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throughout in the most ancient style, and adorned with portraits of Bacon, Newton, and a number of other illustrious men, educated at the college, as also of a posse of kings and queens, its benefactors, sat the venerable Bishop of Bristol and master of the college. His lordship was supported on the right by Mr. Hustler, a doctor of the college, and a friend of the defendants; my friend and myself were honoured with seats in the centre of the room; and the bed-maker and the several witnesses were stationed on the left. Things being brought to this pass, the bishop, with a dignity quite easy upon him, opened the business with, " Mary Baxter, I have received from the gentleman opposite a most serious complaint against you, but not wishing to dismiss you from the college without an impartial hearing of the whole transaction, it being possible that mistakes may have arisen, I have summoned you to appear before me. The charge against you is, that although this gentleman had the tutor's leave to go into certain rooms, yet you not only refused to deliver up the key, but aggravated that part of your conduct by calling both of these gentlemen by various nick-names, such as flat-caps, trencher-men, and I know not besides. What have you to offer in defence?" "I swear it's false, my lord," blubbered Mary Baxter. "O you shameless woman!" resumed the bishop; "do you wish to make me believe two gentlemen of the college would descend to such meanness as to falsely accuse a woman? What evidence have you to give, Saunders?"-" Please you, sir, my lord, howsmiver," said Jem," she wouldn't give up the key. She called the gemmen, sir, my lord, howsmiver, all the most shockingest names she could lay her tongue to." "You know, Jem Saunders, you tell stories; you know you do," retorted the lady, still sobbing. "Peace, woman," roared the master; "" go on, Saunders.' "That here bad, good-for-nothing woman, for to say as I could tell a lie, saving your grace, your worship, my lord, howsmiver I scorn it, in the teeth o' her," quoth James. Yes, yes, my good fellow, you're an honest man, and she, I fear, is a bad woman; but go on.' "Yes, sir, my lord, howsmiver, she's a bad woman, sure enough; used foul, most indecentish words, sich as the like o' we ought never to say to the gemmen." "What did she say, man?" said, my lord, they was flat-caps, and she called 'em trencher-men in the streets, before that here man, and that here woman." A baker, the man pointed at by Saunders, was then examined, as likewise a bed-maker, who, corroborating the evidence already adduced, the bishop again addressed Mary Baxter, commenting upon the enormity of her sins, she all the while protesting, with a flood of tears, her innocence, and the guilt of the gownsmen, Jem Saunders, and everybody else. Sentence of expulsion was passed, leaving at my discretion the commutation to an humble apology. Mr. Hustler now put in his oar in her favour; and the thing was speedily, satisfactorily, and humanely adjusted; but the bishop, now recollecting her refusal to attend upon the first summons, again drew himself up, and commenced a fresh examination. "But, Mary Baxter, one thing I had forgotten. How was it you did not obey the orders I sent you by the man Saunders?" "I did, my lord, as soon as I could,' was the reply. What say you, Saunders?" "I say, sir, my lord, howsmiver, that I went up to her when she were standing on the hall steps. Says I to her, Mary Baxter, how do you do?' Says I, sir, my lord, howsmiver. Says she, Jem Saunders, how are you?? Says I, the bishop wants for to see you, Mary Baxter.' Says she, sir, my lord, howsmiver; says she says she-saving your lordship-says she- "Well, sir, and what said she?" "Says she, sir, my lord, howsmiver, says she, the bishop may be 'd-d.'" "Woman, dare you presume thus to speak of the master of the college? Know you not I can take your bread from you? Such monstrous insolence, such unparalleled, such unheard-of audacity, must be punished with the utmost severity! Gentlemen, I won't detain you any longer.' We left the kind-hearted old prelate in a great passion, certainly, but great as was his wrath, he was exceedingly reluctant to injure the woman; and from her trudging her usual rounds the next day, we saw he also had told her to "go and sin no more."-Alma Mater; or Seven Years at the University of Cambridge.

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NOVEL DISCOVERY BY CAPTAIN KING.-Three days after we left the port, a discovery was made of another addition to the number of the crew. Upon opening the hold, which had been locked ever since the day before we sailed, a young girl, not more than fourteen years of age, was found concealed among the casks, where she had secreted herself in order to accompany the boatswain to sea: upon being brought on deck, she was in a most pitiable plight, for her dress and appearance were so filthy, from four days' close confinement in a dark hold, and from having been dreadfully sea-sick the whole time, that her acquaintances, of which she had many on board, could scarcely recognise her. Upon being interrogated, she declared she had, unknown to all on board, concealed herself in the hold the day before the vessel sailed; and

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The Library of the British Museum contains about 200,000 volumes. founded in 1755; and in 1757 King George transferred to it the Royal Library collected by his predecessors, from Henry VIII. consisting of 9,000 printed books, and about 2,000 manuscripts. In 1762 the late King purchased for it a collection of pamphlets, published from 1564 to 1660, consisting of 32,000 articles, contained in 2,000 volumes. His present Majesty has recently added to this collection the Royal » Library, begun by George III, soon after his accession, including the purchase in 1762, of the Library of Mr. Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice, for the sum of 10,000l. From that time it has increased by the expenditure of about 2,000l. per annum, exclusive of the many presents of books to the king; and amounting, when added to the Library of the Museum, to 65,000 volumes.

Trinity College, Cambridge. The Library contains about 90,000; the several departments are very complete, and the collection is extremely rare and valuable. No pains have been spared in the selection and arrangement. The books are disposed in thirty alcoves finished with carved oak, and ranged along the sides of the hall, with a bust in front of each. This invaluable collection, embracing the science and literature of every country and of every age, is accessible to all the students, graduates as well as under graduates.

The University Library, Cambridge, contains about two hundred thousand volumes, and is constantly receiving accessions, consisting of new works of merit, and most of the periodicals of the day.

Bodleian Library, Oxford. This Library is one of the richest and one of the most valuable collections in Europe. It was founded by Sir Thomas Bodley, ambassador to many European courts in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It contains 400,000 printed books, and between 25,000 and 30,000 manuscripts. No books are allowed to be taken out, but every facility is afforded to those who wish to recur to them. The present income of the institution is about 3,000l. sterling; and it receives, besides, a copy of every work printed in Great Britain. It lately purchased at Venice, a collection of valuable Greek, Latin, and Hebrew manuscripts, amounting in number to 2,040, the cost of which, with the expense of transportation, will exceed 6,600l. sterling. John Uri, a Hungarian, was employed for more than 25 years in preparing its catalogue.

II.-Scotland.

The Library of the University of Edinburgh consists of about 50,000 printed volumes, and a few manuscripts. The Advocate's Library in Edinburgh consists of about

80,000 printed works, and 1,000 volumes in manuscript. Its most copious subjects are the national history, Greek and Roman antiquities, and jurisprudence in general.

The University Library, Glasgow, contains about 30,000 volumes, besides which is the library of the late Dr. William Hunter, containing a choice collection of Greek and Latin books; many of which are of the earliest editions.

The Library of the University of St. Andrews contains about 36,000; and in the King's College at Aberdeen are 14,000. III.-Ireland.

The Library of Trinity College, Dublin, contains about 50,000 classed books; besides about eleven hundred valuable manuscripts in Hebrew, Arabic, Persic, Greek, Latin, Irish, and English.

IV.-Russia.

The Library of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at Petersburgh contains 60,000 volumes.

The public Library of the Academy of Sciences, which some time ago exceeded 40,000 volumes, was founded with 2,500 taken by Peter at the siege of Mittau. It contains numerous diplomatic papers of the reign of that Prince, and the most extensive collection of Chinese works in Europe, amounting to 2,800 different treatises, of which there is an exact catalogue; some Japanese manuscripts; and several of the Mongols and Thibet.

V.-Sweden.

The Royal Library at Stockholm contains upwards of 25,000 printed books, and 5,000 manuscripts.

The Library of the University at Upsal is stated to comprise 50,000 books.

VI.-Libraries in Germany.

(From the Ephemerides of Weimar.)

Vienna has eight public libraries, of which three only contain more than 438,000 volumes; viz. the Imperial Library, twenty years ago, contained 300,000 printed books, exclusive of 70,000 tracts and dissertations, and 15,000 manuscripts; the University Library, 108,000 volumes; and the Theresianum; 30,000. The number contained in the other five is not exactly known.

The Royal Library at Munich possesses 400,000 volumes; the Library at Göttingen (one of the most select) presents 280,000 volumes, 110,000 tracts and academical dissertations, and 5,000 manuscripts; Dresden, 250,000 printed books, 100,000 dissertations, and 5,000 manuscripts; Wolfenbuttel, 109,000 printed books, chiefly ancient, 40,000 dissertations, and 4,000 manuscripts; Stuttgard, 170,000 volumes, and 12,000 Bibles; Berlin has seven public libraries, of which the Royal Library contains 160,000 volumes, and that of the Academy, 30,000; Prague, 110,000 volumes; Gratz, 105,000 volumes; Frankfort on the Maine, 100,000 volumes; Hamburgh, 100,000 volumes; Breslau, 100,000 volumes; Weimar, 95,000; Mentz, 90,000; Darmstadt, 85,000; Cassel, 60,000; Gotha, 60,000; Marbourg, 55,000; Mell, in Austria, 35,000; Heidelberg, 30,000; Werningerode, 30,000; Newburg, in Austria, 25,000: Kremsmunster, 25,000; Augsburg, 24,000; Meiningen, 24,000; New Strelitz, 22,000; Saltsbourg, 20,000; Magdeburgh, 20,000; Halle, 20,000; Landshut, 20,000.

Thus it appears that thirty cities in Germany possess, in their public libraries, greatly beyond three millions, either of works or printed volumes, without taking into account the academical dissertations, detached memoirs, pamphlets, or the manuscripts. It is to be observed, likewise, that these numbers are taken at the very lowest estimate. VII.-Poland.

The king's library at Warsaw contains about 25,000 volumes, most of which are modern. The university of Cracow has a library, in which are 4000 manuscripts. A valuable and extensive collection of books called the Library of the Republic, or Zaluski Library, was formed and devoted to the public by two brothers of that name in 1745 but no funds were appropriated, either for its enlargement or suitable preservation. Originally, it consisted of 300.000 volumes, comprising 52,000 duplicates; from the sale of the duplicates, and from other circumstances, the collection was supposed, in 1791, not to exceed 200,000 volumes, while its value was not proportioned to its size. Having suffered many depredations, it was at length sent by General Suwarrow to St. Petersburg in 1795, where it was deposited in three elegant apartments, and opened for the use of the public in 1812.

VIII.-Libraries in France.

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[From Recherches sur les Bibliotheques anciennes et modernes, par M. Petit Radel.] In Paris there are five public libraries, besides almost forty special ones. Royal Library contains about 450,000 volumes of printed books, besides nearly an equal number of tracts collected into volumes, and about 80,000 manuscripts. The

Library of the Arsenal, about 150,000 volumes, and 5,000 manuscripts; the Library of St. Genevieve, about 110,000 volumes, and 2,000 manuscripts; the Magazine Library, about 92,000 volumes, and 3,137 manuscripts; and the City Library, about 20,000 volumes.

In the Provinces, the most considerable are those of Lyons, 106,900; Bourdeaux, 105,000; Aix, 72,670; Besancon, 53,000; Toulouse, (two) 50,000; Grenoble, 42,000; Tours, 30,000; Metz, 31,000; Arras, 34,000; Le Mans, 41,000; Colmar, 30,000; Versailles, 40,000; Amiens, 40,000.

The total number of these libraries in France amounts to 273; of above 80, the quantity of volumes they contain is not known. From the data given, in this work, it appears that the general total of those which are known amounts to 3,345,287 volumes; of which there are 1,125,347 in Paris alone.

IX.-Denmark.

The Royal Library at Copenhagen is computed to contain between 3 and 400,000 printed books, and many volumes of manuscripts. At the sale of the fine library of Count Otto Thot, amounting to 116,395 volumes, exclusive of pamphlets, manuscripts and incunabula, the Royal Library obtained an accession of 50,000 volumes; and the count, by his will, had bequeathed to it 4,154 manuscripts, with his valuable collection of 6,159 works that had been printed before the year 1530. In 1799 the Danish government bought up the library of Luxdorf, rich in classical works, and in manuscripts, and it was annexed to the Royal Library. It afterwards received valuable acquisitions at the sale of the libraries of Oeder, Holmskiold, Rottboll, Ancher; and others, in 1789, 90, 91, 93, 94, and 98. In 1796 an accession was made of the immense library of Suhm, the historian. He had collected in the course of fifty years, 100,000 volumes, which he left to the disposition of the public. A little before his death he presented them to the Royal Library.

X.-Switzerland.

The public library at Zurich contains 25,000 volumes, and some curious manuscripts. XI.-Spain.

The Royal Library at Madrid, founded by Philip V. in 1712, and enlarged by the succeeding monarchs, now consists of more than 200,000 volumes, besides a great number of valuable Arabic manuscripts. The library is open to the public, at stated hours, every day in the week.-The library of San Isidro, containing 60,000 volumes, is open to the public every day except holydays. The library of San Fernando is open to the public three days in a week.

The library of the Escurial is computed to contain about 130,000 printed volumes, and 4,300 manuscripts; of these letter 567 are Greek, 67 Hebrew, and 1800 Arabic. XII-Italy.

The Vatican Library at Rome was founded by Nicholas IV. who was elected to the papal chair in 1487. He supplied it with many manuscripts from Greece. Sixtus V. spared no pains on its embellishment; nor was it neglected by any of the Popes down to Pius VI. Some of its most valuable acquisitions came from the collection of Elector Palentine, which was taken in 1662 by the Duke of Bavaria, who presented them to Urban VIII. Queen Christina of Sweden also had collected 1900 manuscripts, which, on her decease, descended to the chief of the Ottoboni family, afterwards Pope Alexander VIII, who deposited them in the Vatican. The exact number of books found here is not known, as there is no printed catalogue of the library: it is generally estimated that there are 400,000 printed volumes, and 50,000 manuscripts; among the latter are some of great antiquity. The library is contained in a gallery 214 feet long, and 48 broad, and in other apartments, superbly decorated by the hands of eminent painters. This library is divided into three portions; one is public, whither all men resort on two days of the week: another of more difficult access; and into the third, none are admitted but by special privilege.

There are several other extensive libraries in the city; that of the Barberini contains 60,000 printed volumes, and several thousand manuscripts. The Colonna Library, distinguished by about 400 volumes of books and engravings of the fifteenth century; and the Library of the Roman College, wherein are contained the library and museum of the celebrated Kircher.

The Medicean Library at Florence is deposited in a spacious edifice, designed by Michael Angelo. It consists of above 90,000 printed volumes, and 3,000 valuable manuscripts. The latter have been described in a catalogue of eleven folio volumes, by Assemanni, Biscioni, and Bandini; and 3,000 volumes printed in the fifteenth century, are also described in two folio volumes.

There are libraries at Bologna, Milan, Mantua, Pisa, and Venice, of which our limits prevent our giving an account. Journal of Education.-United States.

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Elizabeth Evanshaw, being a sequel to the Novel of Truth.

Charles XII. of Voltaire upon the Hamiltonian System, with a double translation, as recommended by an eminent writer in the Edinburgh Review. Works upon the same System in the Italian, German, and Spanish Languages in preparation.

Vol. X1. of Autobiography, will contain the Lives of the late William Gifford, James Creichton, the Duchess of Newcastle, and Dr. Dee.

Ju-Kiao-li, the celebrated Chinese Novel, translated into English, very shortly. Adventures of British Seamen in the Southern Ocean. Three numbers, or one volume, will appear on the 10th March.

Memoirs of the Marchioness of Larochejaquelein, the War in La Vendee, &c. From the French. With Preface and Notes, by Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Three numbers, or one volume, will appear on 31st March.

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