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Jaw. The advocate is said’to have many, 
or few, clients.’ ‘Neither’ does ovr pation 
bear the same meaning with the ‘Latin’ 
Patronus.’ Vhe reciprocal duties between 
the nobles and tlie people were, among the 
Romans, as sacred @s' the ties of blond: 
Virgil, speaking 'of the great criminals who 
were punished’ in’ the infernal regions, 
unites, in the same vetse, the son who had 
strick his father, and the patron who had 
betrayed his vlient:— ; 
© Pulsatus-ve Parens, et fraus innexa Clienti? 
But these ties no longer exist. A patron 
(or patroness) is now a voluntary pro- 
tector. His patronage is of the nature of 
a charitable donation; for the patronized 
has no return to make except that of grati- | 
tude, which is too often expressed in the 
language of a sycophant.” 
By the publication of a Tuur through 
part of Belyium and the Rhenish Provinces, 
a very uncommon task has devolved upon 
us; that of criticising a most noble author, 
his Grace the Duke of Rurnanp. The 
excursion, of which this work is a journal, 
was undertaken, at the time of the King’s 
continental tour last year, by the Duke 
and Duchess of Rutland, Lady Elizabeth 
Manners, and John Irving, esq. Although 
this is certainly an amusing work, it does 
not excel the many other publications of 
this kind, with which the press now 
abounds, so much as the peculiar adyan- 
tages to be derived, in many respects, 
from the exalted rank of its author, might 
have led us to expect. The journal com- 
mences at St. Omers, where it also con- 
cludes on the return, and occupies nearly 
a month's time. Each day’s account is 
prefaced with a list of the different postes 
performed, to whiclr succceds a detail of 
occurrences, not always very interesting, 
with perhaps a few remarks on the roads, 
and particularly on any military engage- 
ment which may have occurred at. the 
places through which they passed. There 
are thirteen lithographic plates, from 
sketches by’ the ‘amiable and beautiful 
Duchess. We are very sorry to see this 
ineffective mode of cagravinig in danger of 
being rendered fashionable, by its adop- 
tion here; although 'the platés mi -question 
are certainly executed in Hullmaidel’s best 
manner, ‘fhe sketches by the Duchess, 
from which they are thkeny ‘are Very spi- 
rited and beantifil; ‘and her grace has 
evidently displayed as mech taste ‘in ‘the 
selection as. the execution of the swb+ 
jects. After all, however, ‘Flandérs is'a 
country whieh affords little scope for the 
talents and ‘observations of a tourist; and 
the gencral want of terest in the volume 
seems to arise more' froin the tamé aspect 
of the conntry) and’ the* common-place 
character of the Plemings,° thar from any 
defect of ‘intcHigetee in the ilustrietis 
travellers. + 
On the highly intevesting and important 
Literary and Critical Proémium. 
[June 1, 
subject of Geolory; it has notat any former 
period happened, that two works, so rich 
in well detailed ‘locul facts; have appeared 
together, as those which we have next to 
notice. ‘The first published ‘of these, a 
Geological Survey of the Yorkshire Coast, 
by the Rev. GeorGre Younc, A.m. and 
Joun Bird, artist, gives avery clear and 
intelligent account of the strata which are 
exhibited in the sea cliffs, extending from 
the mouth of the Tees to Bridlington; 
accompanied by an engraved | section, 
which shews the numerous changes ofi dip; 
that local ridges, troughs, and lesser con- 
tortions, together with severalimpontant 
breaks and dislocations of the stvata, occa~ 
sion. This section is |indeedextended to 
the mouth of the Humber, bat the details 
regarding the Holderness stvata are mea 
gre, and by no means justified by theun- 
founded assumption, that alluvial, masses 
only are there found. The inland strata 
of the coast district: of the county, 
extending westward (to the, vicinities 
of North-Allerton, Thirsk, York, «and 
Howden, are described, and) with great 
accuracy, as far as concerns the hilly»pants 
of this district, a map of which is givens 
The able details. which. occupy..one 
hundred pages in theaniddle of the bpolsy 
on the numerous organic remains, belong- 
ing to all the three kingdoms of nature, 
which have been extracted): from °the 
strata, the most interesting of which) re¢ 
liquia are correctly delineated by Mary 
Bird, in sixteen | quarto: lithographed 
plates, constitute that department ofithe 
work, to which we deem. it insportant:te 
call the attention of the scientificand the 
curious. In so doing wet have: only to 
regret, that the remaining pages of ithe 
work had not been applied tovtite) exten- 
tion and more perfect elucidation ‘of, the 
existing facts regarding these remainss; im- 
stead of endeavours ‘by the: reverend yau- 
thor, under the tithe) of: ‘*Inferences, 
Hints, and Conjectures”) to -vevive se x- 
ploded notions respecting their past his- 
tory, and that of the/stratawhich entomb 
them. 
The splendid’ work, next to be menti- 
oned on this subject is entitled; ‘The 
Fossils of the South Downs, or illustrations 
of -the Gevlogy of Sussex,” “by (GrpeoNn 
MANTEL, Fits. Fellow of the Cotlege, of 
Surgeons, Mais, &e.; a most: gratifying 
feature in’ which work is the thirty-five 
plates of organic reniains of the Sussex 
strata, ‘admirably! drawh/and:-engraven iby. 
M's.’ Mu 64! Mantelsthe ingenious wife of 
the ‘author; the dighly curious andgnovel 
subjects of which, although gembracing 
nearly all ‘the! departments sof ionganized 
haturepare deseribedy by Mro Miowith:a 
stiperior degreeof sciontifie /skilk and 
accuracy; whielt have not! Deen! exeeeded 
bya Oavier, or any 6theraveiteb of theages 
The pre-announcement of this workjwhich 
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