prive this gentleman of his undoubted claims to perfect originality in his own walk, or have overlooked or under-valued that originality, as displayed in those works most characteristic of his peculiar genius, that he might insidiously describe him generally as an imitator. Indeed, here too, as before, the critic seems to be accompanied with an under belief of the utter silliness of all he is saying, and really characterizes some of the productions of this gentleman very fairly indeed, very liberally indeed; but, unluckily, every word he jots down refutes his own sage theory; and it is at once melancholy and ludicrous, to see him cutting his own throat with the neb of his pen, and jagging his tongue for uttering opinions opposite to his paper. Finally, what more absurd abstract idea can the most facetious mind figure to itself, than that of a forty-page article in a Quarterly Review upon a number of works, on whose merits all the world has made up its mind for days, weeks, months, or years? Sometimes, in private life, one hears a dull dog, at the close of a clever evening, begin prosing out piece-meal all the good things that have been said since the turkey. But here an attempt is made to throw light on subjects that are already glaring; and, after fourteen millions of people have given their opinions on these books, what can be more bairnly, than to pop up your nose as if from the bottom of a coal-pit, where you had been settled since the revival of letters, to chatter away for an hour and three-quarters, with much vehemence and pertinacity, 'on questions long since set at rest, and to give certificates of character to men of genius, who had all long enjoyed the benefit of good air and reputation, while you, insensible to the sounds of the upper world, were snoring at the bottom of the shaft. C. N. A Happy New-Year To the True Men of the Land From Christoyber North, 1. Hark! hark! the sharp voice of Old Christopher North 2. He greets you, because the dear bond of our love Her sons still as manly, her daughters as true- 3. His heart sings with joy, while all round him he sees Her credit spring up, as her oaks, to the skies,- 4. He is proud to see Monarchs bend low, cap in hand, And book down as debtor an Emperor or King; That a nod from her head, or a word from her mouth, 5. Laugh, fiddle, and song, ring out gay in the town, And the happier poor man o'er brown stout may laugh; With Jacobin slang, for John's belly is full; And 'tis only when hungry that slang he will hear— 6. He rejoices to see every engine at work, From the steamer immense, to the sweet knife and fork; And all loyal and steady, and true to King George. Whigs, therefore, avaunt! there's no chance now for ye We forget they exist in the general glee ; He begs you won't let them diminish your cheer, So he wishes you, darlings, a Happy New-Year. 7. There's the King, bless his heart, long is likely to live, There's Scott writing prose-and there's-who writing verse? 8. In the midst of this wealth, of this national pride Of our honour, our glories, spread far, far, and wide, It was he raised us up, and, remember, his frown, If we swerve from his cause, would as soon cast us down; 3d, 25s. Od. Barley. ... 3d, 22s. Od. 3d, 19s. Od ... Pease. ... ... 16s. Od. 3d, ....17s. Od. Beans. 1st, 18s. Od. 2d, 16s. Od. ... 14s. Od. 3d, 14s. Od. Average Prices of Corn in England and Wales, from the Returns received in the Week ended Jan. 3. Wheat, 55s. 2d.-Barley, 29s. 4d.-Oats, 20s. 10d.-Rye, 39s. 5d.-Beans, 35s. 4d.-Pease, 35s. 8d. Tares, per bsh. 5 6 to 9 6- Fine 0 to 50 Weekly Price of Stocks, from 1st to 22d December 0 Beef, p. tierce. 0 Mess 76 0 to 82 0 p. barrel 48. 0 to 56 0 Pork, p. bl. 0- Mess 70 0 .70 0 to 74 0 0-Middl.. 68 0 to Bacon, p. cwt. 6Short mids. - 0 to 0 Sides 0 Lard,rd.p.c. 52 0 to 00000 - 0 to Hams, dry, 0 Green 1st. 8th. METEOROLOGICAL TABLES, extracted from the Register kept at Edinburgh, in the Observatory, Calton-hill. N.B.-The Observations are made twice every day, at nine o'clock, forenoon, and four o'clock, afternoon. The second Observation in the afternoon, in the first column, is taken by the Register Thermometer. Brevet APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c. Capt. Lutyens, 20 F. Maj. in the Army 5 July, 1821. 7 Dr. Gds. Maj. Hancox, from 15 Dr. Lt. Col. by p. vice Col. Dunne, ret. 18 Dec. 1823. Bt. Maj. Daly, from 9 Dr. Maj. by p. vice Bt. Lt. Col. Bunbury, ret. do. Capt. Robinson, from 17 Dr. Capt. vice Bt. Maj. Power, ret. 19 do. Pratt, from 4 Dr. Capt. vice Smyth, ret. 20 do. Lt. Sale, from 17 Dr. Capt. by p. vice Pratt, 7 Dr. Gds. do. 4 Dr. 9 Coldst. Gds. Ens Hon. H. S. Fane, from 93 F. 3 F. Gds. Batt. Surg. Salmon, Surg. Maj. vice 1 F. Lt. Eyre, Capt. by purch. vice Mosse, 13 Nov. ret. Ens. Stayte, Lt. by purch. do. E. Macpherson, Ens. by purch. do. vice Mitchell, 95 F. Ens. Cowell, Lt. vice Mainwaring, dead 1 Dec. 11 Feb. 11 Dec. E. C. Lynch, Ens. by purch. vice Skinner, prom. Ens. Colquhoun, Lt. by purch. vice Ens. Rumley, Lt. vice Kennedy, dead vice Robinson, 7 Dr. Gds. 20 do. Cor. Nicholson, Lt. by purch. vice R. J. Elton, Cor. by purch. Gren. Gds. Lt. Col. Woodford, Maj. with rank of 20 Nov. Capt. Lindsay, Capt. and Lt. Col. by Lt. Loftus, Lt. and Capt. by purch. F. Phelps, Ens. vice Slacke, 32 F. 13 do. Bt. Lt. Col. 'Sir D. St. L. Hill, from do. h. p. Port. Serv. Maj. Maj. Fitz Gerald, from h. p. 60 F. do. Bt. Maj. Mitchell, from 1 F. Capt. do. Capt. Gore, from h. p. 30 F. do. do. Gibbons, from 91 F. do. do. Carter, from h. p. 58 F. do. do. De Barrallier, from 1 Vet, Bn. do. do. Robison, from 1 W. I. R. do. do. Yorke, from h. p. 17 F. do. do. Brownson, from h. p. 5 Gar. Bn. do. repaying diff. he rec. on exch. to h. p. do. Lt. Dickens, from 2 Vet. Bn. Lt. do. Cusine, from h. p. 95 F. do. do. Mayes, from 1 Vet. Bn. do. do. Saunders, from 3 do. do. do. Gordon, from h. p. 48 F. do. do. Newhouse, from h. p. 65 F. do. do. Sperling, from h. p. 9 F. do. do. Carruthers, from h. p. 17 F. do. do. Dickson, from 2 Vet. Bn. do. do. Trant, from 38 F. do. do. Ens. Mayne, from 2 Vet. Bn. Ens. do. Bunbury, from do. do. do. Harrison, from 3 do. do. do. Young, from h. p. 52 F. do. do 2d Lt. Parker, from h. p. Rifle Brig. do. do. Ens. Alcock, from h. p. 36 F. do. do. Lt. and Adj. Straith, from 34 F. Adj. and Lt. F. Feneran, Qua. Mast. do. do. 1 W. I. R. Capt. Abbott, from h. p. 68 F. Capt. 88 20 Nov. 1823. Capt. Bullock, from 2 W, I. R. Capt. vice Le Mesurier, h. p. Newf. Fen. 2. 18 Dec. Capt. Hay. from 35 F. Gibbons, 95 F. Capt. vice do. Cape Corps 1 Vet. Bn. ང་མ 93 91 2 vice Robison, 95 F. do. Lt. Clements, from 87 F. Lt. vice Stopford, h. p. 32 F. 20 Nov. Capt. Winter, from h. p. Newf. Fenc. Capt. vice Bullock, 88 F. 18 Dec. Lt. Stopford, from h. p. 32 F. Paym. vice Fox, dead do. (Cav.) A. Macdonald, Cor. by purch. vice Jervis, ret. 13 Nov. Lt. Johnston, from h. p. 23 Dr. Lt. 25 Oct. Cor. Maxwell, from h. p. Staff Corps Cav. Ens. vice Makay, ret. list. 20 Nov. Lt. Dowling, from h. p. 19 F. Lt. vice Worlledge, rat. list Hill, from h. p. 59 F. Johnston, canc. |