THE AVERAGE PRICES of NAVIGABLE CANAL SHARES and other PROPERTY, in July 1814 (to the 26th), at the Office of Mr. Scorr, 28, New Bridge-st. London. Staffordshire and Worcestershire, 7804. with 221. clear Half year's Dividend.—Leeds and Liverpool, 2107.-Grand Junction, 2257. ex Dividend 37. 10s. clear half year. Monmouth 156/. 11s. ex half year's Dividend 57. clear. Grand Union, 951. —Kennet and Avon Old Shares, 221. New 14. Discount.-Lancaster, 19. 10s. 201. Wilts and Beiks, 161. Croydon, 15. West-India Dock, 160l. ex Dividend 54. half year. London Ditto, 100/ ex Div. 27. 15s. clear.-Imperial Assurance, 507, with Div.-Atlas, 41.-Hope, 21. 5s. -Sun Life Ditto, 77. 10s. premium.-Strand Bridge, with Annuity, 571. Discount. Vauxhall Ditto, 40. per Share. London Flour Shares, 66rand Junction Water-Works, 351-London Institution, 397. 18s.--Surrey Ditto, 12/. 12s. 222222 6 - Days -- EACH DAY'S PRICE OF STOCKS IN JULY 1814. Bank Stock. 3 per Ct Cons. Consols. Navy. Ann. 5perCt. 3perCt. Ann. Printed by NICHOLS, SON, and BENTLEY, Red Lion Passage, Fleet Street, London. INDEX INDICATORIUS. Vol. LXXXIV. Part i. p. 702. b. 1. 13. Lord Minto was created Viscount Melgund and Earl of Minto on the 2d of February 1813 (see Vol. LXXXIII. p. 284.); and was succeeded by his eldest son, Viscount Melgund, M. P. for the County of Roxburgh. Mr. J. N. BREWER, being engaged in writing a Topographical Account of Middlesex (intended to form, in conjunction with Mr. Brayley's Historical and Descriptive Notice of the Metropolis, a part of the work intituled "Beauties of England and Wales") requests the favour of communications illustrative of any curious particulars connected with that populous and opulent County. Mr. Barrow, in his interesting Travels in Southern Africa, vol. II. p. 144, 4to edit. says, "To enable a man to disinherit a child, he must bring proof of his having committed one at least of Crimes" stated by Mr. Barrow himself in another passage of the same Work (page forgot) to be fourteen in number" of Children against Parents which are enumerated in the Justinian Code." This passage, or rather the other, certainly requires an illustrative note enumerating these fourteen Crimes; which is not done, so far as I know and believe, in that Emperor's Institutes. Wanting this, the passages convey a very defective information, such as at best is worse than none. What are those fourteen Crimes? H. HODGSON, MD.&LL.D. BIOGRAPHICUS will be much obliged by any Epitaphs for the Family of THICKNESSE, either at Farthingoe or Aynhoe in Northamptonshire-at Wormington in Warwickshire-or the Abbey Church at Bath. Where was Governor THICKNESSE buried? and has he any Epitaph? He died in France, and his second wife at Languard Fort. H. Y. asks for information respecting a translation into English of the Secchia. Rapita, or Rape of the Bucket, the celebrated heroi-comical poem of Tassoni. This version is mentioned by Tiraboschi and Mr. Hayley, in the Notes to his Epistle on Epic Poetry, has observed, that "in a catalogue of the numerous editions of the Secchia, which Muratori has prefixed to his Life of Tassoni, he includes an English translation of it printed 1715." Some specimens of the manner in which it is executed, would gratify, H. V. says, the curiosity,and contribute to the entertainment, of many of our Readers. The episode of the Enchanted Island, which occupies the ninth canto, is remarkable for the vein of fancy in which it is conducted; and from this part a sample of the whole might be taken. We thank Major F.; but the Prices of the Books at the Sale he notices are not of very general importance. The View of the Seat of the late EDMUND BURKE, esq. at BEACONSFIELD, in our next; with the very interesting Essay of " Academicus," on "Living without Food, &c. &c. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE for August, 1814. By W. CARY, Strand. Height of Fahrenheit's Thermometer. Height of Fahrenheit's Thermometer. Aug. 67 69 30,04 fair 12 58 70 60 30, 12 fair 70 85 79 129, 94 fair 13 60 69 61 29,90 fair 68 74 60 ,95 fair 14 60 67 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, For AUGUST, 1814. Mr. URBAN, August 1. WE E naturally wish to perpetuate any authentic memorials of departed worth, which may casually present themselves to our notice: on this principle I am induced to offer you the following Copy of a Letter, written sixty-five years ago, to Martin Madan, esq. father of the late Bishop of Peterborough; and I trust that you will indulge the feelings of an OLD FRIEND, who would gladly preserve it, by your means, for the perusal of future generations! The original is in itself rather a curious document, as the autograph of an eminent scholar, who was formerly Public Orator at Cambridge, and who afterwards became the patron of his pupil, on the sole ground of personal esteem and friendship. It was given to me by one of the Bishop's Sisters, Mrs. Cowper, with the following endorsement: "My Brother Spencer's Tutor (now Bishop of Norwich 1771.) to my Father, Colonel Madan. M. C." It appears, for I copy it verbatim, that the late Bishop was, in early life, intended for the Bar; but I believe that his own inclinations and studies invariably pointed to the Church, nor did he ever engage in any other pro fession. The letter is as follows: P. S. As the extract to which you have alluded in your Obituary, November 1813, on the death of the late Bishop of Peterborough, is perhaps but little known, and not easily accessible to many of your Readers, I would request your permission to connect it with the present article, by referring you to the passage in page 105 of the "Memoirs of Richard Cumberland," if you would have the goodness to insert that Extract*, together with the foregoing Letter of Bishop Yonge, when a Tutor of Triu. Coll. Cam. Yours, &c. Mr. URBAN, AMICUS. Aug. 3. THE curious particulars you have extracted, p. 42, concerning the origin of our National air of "God save the King," may receive some very important additions from the following minutes of a conversation with the late Dr. BURNEY. In "Calamities of Authors," I had attributed * Speaking of an election to vacant Fellowships at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1752-3, Mr. Cumberland says, "There were six vacancies, and six candidates of the year above me: of these Spencer Madan, now Bishop of Peterborough, was, as Senior Westminster, secure of his election; and such was his merit, independent of any other claim, that it would have been impossible to pass him over. He was a young man of elegant accomplishments; and, with the recommendation of a very interesting person and address, had derived from the Cowpers, of which family his mother was, no small proportion of hereditary taste and talent: He was a good classical scholar, composed excellent declamations in the Ciceronian style, which he set off with all the grace of recitation and voice that can well be conceived: He had a great passion for music, sang well, and read in Chapel to the admiration of every one! I have passed many happy hours with him in the morning of our lives; and I hope he will enjoy the evening of his days in comfort and tranquillity, having chosen that better lot which has brought him into harbour, whilst I, who lost it, am left out at sea." It to Henry Carey the honour of having composed this Political Hymn. afterwards appeared to me that had he really been the Author of this popular piece, as his Son has so industriously attempted to maintain, the words at least would have been preserved in his Poetical Works. There, however, no such claim appears. A Friend, afterwards, was so obliging as to pursue the inquiry, with that Veteran in musical science, the late Dr. BURNEY; who was then in his 87th year, but in the full possession of all his faculties and perfect recollection, and he had been the intimate friend of Handel, and all the distinguished men of his time. My Friend asked whether the opinion of Henry Carey being the author of this air and the words were well-founded? To which Dr. BURNEY replied: "The late Duke of Gloucester once asked me the same question; and I replied, that I knew the words were not written for any King George. At this he expressed some surprise; I then told him that the earliest copy of the words we are acquainted with begin 'God save great James our King!" The Doctor then proceeded, "I remember well when it was first introduced so as to become a popular which George Saville Carey laboured to substantiate in favour of bis Father appears nugatory; for we are told in this conversation, that it first became popular in 1745, and Henry Carey died in 1743. But,on the other hand, we have the positive evidence of John Christopher Schmidt, "Handel's amaouensis," as given by Dr. Harrington of Bath, that Carey brought him the words and the music, and desired him to correct the bass. Add to this, the testimony of Dr. Ward in his life of Pepusch, printed in 1740, who there notices a song be, inning with these words, "God save the King ;" and we must acknowledge that such a piece did really exist before the year 1745. There is nothing improbable in the conjecture that Henry Carey adopted the music, and applied the Song by the change of a single word "George" for " James," (supposing it to have been first written for James II.); and that, after his death, the air and words became popular; and if this be true, in some respects, the claim of Carey is not quite unfounded for having given origin to this Political Hymn. I.D'I. Mr. URBAN, Shrewsbury, Aug. 6. air, which was in the year of the Rebel- AN elegant Monument, by. West lion, 1745. Dr. ARNE then set it for the Theatre; and it was received with so much delight, that it was re-echoed in the streets, and for two or three years subsequent to that time, and has continued ever since to hold its place as a favourite with the publick, as well as with scientific professors. At that time I asked Dr. ARNE if he knew who was the Composer; he said that he had not the least knowledge; nor could he guess at all who was either the Author or the Composer, but that it was a received opinion that it was written and composed for the Catholic Chapel of James II., and as his religious faith was not that of the Nation, there might be a political reason for concealing the names of all those, or of any person who contributed to give interest to the Catholic worship; and this may in some measure account for the Author being entirely unknown." This, perhaps, is the fullest information we can acquire on the contested origin of our National Poem. The hint thrown out by Dr. ARNE that it was" composed for the Catholic Chapel of James II." may lead to some future discovery. The claim macott, has lately been erected in St. Philip's Church, Birmingham, with the following inscription, which I send in addition to your Obituary, vol. LXXX. Part ii. p. 194. "In the aile at the foot of this pilaster are interred the remains of BEATRIX Wife of EDMUND OUTRAM, D. D. Rector of this Church, eldest daughter of the late Rich. Postlethwaite, Esq. of Lancashire, and niece of Thomas Postlethwaite, D.D. late Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. She was born Feb. XXVI. MDCCLXXV. and after a lingering and painful illness, died Aug. VI. MDCCCX. beloved and revered |