Retrospect of Domestic Literature—Fine Arts 
not deceived.-God is not mocked.? These 
were the awful passages which formed a part 
of her Preparatien, and this was the practical 
use she made of them. 
«A dozen persons of both sexes ¢* had their 
exits and their entrances” during our stay ; 
for the scene was so strange, and the character 
so new to me, that 1 felt unwilling to stir. 
Among other visitors, was Signor Squatlini, a 
favourite opera singer, whom she fatronized. 
Her face was lighted up With joy, atthe sight 
of him. He brought her an admired new 
air in which he was preparing himself, and 
bung a few notes, that she might say she 
heard it the first. She felt all the dignity of 
the privilege, and extolled the air with-all the 
phrases, cant, and rapture, of dilettanticism. 
‘¢ After this, she drew a paper from he- 
tween the leaves of her still open book, which 
she shewed him. It contained a list of all 
the company she had engaged to attend his 
benefit. £ { will call on some others,” said 
she, to-morrow after prayers. Iam sorry 
this is 2 week in which I cannot sce my 
friends at their assemblies ; but on Sunday, 
you know, it. will be over, Ted I shall have 
mv house full in the evening. Next Monday 
will be Easter, and I shall be at our dear 
Duchess’s private masquerade, and then I-hope 
to see and engage the whole world. ‘ Here 
are ten guineas,’ said she, in a half whisper to 
the grateful Signor, * you may mention what 
I gave for my ticket, and it may set the fa- 
shion going.” She then pressed a ticket on 
Sir John, and another on me. He declined, 
saying, witha great sang froid, ‘You know we 
are Handelians? What excuse I made I do 
not well know; I only know that I saved my 
ten guineas with a very bad grace, but felt 
bound in conscience to add them to that I 
had before subscribed to poor Dixon. 
«¢ Hitherto I had never seen the gnat- 
strainer, and the camel-swallower, so strik- 
ingly exemplified. And it is observable how 
forcibly the truth of Scripture is often illus- 
trated by those who live in the boldest oppo- 
sition to it. If you have any doubt while 
you are reading, go into the world, and your 
belief will be confirmed. 
‘¢ As we took our leave she Aillowed us to’ 
the door. I hoped it was with the guinea for 
the fire; but ‘she only whispered Sir John, 
though he did not go himself, to prevail on 
such and such ladies to go to Squallini’s be- 
nefit. § Pray do,’ said she, ¢ it will be cha- 
rity. Poor fellow! he is sadly out at elbows ; 
he has a liberal spirit, and can hardly make 
his large income do.’ 
** When we got into the street, we admired 
the splendid chariot and laced liveries of this 
indigent professor, for whom our charity had 
been just solicited, and whose /deral spirit, 
my friend assured me, consisted in sumptuous 
living, and indulgence of ara! fashionable 
vice.” 
We shall conclude our extracts from. tlis 
werk, with what may be considered as Miss 
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Moore’s defence of herself and the party to 
whom she belongs. 4‘ I have sometimes amus- 
ed myself (says Mr. Stanley) with making a 
collection of certain things, which are now 
considered and held up by a pretty large class 
of men, as an infallible symptom of method- 
ism. “Those which at present occur to my 
recollection are as follows. Going to church 
in the afternoon, maintaining family -prayers, 
not travelling nor giving great dinners -or 
other entertainments on Sundays, rejoicing 
in the abolition of the slave trade, promoting 
religious instruction of the poor at hoiney 
subscribing to the Bible Seciety, and contri- 
buting to establish Christianity abrood. These, 
though the man attend no eccentric clergy- 
man, hold nu one enthusiastic doctrine, asso- 
ciate with no fanatic, is sober in his own con- 
versation, consistent in his practice, correct 
in his whole deportment, will infallibly fix 
on him the charge of methedism. Any one 
of these will excite suspicion, but all united 
will not fail absolutely to stigmatize him. 
The most devoted attachment to the estab- 
lishment will avail him nothing, if not ac~ 
companied with a fiery intolerance towards ali 
who differ. Without intolerance, his cha- 
rity is construed into unsoundness, and his 
candour into disaffection. He is accused with 
assimilating with the principles of every weak 
brother whom, though his judgment compels 
‘him to .blame, his-¢andour iorbids him to 
calumniate. Saint and hypucrize are now, 
in the scoffer’s lexicon, become convertible 
terms ; the last being always implied where 
the first is sneeringly used.” 
Miss Moorst’s noval, as might have 
been expected, has given rise Lo some 
imitations, such as “ Celia in Search of a 
Husband,” &c. &c. but like the geuerality 
of imitations, they are very much interior 
‘to’ the original. 
Miss Owen’s ‘© Woman, or Ida of 
Athens,” and Mr, CumBertann’s ** John 
de Lancaster,” may be mentioned amoung 
the novels of note published in the last 
SIX months 5 they are, however, so une- 
qual to some former productions of 
the same writers, that the sooner they 
are forgotten the better. 
' Some expectation was raised in the 
public mind from the ‘* Batchelor” of 
Mr. Moore, better known by the name 
of Anacreon Moore; but it would be 
difficult, even amid the mass of modern 
publications, to point out one so destitute 
of every qualification to render it ey 
of notice. 
FINE ARTS. 
The last half year has been more than 
usually fruitful in publications connected 
with the Fine Arts. Under this class, 
we prefer arranging the “ Hlements of 
Art; a Poem, in Sit v Cantos, with Notes 
and a Preface; including Slrictures on 
the 
