1822.] 
with which many persois’ vielw the singu- 
lar exhibition above referred to, as well as 
other remains of Egyptian antiquity in the 
British Museum, and elsewhere, can only 
arise from their not sufficiently under- 
Standing the history and original destina- 
tion of these monuments., To stipply this 
information in a general way, we would 
recommend the perusal of this book. It 
contains explanations of two or three of 
the principal hieroglyphical figures, of the 
methods ‘of constructing the tombs, and 
the nature of their ornaments. We must 
however observe, thatthe author does not 
appear to be familiarly conversant with his 
subject. He has quoted too lavishly 
from Belzowi’s Travels to deserve the 
praise of much originality in the substance 
of his work. 
The Memoirs of William Lilly, the Sidro- 
phel of Hudibras, and the most popular 
astrologer of his day, present one of the 
most amusing specimens of autobiography 
with which we are acquainted; and, by 
those who study with eagerness the morbid 
anatomy of the human heart, will be read 
with the deepest and most acute interest. 
They are not indeed written with the can- 
dour of a Cardan or a Rousseau; but, when- 
ever the honour of his “art and mystery” 
is not in question, bis statements bear the 
semblance of truth, and may, in general; 
be implicitly received. It was addressed 
to, and written for the entertainment of, 
the celebrated Ashmole, and to this “-most' 
noble esquire” he frequently appealsin the 
eoutse of his memoirs, The work has 
likewise another charm. The author was 
consulted in his empirical profession by all 
*¢ranks and conditions of men,” from the 
high-born and enthusiastic advocate of the 
jus divinum, to the canting, drawling, hypo- 
critical partizan of the parliamentary fac- 
tion. Of these, as might be expected, we 
have many anecdotes, and the work hence 
derives a new importance as a Supplement 
to Clarendon and the other historians of the 
day. The private Memoits too of his 
empirical contemporaries, Forman, Evans, 
Booker, et id genus omne, afford matter 
of much ‘delectable amusement.” His 
sketches are made con amore, and many 
traits are delineated in a style not unwor- 
thy of the “great unknown.” We have 
only to add that it is illustrated with por- 
traits of the most remarkable characters ; 
and that, as all or nearly all of them fignre 
in Hudibras, this work will become an ap- 
propriate companion to Dr. Grey’s splendid 
edition of that poem published in4819. 
The character and attainments of Mr. 
CHARLES BUTLER are well known to the 
reading public; and the announcement of 
his Reminiscences has excited what is fash- 
ionably denominated a “considerablesen- 
sation.” ‘The author las Since taken au 
opportunity of acknowledging all-his for- 
mer publications. His edition» of ‘Coke 
Montury Mac. No. 368, 
Literary and Critical Proémiun. 
449 
upon Littleton is well known to, and ap- 
preciated by thelegal profession. We here 
learn with surprise, that *his portion of this 
admirable work, was completed within the 
space of four law-terms, or one solar year! 
Healsoinforms us, that he has received ma- 
terials fcradditions to his History of the Eng- 
lish Catholics, ‘* fron» which acquisition, 
(he says,), the reminiscent is willing to be- 
lieve that he could  frame\a;volume both 
instructing «and. useful.” - ‘We sincerely 
hope that Mr. Butler’s, friends will prevail 
upon him to confer this favour upon the 
literary world; we are sure that it would 
be received with gratitude and candour, 
The recollections of Lords Thurlow, Cha- 
tham, Mansfield, North, and Hardwick, 
and of Messrs, Pitt, Fox, Wilkes, Sheridan, 
and Grattan, &c. are extremely interest- 
ing. And we only regret that the author 
is so little of an egotist, that we scarcely 
think of him as the author in the perusal of 
the whole book.t 
The principal merit of Monarchy \Re- 
vived is the number and: elegance: of its 
graphic illustrations. It contains portraits 
of the two Charleses, of James Duke of 
York, afterwards James the Second, the 
Queen Mother—Hearietta Maria, the Mar- 
quis of Montrose, James and William 
Dukes of Hamilton, Oliver Cromwell; 
Lady Jane Lain, to whom the work is dedi= 
cated, George Monk, Duke of Albemarle, 
and four or five others, allengraved inline 
by Mr. Cooper, who has aequired'so much 
celebrity by lis beautiful-embellishments 
of the ** Wayerley series’”’ of novels... The 
text itseifis of little value; it is the reprint 
of a rather scarce tract, the production of 
one F. Evlesfield... The polities, as:might 
be expected, are extravagantly ultra, but 
many of the anecdotes are interesting, and ~ 
apparently authentic, ’ 
Since the time of the celebrated Moses 
Mendelson we do not recollectan instanee 
of so extraordinary an intellectual curiosity 
as is to be found ima tract lately published, 
under the title of, Memoir: of Richard 
Robert Jones, of Aherdaron in the County of 
Carnarvon in North Wales; exhibiting a re- 
mar kable instance of a partial power and:cul= 
tivation of intellect, The individual, whose 
history. forms the subject of these pages, 
has, it appears, -been gifted by nature with 
a singular faculty of acquiring languages, 
and an exclusive attachment to philological 
/ * The’ late learned’ Mr. Hargrave was 
occupied ‘not less’ than eleven years in the 
editing of somewhat less (we believe) than 
one half of the same work. 
+ We find, in p.' 380, a full confirma- 
tion of our conjectures respecting the au- 
thorship ‘of the articles’ of the Novum 
Organum in the Retrospective ‘Review; 
and we also learn that their author, Mr. 
Kasil Montagu, is now engaged upon a 
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