and his Reviewer. We are quite aware that the opinions which have thus been expressed will, in the judgment of many, stamp their author as an impenetrable bigot, and "narrow-minded puritan in works of art." There are many, very many, who, provided a man possess genius, and provided, always, that he is unimpeached on the point of honour, feel very indifferent as to his morals in other respects, whether he be profane or religious, profligate or temperate. To all such, our old-fashioned, sober way of thinking, will be far from agreeable; nevertheless, it will not do to lower the standard of truth to suit them. One remark more, and we have done. When a man of genius sits in judgment upon the character of a man of genius, allowance is due for the partialities of a brother. In this circum-drews) who so ably filled it; nay, if we recollect right, stance, some excuse is to be found, not only for Mr Lockhart and his Reviewer, but also for one who needs apology perhaps more than either, because, with a character for sound and strict morals which has more than once procured for him, from Mr Lockhart, the appellation of the "great moral poet,"-he, too, has lifted his pen in defence of Robert Burns. It is deeply to be lamented that Wordsworth, in the enthusiasm of generous sympathy with a kindred genius, should have lent himself to write an apology for Burns, wherein he, the "moral poet," speaks with disapprobation, if not contempt, of the "rigidly virtuous," and which profane wits will find ample enough to cover whatsoever of impiety or of profligacy they also may be able to adorn with poetic charms. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. It is not absolutely necessary, according to the constitution of the Kirk, that the Moderator or President of the meeting should be a minister. The celebrated George Buchanan once held the office; but he was, so far as we know, the only instance of a layman being called to the Moderator's chair; and custom has, in a manner, now sanctioned that no one but a minister be elected. It is right that it should be so; for in an ecclesiastical court, it would be preposterous, not to say uncanonical, to elect a layman as President. It was only in a late Assembly, however, that a learned judge -a ruling elder-vigorously maintained that he, or any other member, had as good a right to the Moderator's chair as the Reverend Principal (Haldane of St Anthe said learned judge even hinted that, on some future occasion, a lay member would probably propose himself as a candidate. The thing might be done, but we believe with little hopes of success. The case of George Buchanan would be found of little weight as a precedent; because Buchanan, though a layman, was a Professor or Doctor of Theology, and lectured as such in the University of St Andrews. Let us only observe the duties of the Moderator. This functionary is chosen annually, that is, a new Moderator is always elected at the annual meeting of the Assembly. It is the duty of the Moderator, as President of the Convocation, to open and conclude every sederunt with prayer; and when the assembly has concluded its business, the Moderator addresses to the members a speech, (having first addressed the Lord High Commissioner,) in which, as a clergyman, he terms them right reverend and right honourable. This being done, he dissolves the Assembly in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and, by the same authority, appoints when it shall meet again. Du WE have already offered a few remarks on the appearance of the members who compose the General As-ring the sitting of the Assembly, too, the Moderator, sembly. We now proceed to the Court itself. The Assembly is a very dignified court. There is something peculiarly fine in the idea of a national ecclesiastical synod, convened annually in a systematic manner, for the dispatch of business. The Assembly had indeed at one time greater power than it now possesses. Our readers, we presume, know something of its history in the reigns of James I., Charles I., and the Commonwealth; and they are also aware, that the time has now gone by when this court was an object of fear to the government, when it even defied the power of Oliver Cromwell; and when, by his command, it was found necessary to cause Colonel Cotterell to surround the house where it was held with an armed force, and peremptorily dismiss the members. Yet it is still, though shorn of its power and influence, a court, the meeting of which is of great importance to the Established Church-a magnum et venerabile nomen; and its members must necessarily look forward to its convocation with no common interest. The court is constituted in a peculiar manner: a nobleman is always appointed by the King to be the representative of royalty, dignified with the title of the Lord High Commissioner; and this functionary walks in procession to and from the meetings of the Assembly with a guard of honour, and with a limited, though at the same time imposing, parade of dignity. During the two Sundays which intervene during the sittings of the court, a procession is got up, and the Commissioner proceeds to St Giles' in state, where sermons are preached before him by ministers appointed by the court for that purpose. He also holds levecs every day before the opening of the court for daily business; those levees, which are held on the first day of the Assembly (which is always on a Thursday), and on the Sundays, are best attended. Finally, there is abundance of feasting and making merry: the Moderator gives his breakfasts, and the Lord High Commissioner his dinners, not to mention many other private occasions. pro tempore, is, or ought to be, the great channel of communication between the church and the government. It is utterly impossible that he can be re-elected; at least, we never heard of such a procedure in the annals of the court. At the subsequent meeting, the Lord High Commissioner walks in procession to the church or cathedral of St Giles', where divine service is performed, and a sermon is preached before him by the last Moderator, after which the court assembles in the aisle; the Lord High Commissioner submits his commission to the Assembly, which is read, and duly registered; the old Moderator constitutes the court, and the first thing done, is to proceed to the election of a new President, which being accomplished by a kind of popu lar election-popular, however, more in name than in reality—the old Moderator vacates his seat to his successor. Now it is not very likely that the church of Scotland would admit a layman into her pulpits; and it is less likely that, when she can get clergymen to undertake the office of Moderator in her supreme ecclesiastical court, she would consent to the duties being done by proxy. Our readers are aware that the Church of Scotland, for nearly a century, has been divided into two parties, termed the moderate, and the popular or evangelical party; or, as they would be termed in England, the court and the country parties-the High Church and the Low. The former of these parties are generally Torics, the latter Whigs; and their mode of preaching is very different, yet both profess to follow rigidly the doctrines and usages of the Kirk. Since the days of Principal Robertson, the historian of Scotland, the former of these parties have always possessed the ascendency in the Assembly; and it is from that party that the Moderator is generally chosen: indeed, we may say, has been chosen, with only one or two exceptions, for more than half a century. The election of the Moderator is completely on the close or borough system, it never coming to a fair trial of votes, for the new Mo The beggar he coust aff his wee wooden peg, He thumpit the blacksmith hame to his wife, He chased the wee wright wi' the butcher's sharp knife- He puffed on the weaver, he ran to his loom, The wives o' the town then a' gathered about him, O ken'd ye e'er sic a lucky auld man? A LETTER TO MY COUSIN. I WOULD write you a dozen letters, coz,——— But I'm growing so old and so stupid, coz, 'Tis a long-long time since we met, dear coz, And I'm sadly changed since then; I hardly think you would know me, coz, I mind when you used to tell me, coz, But, like a regiment of men in red, They have all march'd by at last; And the sound of their music and merry tread It is very strange to consider, coz, They have made a respectable man of me, But, oh! that I were a boy again, When we wander'd together among the woods, And do you remember the garden seat, I am sure you remember the big kite, coz, For you know you let go the string one day, I am sure you remember the pony, too, And the pup that we thought a Newfoundland pup, I am sure you remember the dancing-school, O! what would I not give now, dear coz, I see there are squibs and crackers still, That rocket-like went forth, Have blazed for a little, and then gone out, And fallen unmark'd on the earth. Have the flowers as pleasant a smell, sweet coz, When you wander out on a summer night, Do you stand at the window to count the stars Do you pray for your father and mother now, Ah! what have we got by experience, coz, Then, pr'ythee, don't ask me to write to you, coz, For a feeling of sadness will haunt them still, For I'm dying to get to the country, coz, From the blue and the printers' devils. LITERARY CHIT-CHAT AND VARIETIES. We understand that a Life of Oliver Cromwell, comprising the History of the Commonwealth, from the year 1642 to the Restoration of Charles II. in 1660, by M. Russell, LL.D., the learned author of the "Connexion of Sacred and Profane History," will form two volumes of Constable's Miscellany, which will appear in the course of the ensuing summer or autumn. A Fourth Edition of the Rev. A. Keith's (of St Cyrus) excellent work on The Evidence of the Truth of the Christian Religion, derived from the fulfilment of Prophecy, particularly as illustrated by the discoveries of recent travellers, will be ready in a few days. We understand that a volume of Sermons, by the late Rev. Dr Campbell of Edinburgh, is in the press, and will be published shortly. A Memoir of Mrs Anne H. Judson, wife of the Rev. A. Judson, Missionary to the Birman Empire, may be expected in a few days. TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.-We have received a copy of a little work of merit and very general utility, by William Elgen of Aberdeen, Teacher of the Commercial and Mathematical School in that city. It consists of Tables for converting Quantities and Prices by the old weights and measures, into the corresponding Quantities and Prices by the Imperial Standards, and conversely. It is to these accurately-constructed Tables that we are inclined to attribute the fact, that more has been already accomplished in Aberdeen and the country adjoining, in bringing the New Act of Parliament into operation, than has been yet done in any other part of Scotland, or even in England. THE COURT JOURNAL.-We have received the first Number of the Court Journal-a new periodical, which has just been started by that most enterprising of all publishers-Henry Colburn. It is the common cant, we observe, among a certain set of literati, to sneer at Mr Colburn's indefatigable exertions as a publisher; but in this cant we do not choose to join. We consider the republic of letters indebted to Mr Colburn. He publishes, no doubt, a quantum sufficit of stupid books, because there is a quantum sufficit of people who write stupid books; but he also publishes a great number of very clever books, and his whole soul is in his profession. Having no Archibald Constable now, we wish we had a few more Colburns. This is no bought puff; and if our readers will take the trouble of referring to some of our notices of Colburn's books, they will find that we praise or blame solely as our own judgment dictates; but we like to pay a compliment where it is deserved. The Court Journal is very elegantly got up, and if exclusive sources of information be secured, will no doubt succeed. We must confess, that we scarcely see sufficient says the Court Journal, by means of novels, is now about to re ceive its highest perfection, The class of fashionable authors has risen in rank from private gentlemen to peers; and we are now assured, that a work, to be called "The Exclusives," from the pen of an authoress of Royal blood, is actually in the press. The new novel, by the author of Pelham, is entitled Devereux, and will be published early next month. Mr Loudon is about to publish an Encyclopædia of Plants, which will contain no fewer than nearly ten thousand engraving on wood, and will be written in the popular style of his volumes on Gardening and Agriculture. Henri III. et Sa Cour. peared in Paris, is a tragedy by M. Alexandre Dumas, entitled The most attractive dramatic novelty which has recently sp Shakspeare's historical dramas, the unities having fortunately It is written completely in the style of now gone very much out of fashion in France. The play in ques tion represents the bonne compagnie of Paris, as it existed about the year 1580. Mademoiselle Mars sustains the principal female part, the Duchess de Guise; and her conception of the character is represented as very superb. "The best tragedies of Racine and Voltaire," says a writer in the New Monthly Magazine, "would appear cold next to such a piece as 'Henry III.;' but if Racine and Voltaire were now living, and would avail themselves of the freedom afforded by the imitation of Shakspeare, they would, of course, produce plays infinitely superior to that of M. Dumas." In the last No. of an interesting London Periodical, conducted by the Editor of the Amulet, and entitled, "The Spirit and Manners of the Age," we observe the following passage, which we think an exceedingly good one:-"We suppose that many of our readers are natives of the north countree. To such we would re commend the EDINBURGH LITERARY JOURNAL, a Weekly Register of Criticism and Belles Lettres, to which the greater num ber of distinguished Scottish writers are regular contributors.” We heartily coincide in this recommendation, only we have so many readers already, that it may look greedy in us to wish for more. Theatrical Gossip.-Matthews has been very successful in his new "At Home." It is called The Spring Meeting; and besides the usual variety of story, jest, personation, and transformation, it contains six comic songs; 1st, A coup-d'all over his preceding "At Homes;" 2d, London Newspapers; 3d, Doncas ter Races; 4th, A Ship Launch; 5th, A Concert at Woolwich; and 6th, The Lord Mayor's Show. His imitations of Dr Kitchiner and De Begnis are represented as exceedingly good. Yates varies the entertainment with two monopolylogues,—Love among the Lawyers, or Courting in Court, and Harlequin and Mr Jenkins, both of which are very clever and amusing.-Sontag has returned to London, and brought with her a sister, said to be as proofs of this being the case in the first number. Unquestion-accomplished and seduisante as herself, who will appear speedily ably the best paper it contains is, "Some leaves from the Journal of the Countess * We wish the Court Journal all the success it may merit. Mr Mactaggart's work on Canada will appear very shortly. It will exhibit the resources, productions, and capabilities of that interesting colony, and will contain, we are informed, much new and curious information. Mr John Gordon Smith, M.D., and M.R.S.L., has in the press Craigmillar Castle, and other Poems. A very splendid work on the Antiquities of Mexico, comprising Fac-similes of the Ancient Mexican Paintings and Hieroglyphics, preserved in the principal Libraries of Europe, is shortly to be published by Messrs Whittaker and Co. It is to extend to four volumes imperial folio, which will contain 800 Engravings, the price, coloured, 150 Guineas, and plain, 75 Guineas. The whole is to be illustrated by most curious inedited Manuscripts from the originals. This work will be a most valuable addition to the Histories already existing of the Antiquities of the World. The author of the Opening of the Sixth Seal, is preparing for publication a Plain and Practical Guide to the Attainment of Knowledge, including a plan for a course of study, by which the acquirement of useful learning will be much simplified. It is intended that the publication shall be cheap, in order to place it within the reach of all classes. Four hundred pages of Moore's long expected Life of Lord Byron are now printed. Nearly the whole of the manuscript is in the publisher's hands, and the work, which will consist of a thick quarto, will appear, it is expected, before the conclusion of the season. It is said to be interspersed with original letters and poems, after the manner of Mason's Life of Grey, and Hayley's Life of Cowper. Moore has already left Lord Lansdown's, where he has been residing since the death of his daughter, and is now in London, superintending the progress of the work. The illustration of the recherche pursuits of fashionable life, at some of the Nobility's Concerts.-We are happy to understand that, notwithstanding the lugubrious paragraphs which have been making the round of the Newspapers, Kean is by no means so ill as has been represented. He is expected to appear soon at the Dublin Theatre.-Madame Caradori, and our townswoman Miss Isabella Paton, are both performing in Dublin at present.-Our Manager's Benefit is to take place on Tuesday, on which occasion he is to have the assistance of his friend T. P. Cooke. Every box is taken, and the house will of course be a bumper. Our theatrical friend OLD CERBERUS will, no doubt, have something to say on the subject next Saturday.-We understand that a national historical drama, on the subject of the Gowrie Conspiracy, by a gentleman residing in this city, is to be performed next Tuesday evening at the Caledonian Theatre; and, from what we know of the author's abilities, we are inclined to augur favourably of its success. WEEKLY LIST OF PERFORMANCES. SAT. The Red Rover, & The Pilot. TO OUR CORRESPODNENTS. WE beg to inform "Questor," that the seven Numbers of the Literary Journal, published last year, will of course be included in the first volume; and that, in future, the Journal will be made into volumes regularly every half-year; and to each vo lume a title-page and Index will be given, The Verses by Dugald Moore, author of "The Africans, and other Poems," and also the Stanzas by "* Siam," of Glasgow, will appear as soon as we can find room.-We regret that the Lines by M." of Glasgow, and "T. H.," will not suit us. "Letters from London, No. X." in our next. 1 ADVERTISEMENTS, process of feeling is so natural, that it may be observed even in children, who cannot endure that a nursery story should be re Connected with Science, Literature, and the Arts. peated to them differently from the manner in which it was first THEATRE-ROYAL. MR MURRAY'S BENEFIT, on which occa casion Mr T. P. COOKE has most kindly volunteered his valuable assistance. On TUESDAY, May 12, Madame De Lacey, Mrs Eyre-Gertrude, Miss Mason, The Admiral, Mr Pritchard. John Sykes, the Cockswain, Mr T. P. Cooke, Moses, Mr Mackay-Sammy Suckling, Mr Murray. Rachel, Mrs T. Hill-Molly Moonshine, Miss Tunstall, Tickets and Places for the boxes to be had of Mr Kennedy, at the Box-Office, at the usual hours. WAVERLEY NOVELS. On the first of June will be published, INSCRIBED BY PERMISSION To the King's Most Gracious Majesty, VOLUME FIRST OF A NEW EDITION OF THE WAVERLEY NOVELS; TO BE CONTINUED IN MONTHLY VOLUMES, REVISED AND CORRECTED, WITH A GENERAL PREFACE, AN INTRODUCTION TO EACH NOVEL, AND NOTES, HISTORICAL AND ILLUSTRATIVE, BY Embellished with Frontispieces and Vignette Titles, from Designs NOTICE BY THE PUBLISHERS. There are few circumstances in the history of letters more remarkable than the rise and progress of the WAVERLEY NoVELS. Unlike most other productions of genius, they had no infancy to struggle with, but reached at once the highest point of public favour,a station which they have ever since maintained with undiminished popularity. The circulation of these works having been hitherto confined, in a great degree, to the wealthier ranks of society, the Proprie tors have resolved to place them within the reach of readers of all classes, by republishing them in a less costly, but at the same tume more elegant shape, and with the additional advantage of a periodical issue. The Publishers have therefore the honour of announcing the speedy commencement of a NEW EDITION, to be published in MONTHLY VOLUMES. In this undertaking they have had the cheerful co-operation of the Author himself, who has not only revised every one of the Novels, but has added Explanatory Notes, and a new Introduce tion to each of them. The nature and extent of these corrections and additions will be best understood by giving entire, from Volume First, The AUTHOR'S ADVERTISEMENT. It has been the occasional occupation of the Author of Waverley, for several years past, to revise and correct the voluminous series of Novels which pass under that name; in order that, if they should ever appear as his avowed productions, he might render them in some degree deserving of a continuance of the publie favour with which they have been honoured ever since their first appearance. For a long period, however, it seemed likely that the improved and illustrated edition which he meditated would be a posthumous publication. But the course of events, which occasioned the disclosure of the Author's name, having, in a great measure, restored to him a sort of parental control over these Works, he is naturally induced to give them to the press in a corrected, and, he hopes, an improved form, while life and told. But without altering, in the slightest degree, either the story, or the mode of telling it, the Author has taken this opportunity to correct errors of the press and slips of the pen. That such should exist cannot be wondered at, when it is considered that the Publishers found it their interest to hurry through the press a succession of the early editions of the various Novels, and that the Author had not the usual opportunity of revision. It is hoped that the present edition will be found free from errors of that accidental kind. The Author has also ventured to make some emendations of a different character, which, without being such apparent deviations from the original stories as to disturb the reader's old associations, will, he thinks, add something to the spirit of the dialogue, narrative, or description. These consist in occasional pruning where the language is redundant, compression where the style is loose, infusion of vigour where it is languid, the exchange of less forcible for more appropriate epithets-slight alterations, in short, like the last touches of an artist, which contribute to heighten and finish the picture, though an inexperienced eye can hardly detect in what they consist. The General Preface to the new Edition, and the Introductory Notices to each separate work, will contain an account of such circumstances attending the first publication of the Novels and Tales, as may appear interesting in themselves, or proper to be communicated to the public. The Author also proposes to publish, on this occasion, the various legends, family traditions, or obscure historical facts, which have formed the ground-work of these Novels, and to give some account of the places where the scenes are laid, when these are altogether, or in part, real; as well as a statement of particular incidents founded on fact; together with a more copious Glossary, and Notes explanatory of the ancient customs, and popular superstitions, referred to in the Romances. Upon the whole, it is hoped that the Waverley Novels, in their new dress, will not be found to have lost any part of their attractions in consequence of receiving illustrations by the Author, and undergoing his careful revision. ABBOTSFORD, January 1829. PLAN OF THE WORK. I. The size to be royal 18mo, printed in the very best manner, and hot-pressed; each volume to contain about 400 pages, price 5s. done up in cloth. II. 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