STATUE OF KING GEORGE III. The Statue of George III. which has so long employed the labour and talents of Mr. Matthew Cotes Wyatt, was opened to public view, in Pall Mall East, on the 3rd of August. It was originally intended to place it at the bottom of Waterloo Place; but it was not considered proper that the statue of the Duke of York should have the back turned towards the statue of his Father. The spot it now occupies was then selected. The ceremonial of inauguration was attended by the Duke of Cumberland, as proxy for His Majesty, and by many personages of high rank. On the arrival of the Duke, the curtains were withdrawn, and Sir Frederick Trench, on the part of the committee, delivered an address, from which we make some extracts, which briefly recapitulate the history of the statue. Soon after the death of George the Third, Mr. Wyatt proposed to form a monumental trophy, representing his Majesty in a triumphal car, drawn by four horses. A very beautiful sketch* was submitted to the public, and sub. scriptions were solicited: but, from want of adequate means, and from a combination of adverse circumstances, the artist was obliged to abandon this splendid and magnificent project. In Nov. 1832, a committee of subscribers was appointed; and, on considering all the circumstances of the case, they decided on employing Mr. Wyatt to make an equestrian statue. The means at their disposal amounted, in subscriptions paid, and interest, only to 31001. The committee were aware how infinitely inadequate such a sum was to remunerate an artist for such a work: and, though they agreed among themselves to guarantee to Mr. Wyatt a sum of 40001., yet they felt that, in truth, this sum was scarcely equal to the necessary expendi ture attending such a work, and left nothing at all in the shape of pecuniary compensation to the artist. In confirmation of this opinion, I am informed that Sir Francis Chantrey received 80001. for the statue of Sir Thomas Munro, a work precisely of the same size as that which we now see before us. The equestrian statue of George IV. cost 9000l.; the statue of the Duke of York, in Waterloo Place, 7000l. I have heard that the equestrian statue at the end of the Long Walk, at Windsor, cost 30,000).; and, that the bronze figure in the Park, at Hyde Park Corner, cost as much. I do not pretend to be accurately informed; but, from what I have stated, it is quite clear See an engraving of this in Gentleman's Magazine for March, 1822, p. 209. that the artist could not look for a pecuniary recompence. But still he did not decline the work; he hoped to obtain the approbation of the subscribers, the admiration of the public, and, above all, in executing this glorious but unprofitable work, he felt that he was discharging a debt of gratitude to his beloved patron and benefactor. Mr. Wyatt engaged to complete his work so that it might be erected on the 4th of June, 1836; and he laboured night and day, to the great injury of his health, for the accomplishment of his engagement; but in February, of the present year, a disaster occurred, which almost blighted his hopes, and entailed upon him not only a heavy pecuniary loss, but incredible labour and fatigue. The mischief was not accidental, -it could not be accidental. From my own observation, I could venture to pronounce this opinion; but it was confirmed by the testimony of the most scientific men of the country. Still, Mr. Wyatt's zeal, and energy, and enthusiasm, overcame all obstacles, and the statue was ready for erection on the 4th of June. But now a new difficulty presented itself. A banker, residing in an adjoining house, declared that he thought an equestrian statue would be a nuisance. Two months of tedious and expensive litigation have succeeded; but the Lord Chancellor removed the injunction; and we are this day met to witness the interesting spectacle of your Royal Highness presenting to the public this exquisite memorial of your beloved and venerated Father. In the name of the Committee, I now beg leave to offer to your Royal Highness their thanks for the honour you have done them in assisting at this interesting ceremony. Contemplation of the Statue before us will touch the heart of every true Briton, as it now affects mine. It will immortalise the artist who has executed it; and I hope it will prove as imperishable as the recollection of the virtues it is intended to record." His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland said:" Instead of receiving thanks from the Committee. I feel that thanks are due from me, for being invited to assist at this most interesting and gratifying ceremony. No man in this country entertains a higher sense than I do of the virtues and great qualities of that illustrious and venerated individual; and it has been the study of my life to endeavour to imitate his example, and to conduct myself in such a manner as I think he would have approved." The Statue reflects high credit on the genius, taste, and mechanical skill of Mr. Wyatt. It is a faithful representation of George the Third, mounted upon his favourite charger. The horse is tightly reined back, and the artist has availed himself of the attitude to display a correct knowledge of the anatomy of the horse, and to pourtray it with a spirit that gives the animal the appearance of life and animation. The figure of the King has all the peculiarities of outline and general appearance by which the original was distinguished. The costume is precisely such as was worn by the good old King; and the countenance and whole person are expressed in a very felicitous manner, rendering the statue exact, even to the very minutiæ. Another excellence of the group is, that it is not supported by the adventitious but clumsy contrivance of a piece of rock, or an ancillary serpent, to uphold the legs of the horse; neither does the animal rest, like an opossum, upon his tail, in order to secure the back sinews of his legs from being strained and broken. The whole is elaborately finished. The material is of the finest bronze, of a golden hue, and varnished to resist the effects of the weather. It is in height between ten and eleven feet, being of what is called the heroic size, but not colossal. It is placed on a pedestal of Portland stone twelve feet in height; and the following is the proposed inscription : "To his Most Excellent Majesty George the Third, King of Great Britain and Ireland, and Defender of the Faith. A Monarch who was the safeguard of Christianity, without the honours of a saint; and the conqueror of half the globe, without the fame of a hero; who reigned amidst the wreck of empires, yet died in the love of his People; when peace was established throughout his wide Dominions, when the literature and the commerce of his Country pervaded the world, when British valour was without a rival, and the British character without a stain." LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. New works announced for Publication. A volume on the History and Antiquities of Suffolk, comprising the Hundred of Thingoe, by JonN GAGE, esq. F.R.S. Director S.A. author of the History of Hengrave. Parts vi. and vii. of the late Mr. FISHER'S Collections for Bedfordshire, which complete the work. The Original Diary, from 1638 to 1648, of Sir Henry Slingsby, of Scriven, Bart. who was beheaded by Oliver Cromwell in 1658; his rare tract, "A Father's Legacy," and Family Correspondence and Papers, with Notices and a Genealogical Memoir. By the Rev. DANIEL PARSONS, M.A. of Oriel College, Oxford. The Student's Manual of Ancient History; containing accounts of the Political Condition, Geographical Situation, and Social State of the principal Nations of Antiquity. By W. C. TAYLOR, LL.D. Remarks on Egyptian Antiquity, demonstrating the "Shepherd Kings," their language, and descendants. By B. E. POTE. Recollections and Reflections of a Public Writer in his sixty-fifth year. By T. NOBLE. Memoirs of the late Baron Rothschild. A Narrative of the Voyage to the Shores of the Polar Sea, with the Natural History attached to it. By Mr. KING, the Naturalist who accompanied Captain Back. Major SKINNER's Adventures during his Travels overland to India. Sayings worth Hearing; and Secrets worth Knowing; partly original, and partly selected. Illustrated by Cruikshank, and the late Robert Seymour. British Flora Medica, part V. By B. H. BARTON, and T. CASTLE, Scientific Memoirs ; selected and translated from Foreign Journals. Edited by R. TAYLOR, F.L S. Poetical Anthology of the Germans, by WILHELM KLAUER KLATTOWSKI. Vol. II. of the Marquess of Wellesley's Despatches, Minutes, and Correspondence, during his administration in India. Golden Records, a Little World of Wisdom; consisting of the choicest sayings of the most eminent men, on the plan of a Pocket Dictionary. Kidd's Book of Collective Wisdom ; containing Gleanings from the choicest works of the most eminent writers, arranged in alphabetical order. Kidd's Little Lexicon of Useful Knowledge; or, a Book for the Million; consisting of extracts from popular authors. Introduction to Medical Botany. By T. CASTLE, M.D. Also, by the same, the Linnæan System of Botany; and the British Flora Medica, part VI. THE ABBOTSFORD CLUB. In our number for June, p. 645, we noticed the recent transactions of the Mait land Club; and in our last we made favourable reports of the Roxburgh- Club and Surtees Society. We have now to record the proceedings of a new Scotish society of the same description, the objects of which are not. like those of the Bannatyne and Maitland Clubs, restricted to Scotland, but are extended to the whole of Geat Britain. At a general meeting of the Abbotsford Club, held at Edinburgh on the 9th July, it was reported that there had been produced at the general expense of the Club: A volume of Ancient Mysteries or Miracle Plays, now first printed from the Digby MSS. in the Bodleian Library, No. 133, and edited, with an Introduction and Glossary, by Thomas Sharp, esq. author of a "Dissertation on the Coventry Mysteries." The following had been presented by individual members of the Club: J. The Presentation in the Temple, a Miracle Play, as originally represented by the Corporation of Weavers at Coventry; now first printed from the books of the Company, and edited by Thomas Sharp, esq. Presented by John Black Gracies, esq. W. S. II. Compota Domestica Familiarum de Bukingham et d'Angouleme—144352-63-Quibus annexa Expensa cujusdam Comitis in itinere, 1273.-Presented by William B. D.D. Turnbull, esq. advocate, Secretary to the Club. There were also laid upon the table specimen sheets of the following contributions now in press by individual members, and which will be delivered before the close of the present year : I. Letters and State Papers of Thomas earl of Melrose, afterwards of Haddington, from the original MSS. in Advocates' Library, Edinburgh. To be presented by John Hope, esq. Dean of Faculty, President of the Club. II. Memoirs of Transactions during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots, by Lord Herries. From the original MS. in Douay College. To be presented by Robert Pitcairn, esq. W. S. III. Records of the Presbyterians of St. Andrew's and Cupar, from the original MSS. To be presented by George R. Kinloch, esq. IV. Records of the Synod of Fife, from the original MSS. To be presented by Charles Baxter, esq. V. Inventory of Monastic Treasures confiscated at the dissolution of the religious houses in England, from the original roll in possession of Mr. Rodd of London. To be presented by Wm. B. D. D. Turnbull, esq. advocate, Se cretary to the Club, as his second contribution. An "Abbotsford Club Garland" was presented to the members by the Secretary; and the preparation of various important publications from original MSS. both relating to historical and romantic literature, to be printed at expense of the Club,-was remitted to him and the members of council. MANUSCRIPTS OF ROGER BACON. On the 6th of August, a gentleman, by the name of Cousin, made a verbal communication to the Academy of Moral and Political Science, at Paris, stating that he had just discovered some MSS. of great importance towards the history of the scholastic philosophy. They are the MSS. of the renowned Roger Bacon, the celebrated philosopher of the thirteenth century. He was a Franciscan monk, born in England, but passed almost all his life in France. He lived in the Convent of the Cordeliers; and he there suffered a long imprisonment, by order of the General of the Franciscans. This circumstance led Mr. Cousin to conjecture that there might be in France some MSS. of Roger Bacon, notwithstanding the silence of Montfaucon and other bibliographers. He has caused search to be made at Douay and St. Omer, where there were formerly English colleges. This search has proved successful. Hitherto we were acquainted only with the first letter addressed by Roger Bacon to Clement IV.; and which Bacon has entitled Opus Majus. Clement IV. patronised Bacon, and had asked him for some information respecting the state of learning in the thirteenth century. Having received no answer to his first letter, R. Bacon drew up a second essay, which he addressed to the pope under the title of Opus Minus. The second letter remaining unanswered like the first, Bacon revised his work, and addressed to the Pope a third letter, which he called Opus Tertium. The Opus Majus was published at London in 1820. There is in England a copy of the Opus Minus, and it has hitherto been supposed that there was no other. Mr. Cousin has just discovered at Douay a MS. which contains a considerable fragment of it. He does not think the work to be of much importance. It is not the same with the Opus Tertium, which may be considered as the last work of Roger Bacon, and of which Mr. Cousin has just discovered a MS. which is the only one in Europe. He has, besides, very recently discovered at Amiens, another MS. of Bacon's, of which nobody ex pected the existence. It is "Questions on the Physics and Metaphysics of Aristotle." These three MSS. on which Mr. Cousin is preparing a memoir, will throw much light on the history of scholastic philosophy. BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE Aug. 22. This being the day appointed for the meeting of the Association at Bristol, upwards of 1,100 members registered their names; many of them being persons of the highest distinction in the literary and scientific world. The different places had been selected as nearly as possible in one locality, so as to permit the members to go from one to the other, according to the subjects or communications in which they might take interest. At section A, for Mathematical and Physical science, held at the Merchants' Hall, Professor Whewell, the president, in the chair, papers were read on the following subjects, on each of which interesting conversations were held:-Sir David Brewster, a report on the rock-salt lens ; Mr. Lubbock, a report on the progressive discussions of tidal observations, and on his views of the lunar theory; Professor Phillips, on the temperature of the earth; Professor Whewell, on the state of knowledge relating to the levels of the land and sea; Professor Wheatstone, on electric light; and Professor Sir Wm. Hamilton, a report on Mr. G. Gerrard's mathematical researches. Section B, for Chemistry and Mineralogy, was held at the Grammar School; the Rev. Professor Cumming presiding, the papers read being likewise of a highly interesting character. Amongst these were remarks on the salt called phosphate of soda, by H. H. Watson; on the effects of electricity upon potatoes, and of the diseases of potatoes, by Mr. F. Libson; on the means of detecting minute portions of substances in atmospheric air, by Mr. West; a report on mineral waters, by Dr. Daubeny; on arsenical poisons, by Mr. Wm. Herapath; on the power of certain gases to prevent the action on platina of oxygen and hydrogen, by Dr. Henry; on an improved blow-pipe; and an accurate measure for gases, by Mr. Ettrick. At section C, for Geography and Geology, held at the theatre of the Philosophical and Literary Institution, the Rev. Dr. Buckland, president, presided; when a paper was read from E. Charlesworth, esq. being a notice of vertebrated animals found in the Craig, and another by Mr. J. E. Bowman, being notices of some recent examinations of bone caverns at Cefn, near Denbigh. Sections D and E, the former of Zoology and Botany, and the latter for Medical Science, were held at Colston's school; at the former Professor Henslow, and at the latter Dr. Roget presided. An interesting paper was read at the former, on the zoology of North America, by Dr. Richardson, and by Mr. Rootsby, on the Aranea arcularia; and at the latter, contributions severally from the Dublin Committee, Sir David Dickson, and Drs. O'Beirne and Horston. At section F, for Statistics, held at the Chapter Room at the Cathedral, at which Sir Charles Lemon was President, was read a report by Dr. Cleland, exhibiting the past and present state of Glasgow. Section G, for Mechanical Science, founded on the last occasion of meeting, and held at the Merchants' Hall, under the superintendence of Davies Gilbert, esq., was occupied in a report from Professor Moseley, on certain points connected with the theory of locomotive carriages; as well as with a paper by Mr. Russel, of Edinburgh, on the application of our knowledge of the phenomena of waves, to the improvement of the navigation of shallow rivers and canals. A review of these several papers, with the discussions which took place upon them, were given by the various secretaries at the soirée, held in the evening at the Theatre. (The following days in our next.) ANTIQUARIAN RESEARCHES. EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. An interesting Collection of Egyptian Antiquities formed by James Burton, jun. esq. during his travels in Egypt, were sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby on 25th July and two following days. The sale went off with much spirit, the principal competitors being The British Museum, Lords Breadalbane and Prudhoe, Sig. D'Athanasi, Drs. Hogg and Lee, Messrs. Gwilt, Hay, Humphrey, Leathes, Millingen, Pettigrew, S. Rogers, Sams, Thorpe, Till, Warwick, lowing is a List of some of the principal Wilkinson, Winstanley, &c. The folArticles, with the prices and purchasers. in a curious envelope, 41. 88. Leathes. Mummies, &c. A Cat highly preserved, -A child, from Thebes, 31. 58. Humphrey.-Case of a Mummy, for a young person, 3 f. 8 in. long, 47. 10s. Ditto. Never used, a vacant space being left for name of the deceased.-A Lamb, 21. A young Cynocephalus, and another larger Ditto, 71. All three bought by Brit. Museum.-Another Cynocephalus, 3. 15s. Hay. Objects in Wood. A Painter's Pallet, with eleven divisions for colours, each with some in, and a place for brushes, 61. Burton. Two other Pallets were bought by Brit. Mus. for 21. 88. and 101. The latter 16 in. is very curious. It is engraved, with numerous other figures, in the Catalogue, and on it is the name of the scribe in hieroglyphics, Phathmes. A carrier's shoulder-pole, with one of the leather straps, 31. Brit. Mus.- Folding Tablets for writing, called Pugillares by the Romans, 10 in. by 94, 97. 15s. Brit. Mus. A Plasterer's Tool, and Mason's Mallet, 31. 38. B. Mus.-A set of Carpenter's Tools, with the Basket and Workman's Leather-bag, 251. Brit. Mus. Scarabæi. Three, with Cartouches of Osirtesen III Thothmes III. and Rameses the Great, 4. 14s. 6d.; Lord Prudhoe; and Four others with Cartouches, 31. 138. 6d. Do.-Scarabæus of Lapis Lazuli, with ten lines of hieroglyphics, 47. 14s. 6d. Lord Breadalbane. -Scarabæus of Slate Stone, with seven lines of hieroglyphics, 37. 10s. Brit. Mus. Sepulchral Tablets. Of basalt, Cartouche gives the prenom of the Pharoah Osirtesen the Second, 2 ft. 2 in. high, 20. Lord Prudhoe.-Another Tablet, with the prenom of the Pharoah AmunM-Gori? 1620 years before Christ, immediately after the death of Joseph, 201. Lord Prudhoe. These two Tablets are very interesting. They were found in a small Temple in the Wady-Jasoos, on the shores of the Red Sea. Marble Bust,-from Memphis-supposed to be Plato, 41. Dr. Lee. Vases, &c. in Terra Cotta. An elegant Vase, with four handles, 14 in. high, 51. 78. 6d. Brit. Mus.-Upper portion of a fanciful Typhonian Figure, surmounted by the cow, 16 in. high. 47. Br. Mus. Vases in Alabaster. A fine set of the four Sepulchral Vases, with covers representing the Genii of Amenti: 1. Netsonof, with the hawk's head, 2. Smof, with the jackal's head, 3. Hapce, with the dog's head, and 4. Amset, with the human head, 16 and 17 in. high, 441. Humphrey. Statues, and Musical Instruments in Bronze, from Thebes.-Statue of HorPhocrat, 16 in. high. The finest of this deity yet discovered, 24. Marq. of Breadalbane.-The Sistrum or Musical Instrument used in the religious Ceremonies and Processions of the antient Egyptians, 16 feet high. A most precious relic of Egyptian antiquity, being the largest musical instrument yet found. An engraving of this is given in the Catalogue, with a full description, which dates its age as high as Thothmes the Third, making it about 3300 years old, 501. Brit. Mus.-A Four-stringed Musical Instrument carried by Females on their shoulders. Supposed to be the Sambuca described by Athenæus, 221. Brit. Mus.-A Tripod Lamp of the earliest Christian Era, 16 in. high, elegant. The cover singularly made, in two divisions. The ornamental portion of the upper part contains the Cross, 5l. 10s. Cureton. The Papyri. A thick Leathern Roll, 3 feet long, with 60 lines in the Hieratic character; from Memphis, 207. 10s. Moreing.A Funereal Roll of Papyrus, in the hieroglyphical character; from Memphis. Supposed to be 100 feet long. texture is like fine linen. Probably 3000 years old. It appears to relate to a Scribe of high rank, a circumstance which accounts for its length, and from the detailed account it gives of all the funereal subjects constantly represented on the tombs of such persons,-viz. the introduction of the deceased, and his identification with Osiris, his offerings to the various deities, and the prayers, &c. always found written on the tombs. The name of the deceased appears to be Nibsenai, a scribe of the Temple of Pthah Sokar. His sister Sisnou, and daughter Tint-Menophre, are also introduced; from Memphis, 1207. Brit. Mus. Antient MS. Volumes. A Quarto Volume, 358 pages, in the Coptic character, with Arabic Interpretations, 247. 108. Thorpe. A small Quarto of 30 pages, in Coptic, with Arabic Interpretations and many illuminations, 127. 128. Thorpe.Another Volume of 38 pages in Coptic, with Arabic Interpretations, 61. 128. Brit. Mus.-These three Vols. are of value, as facilitating the knowledge of the Coptic language.-A Quarto Volume of 150 pages in Coptic, on leaves of Papyrus, one of the largest and oldest MSS. in the Coptic Language; from Thebes, 841. Thorpe. Miscellaneous Objects. A Basket, with a Shirt, of the linen and dress of the period, with a blue border, 41. 3s. Brit. Mus.-A prepared Feast, consisting of Two Ducks, upon the original stand; with a Dessert, consisting of cakes, of ground corn, and fruits, dom apples, pomegranates, dates, onions, raisins, and figs. These singular funereal objects are from Thebes, 151. Brit. Mus. -An upright Vase in form of a Lotus Column, used for holding colour, 3 in. high, of light blue glass striped with |