 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