The Unnatural Son. Dutens's Memoirs of a Traveller On the Custom of saluting a Person when he sneezes. A boasting Coxcomb. Siddons's Maid, Wife, and Widow. 135 The Use of Three Wives. Spirit of French Anas Remonstrance to Winter, and Winter's Reply. Anon. Otway's Orphan. Life of Foote The Royal Institution. Surr's Winter in London Account of the present State of Dublin Castle. Sir J. The Court of Vice. By J. L-ns, Esq. Manners of the Abipons, and other Savage Nations of South America. Heims's Travels to Peru Physical and Moral Character of the Modern Greeks. Irish Bull Anecdote of the Prince of Piedmont-Weight of the National Debt of England in 10l. Bauk Notes -Curious Effect of Compound Interest-Bon Mot of the Chevalier Gatti, &c. Dutensiana 215 Apostrophe to the Shade of Nelson. Dr. Halloran's Reflections. Mrs. Robinson's Poems Ingratitude of the Great. Dutens's Memoirs of a Tra- veller Origin of Shakspeare's Jubilee. Life of Foote Account of Modern Naples. Kotzebue's Travels in Italy 236 Disinterested Conduct of a Catholic Priest. Cumberland's Memoirs Lover's Oaths deceptive. Moore's Odes and Epistles An extraordinary Character, with a Description of a Love of the Country. Bloomfield's Wild Flowers On the Want of Patronage to British Artists. Shee's Eccentricities of a Masquerade. Lathom's Human Beings 458 Abelard and Eloisa. Curiosities of Literature, 3d Edition 463 Moorland Mary. Panorama of Youth OF THE LITERARY CHARACTERS WHOSE PORTRAITS ARE GIVEN WITH THIS VOLUME. BEILBY PORTEUS, D. D. THE learned and upright subject of the present memoir is a native of Yorkshire, and was born in the year 1731. His father was a reputable tradesman, who at an early age sent his son to the Rippon grammar school under the Rev. Mr. Hyde. Having here received the necessary preparation, he was at the proper age sent to Cambridge, where he was entered a student of Christ's college, and where he commenced a close application to his studies, particularly to those of theology, for which he, from the earliest period, had felt a strong propensity, and in which he so conspicuously shines. In 1752, he took his degree of B. A. and in the same year obtained one of the medals given for the best classical essay, by the Duke of Newcastle, at that time chancellor of the university. His next advancement was in 1754, when he was appointed one of the esquire beadles of the university. This office he resigned in July 1755, and, in the same year, took his degree of master of arts. About the same period he was also elected fellow of his college, and was appointed one of the preachers at Whitehall chapel. In the year 1759, he gained the Seatonian prize for the best composition on Death. This being the only poem of his that ever appeared in print, excepting a few verses on the late king, the reader will, doubtless, be glad to meet with the following extract from it, which is the concluding prayer of the poet. "At thy good time, Let death approach; I reck not---let him but come In genuine form, not with thy vengeance arm'd, Too much for man to bear. O rather lend Thy kindly aid to mitigate his stroke, |