estates,) and with full power to carry, or join in carrying, all or any of such contracts into execution; or to rescind, or join in rescinding, the same, or any of them, if it shall be deemed advisable so to do, without incurring any loss of responsibility by so rescinding, or joining in rescinding, the same; and make sale and absolutely dispose of by public sale or private contract, all and singular my said freehold, copyhold, and leasehold estates, and such parts of my personal estate as shall be saleable, and collect, get in, and receive such parts of my personal estate as shall not be saleable; and do, and shall stand and be possessed of, and interested in the moneys to arise from such sales, and to be collected, got in, and received as aforesaid; and the rents. issues, and profits, dividends, interest, and proceed of my said real and personal estates, until the same shall be sold, collected, got in, and received, upon trust thereout, to pay all the costs, charges, and expenses whatsoever attending such sales, collection, and getting in, and all other the costs, charges, and expenses whatsoever attending such sales, collection, and getting in, and all other the costs, charges, and expenses of my said trustees, or any of them, in and about the performance of all or any of the trusts hereby in them reposed; and in the next place thereout to pay all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, and the interest of such debts as carry interest, and to pay all the residue (if any) of the aforesaid trust moneys unto my dear sister, the Princess Sophia, her executors, administrators, and assigns, for her and their own absolute use and benefit; and my will is, that the receipts in writing of my said trustees, or the survivor of them, or the heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns of such survivor, shall be good and effectual discharges to the person or persons purchasing, paying in, or delivering all or any part of my freehold, copyhold, leasehold, or personal estate, for so much of the purchase or other moneys or effects, as in such receipts respectively shall be expressed or acknowledged to be received, paid in, or delivered; and that the person or persons to whom such receipts shall be given, shall not afterwards be answerable or accountable for any loss, misapplication or nonapplication of the money or effects, which in such receipts, respectively, shall be expressed or acknow. ledged to be received, paid in, or delivered, or be bound or concerned to see to title,) and I request him to preserve and dispose of the same respectively, according to such directions as I may have given to him for that purpose. I hereby constitute and appoint the said Sir Herbert Taylor and Benjamin Charles Stephenson, executors of this my will; and hereby revoking all former wills and testamentary dispositions by me at any time made, I hereby declare this to be my last will and testament; in witness whereof I, the said Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, the testator, have, to this my last will and testament, and to a duplicate thereof, of the same tenor and date, set my hand and seal this 26th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1826. "FREDERICK. (Seal.) "Signed, sealed, published, and declared, by the above-named Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, the testator, as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, hereunto subscribe our names as witnesses. "PATRICK MACGREGOR. "FRANCIS DIGHTON, "JOHN PARKINSON "This is a codicil to my will.-I desire my executors, in all matters in which they may have occasion for legal aid and advice, to resort to my solicitor, John Parkinson, Esq. of Lincoln's-inn-fields. Written in my hand, this 26th day of December, 1826. 66 FREDERICK. THE ROSES. (For the Mirror.) I SAW them once blowing, But now are the wither'd leaves strew'd on the For tempests to play on, For cold worms to prey on, The shame of the garden that triumphs around. Their buds which then flourish'd Which turn'd into pearls as they fell from on Their hues are now banish'd, Their fragrance all vanish'd, Ere evening a shadow has cast from the sky. I saw, too, whole races Of glories and graces, Thus open and blossom, and quickly decay;. the application thereof. I give and be Ere life reach'd its twilight fade dimly away. queath unto the said Sir Herbert Taylor, all my letters and manuscripts (not being contracts, securities, or muniments of Joy's light hearted dances, And melody's glances, Are rays of a moment-are dying when born, ¡And pleasure's best dower, Is naught but a flower, A vanishing dew-drop-a gen of the morn. The bright eye is clouded into their cheeks and brightness into their eyes; and being natural and healthy, serves to retain them their. The famous Diana de Poitiers, who at an advanced age excited the astonishment of Bran Its brilliancy shrouded, Our strength disappears, we are helpless and tome, and preserved the love of a king སྙན I lone; LADIES on horseback are apt to be thought masculine by women on foot. It is a pity, in our opinion, that all women cannot afford to ride on horseback; we are sorry that some are so rich as to possess more horses than they want, and others too poor to have any. But there are few women so poor as not to be able to take more air and exercise than they do; and if they did this, they would get wiser, and criticise one another with a good temper more becoming their sex. A female jockey is a nuisance, and no woman. The best thing we can hope of her is, that her father was an ostler. But Sophia Western on horseback is another matter. A ride before dinner about the Regent's Park, or towards the western breeze of Harrow, is only a dance that becomes the loveliest. It sends bloom many years younger than herself, used to ride out for two hours every morning; after which she lay down and read. Her books, perhaps, taught her this wisdom; and her exercise enabled her to enjoy them. New Monthly Magazine. ANACHRONISM. THE regiment of Louvigny has suffered itself to be surprised in its quarters, and six hundred and fifty men, of which it was composed, have been cut to pieces. It is said that proper precautions had not been adopted; nearly two hundred of them have since returned!!!- Madame de Maintenon's Secret Correspondence. STEAM-VESSELS. AT Calcutta, the Indians, from seeing the steam-boat stemming wind, tide, and current, have called it Sheitaun Koonoo, the devil's boat. An intelligent Persian Syyud, wishing to compliment our national ingenuity, thus expressed himself: "When arts were in their infancy, it was natural to give the devil credit for any new invention; but now, so advanced are the English in every kind of improvement, that they are more than a match for the devil himself!"- Captain Kep pel's Journal. AN ANTICIPATORY WISH. A LADY made a Christmas present to an old servant a few days before it might have been expected. It was gratefully received, with the following Hibernian expression of thanks :-" I am very much obliged to you, ma'am, and wish you many returns of the season before it comes !"-Literary Gazette. THE GIFSIES. CAN we look at that extraordinary race of persons, we mean the gipsies,-and not recognize the wonderful physical perfection to which they are brought, solely by their exemption from some o our most inveterate notions, and by dint of living constantly in the fresh air? Read any of the accounts that are given of them, even by writers the most opposed to their way of life, and you will find these very writers refuting themselves and their proposed ameliorations by confessing that no human beings can be better formed, or healthier, or happier than the gipsies, so long as they are kept out of the way of towns and their sophisti-cations. A suicide is not known among them. They are as merry as the larks with which they rise; have the use of their limbs to a degree unknown among us, except by our new friends the gymnasts; and are as sharp in their faculties as the perfection of their frames can render them. A glass of brandy. puts them into a state of unbearable transport. It is a superfluous bliss; wine added to wine; and the old learn to do themselves mischief with it, and level their condition with stockbrokers and po liticians. Yet these are the people whom some wiseacres are for turning into bigots and manufacturers. They had much better take them for what they are, and for what Providence seems to have intended them,-a memorandum to keep alive among us the belief in nature, and a proof to what a physical state of perfection the human being can be brought, solely by inhaling her glorious breath, and being exempt from our laborious mistakes. If the intelligent and the gipsy life could ever be brought more together, by any rational compromise (and we do not despair of it, when we see that cal. culators begin to philosophize,) men might attain the greatest perfection of which they are capable. Meanwhile, the gipsies have the advantage of it, if faces are any index of health and comfort. A gipsy with an eye fit for a genius, it is not difficult to meet with; but where shall we find a genius, or even a fundholder, with the cheek and health of a gipsy? Ibid. THE SABBATH OF THE SHEPHERD BOY. NOR yet less pleasing at the heavenly throne, And wonders why he weeps: the volume closed, The sacred lays, his weekly lesson, conned worth Pines unrewarded by a thankless state. In peace they home resort, O blissful days! Specimens of Sacred and Serious Poetry. COMMENTS ON THE LADIES. ALL women almost are captivated by talent, especially those for whose pleasure in particular its possessor may exert it. Nothing can be more delightful to them, because nothing can be more flattering; and flattery is the key to all hearts. Want of handsome person, or even of good looks, is for the most part forgotten; willingly pardoned in the man of talent. The eye of woman does not require to be dazzled as well as her mind, (I speak of general instances.) The same cannot be said with respect to virtuous qualities. In so much higher esteem does human vanity hold talent than virtue. Good looks, combined with vapid intellect, will win few women, unless theyare equally vapid with the object of their admiration.-Confessions of an Old Ba chelor. SPIRIT OF THE Public Journals. RECOLLECTIONS OF A PUBLIC .SCHOOL. I was a pupil of Mr. and fag (i. e. slave) to a boy whom I shall call Travis. In order to tempt the inexperienced as much as possible, I beg to offer the following picture of my comforts and course of study at B. This, it is to be observed, cost my father little less than one hundred and thirty pounds per annum ! In the morning, about half-past six, in winter, I rose; and after a hasty toilette, lighted my wax taper, (which I paid for,) got for Travis clean water, his shoes, and brushed his clothes, &c., (a good half. hour's labour, during the foot-ball and other dirty seasons.) At seven, the morning school opened, before which time I had to get by heart my lesson, for which I had had no opportunity the evening before. This was sometimes accomplished, but as often not so; for it was necessary to neglect either Travis or my lesson; and I naturally preferred the latter course, where there was only a chance of punishment, to the former, where the matter was certain. At seven, as I have said, the school commenced, and I had then to ask Travis's leave to go there! This was usually accorded, of course, but it was not unfrequently refused for a time, and the consequence was a flogging or a task. It was useless to extenuate, "I have been if ever allowed; and never but on giving fagging, sir." That excuse was seldom up the fagger's name. If I had given up Travis's name, misery would have been my portion. So I took my tasks or my floggings quietly. At eight, or half-past eight o'clock, school was over, and we returned to the boarding-house, where treak. fast was ready. This consisted of a penny roll, (or small cake,) and a little warm water with less milk. It was necessary to despatch this before nine o'clock, (about which time our tutor was accustomed to construe our Latin or Greek lessons for the day,) and this, in fact, could easily have been managed, (and more too;) but, unfortunately, it is the fag's province to disregard his own breakfast as well as his lesson. He must attend upon him for whom he fags. So is disinterestedness taught. And so it was with me. I had to boil Travis's kettle, (for the greater boys purchased tea and sugar ;) toast his roll; go into the town and purchase butter and an additional roll; be ready at his call; and, in a word, wait upon him during breakfast in the character of a footboy-for which I was paid in blows. My own little roll was devoured as I could-sometimes thrust into my pocket, half eaten; sometimes "bolted," leaving my appetite nearly as fresh as ever; and sometimes hoarded for an hour or so till I arrived at my tutor's, and waited his leisure for construing my lesson. At nine, it was necessary to start for our tutor's house, (as he lived some way from my lodging,) and there we heard all our lessons for the day construed; duly wrote the English interpretations over every difficult word, and thought no more about the matter! We never consulted a dictionary; for every lesson, without an ex ception, was fully interpreted to us. No industry was necessary on our parts, and accordingly we were idle! About ten o'clock the tutor's labour ceased, and his pupils were, class by class, dismissed. After this, we might, perhaps, have studied the lesson still further, (with a view to parsing it, &c. in school,) except that the intermediate time was generally well occupied in fagging. And, indeed, had it been otherwise, it was scarcely worth while to study a lesson for the mere chance (as will be seen hereafter) of being called up to say it. The consequence was, that we were either busy on behalf of some of the higher boys, or else idle on our own account! At eleven o clock the second school began, and lasted till twelve; during which the master could examine only about ten boys. If we were "called up," we blun dered through our lessons upon the strength of our tutor's construing; if not, we were, as the soldiers say, 66 as we were." At twelve we emerged into the open air; when play on the part of the big, and fagging on the part of the little boy recommenced. At one o'clock the dinnerbell rang, and every one scrambled for his share of mutton and potatoes, beefsteakpie, (an inexpressible medley,) beef and carrots, or some such refection. To this was added "swipes"-a detestable compound, which, it is no exaggeration to say, a London beggar would scoff at ; and on Sundays, in the fruit season, when gooseberries were red, and plums and damsons very cheap,-a pudding. After dinner (the time set apart for preparing ourselves for the afternoon school) fagging resumed its sway. From two till five o'clock we were in school,-waiting during the first hour for the master, and subject to the chance only of being called up during the two last. After school we had our tea, a repetition of breakfast (except that a thin round of bread and butter took the place of the penny roll, and swipes succeeded to milk and water) and interrupted in like manner by the necessity of waiting upon our boy-master; and when his tea was over, we had to clear his table, and hold ourselves in readiness for any of the higher boys who chose to call out "a fag." And now the lesson for the next morning ought to have been learned; but, with a single playroom, and a single candle for thirty or forty boys, it will easily be imagined how much of either ever came to the share of the little fag. In fact, he never could calculate upon either light or warmth during the whole of the winter season. For my own part, I scarcely ever was able to learn a lesson so long as I remained a fag; and I sincerely believe that I never was thoroughly warm, in winter, except while was in bed. eight o'clock, weary, sad, and frequently hungry, we were sent to our pillows, to dream of home, and prepare ourselves for the next day's toil. The next day came, when we rose as usual; and the same scene of toil and misery and neglect was repeated. At Sometimes, it is true, one day passed off less sadly than another. Sometimes I did learn a lesson. Sometimes I got scraps from Travis's table, (such as I should give to my dog.) Sometimes he did not beat me. Sometimes he did not even threaten me; but this was seldom. In general he was insolent, overbearing, capricious, and brutal. ́ He had no care for me-no compassion-no generosity. I was threatened, and beaten, and bruised, to a degree that is scarcely credible. Í was forced from my lessons, times out of number. I was subject to every insult, every sort of tyranny-to kicks, to curses, reproaches, abuse of the foulest kind and the cruelest blows. I was pulled out of my bed in winter nights; I was (always) obliged to rise long before my master; and, instead of going to the one fire which was allotted us in winter, to brush his clothes, get his shoes, procure water, &c. to attend him while he dressed, to wait The Dian I half bought a ring for, On seeing her thrown in the ring;The Naiad I took such a spring for, From Waterloo Bridge, in the spring; on him during breakfast and tea, to hurry on all his errands, and to do fifty services, which cannot be enumerated; and my reward was never any thing-but. The trembler I saved from a robber, on blows! Such is a fag's history, for one day, at a public school; and they are all nearly alike. If there have been others who have suffered less, it argues nothing but that their chance has been more for. tunate than mine. They have all been liable to the same tyranny, and that is sufficient to stamp the system detestable. New Monthly Magazine. SONG FOR THE FOURTEENTH OF FEBRUARY. BY A GENERAL LOVER, "Mille gravem telis exhaust& pene pharetrå.” APCLLO has peep'd through the shutter, And wake'd the witty and fair; And cockneys and sparrows are singing Of pleadings I never shall draw: Away with ye, parchments and papers, I'll sit in my nightcap, like Hayley, Oh shall I look over the waters, Or shall I look over the way, Shall I crown with my worship, for fame's sake, With Chester's adorable clay, Or whisper in transport, "Si mea Cum Vestris" on Valentine's Day? Shall I kneel to a Sylvia or Celia, An ad libit. Anna Marie ? Shall I court an initial with stars to it, Get Bishop to put a few bars to it, With some such pure figment as this, sink upon Valentine's Day. My walk to the Champs Elysée !- Bad luck to the Paddington team!- Between them on Valentine's Day. The white hands I help'd in their nutting; The Saint that adores Lewis Way: I think not of Laura the witty, To say what I never could say; Of English, on Valentine's day. So perish the leaves in the arbour, Though idle the lute and the lay, My fairest, on Valentine's day. For thee I have open'd my Blackstone, For thee I have burn'd my new play Ibid. THE CLUBS OF ST. JAMES'S. BRUMMELL AND ALDERMAN COMBE. THE late Alderman Combe was a great gamester, and made as much money by his dexterity at play, as he did by brewing. One evening, whilst he filled the office of lord mayor of London, he was busily engaged at a full hazard-table at Brookes's, where the wit and the dicebox circulated together with great glee, and where Beau Brummell was one of the party. “Come, Mash-tub," said Brummell, who was the caster, "what do you set?"_" Twenty-five guineas," answered the alderman."Well, then," returned |