rous family; aspires to hope that he may find, by the means of this Journal so fertile in propositions of all kinds, a lady generous enough to seek his acquaintance, choose him as a husband, and share her fortune with him."

"A batchelor aged sixty, but as fresh and healthy as possible at his age, having a character and education which render him still amiable in society, desires to marry a lady between the age of twenty and thir ty-five, of an agreeable person, that is to say a genteel figure, regular features, beautiful eyes, a pretty mouth, adorned with fair teeth well arranged and very white, in fine a rosy complexion, and free of all bodily de fects. This batchelor will pay no attention to fortune, his own being fully sufficient to procure for a belov. ed companion all the comforts that a solid education, virtuous soul, and grateful heart can require."

"A young woman aged seventeen, beautiful, fresh, well educated, rather in a solid manner than in the taste of the present day, but in consequence of the revolution, absolutely without fortune. She would prove a prize to a man of mature age, who would prefer to fortune with a taste for dissipation, pure manners, a charming person, and an inclination for the cares of a household. This young woman belongs to one of the best families formerly eminent in the law.”

"A young lady aged eighteen, fresh and beautiful as a new-blown flower, and endowed with all the graces and talents which increase the charms of beauty, but without fortune, in consequence of disasters which have happened to her parents, is offered by them to a man of sensibility who would share with her a decent existence."

"A lady aged forty, enjoying good health and an income of two thousand francs, wishes to marry a batchelor about her own age, of a

healthy constitution, with a decent. income, and sufficient gaiety to drive away care in the long winter evenings."

Account of the CLIMATE of the MoREA, and CHARACTER of its preSent INHABITANTS.

From Pouqueville's Travels.

"HE Morea

TH possesses a great variety in its temperature, as well as in the configuration of its soil; insomuch, that Providence seems in a thousand ways to have diversified her benefits on this small part of the globe. The climate in general seems to hold a middle rank between that of Egypt and the temperate zones. We do not see in it those livid clouds which conceal for a length of time, the azure of the sky and the rays of the sun; nor that arch of brilliant light, deprived of moisture, on which the sun ascends and inflames the desarts. A refreshing dew falls in the early days of spring, and the ground is covered with snow, or moistened by torrents of rain, according to the difference of the seasons: but the mourning of nature is of short duration; for each night discloses to the admiring eye, the firmament sparkling with its brilliant constellations.

The woods, so necessary for producing rain, which covered most of the mountains, and were consecrated by the religion of the ancients, no longer exist; and since their destruction, the vallies in their vicinity have become barren while the extermination of the inhabitants by their barbarous invaders, has left to the feeble generations that have succeeded nothing but disorder and insalubrity.

The winter generally begins in the Morea with abundant rains, and the most dreadful thunder; and never was the voice of Jupiter more imposing, than when it resounds through

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the caverns of the Taygetus, or extends along the deep excavations of Mounts Olenos and Pholoe. These changes, which begin in December, are succeeded by frosts, which however are seldom severely felt till the beginning of January; at this period, the harvest of every kind is finished; the wine is fermenting in vats or inclosed in casks, and the last operation is that of expressing oil from the olives, which almost all the cantons furnish in abundance. But the same cold and temperature are not felt in those parts of Elida and Messenia, which are bordered by the sea; yet Arcadia, Achaia, Sicyonia, and the elevated territory of Corinth and Laconia, experience very rigorous winters; while the sun daily shines on Arcadia like a diamond, but deprived of heat.In the month of February, how ever, the malignaut influence of which was so much dreaded by the ancients, vegetation begins to revive, and the narcissus and humble violet may be seen issuing from the snow; when the youths impatient to resume their wonted activity, arm themselves, and go out upon excursions a gainst the wolves, accompanied by that courageous race of dogs peculiar to Epirus.

In the month of April, the rising and setting of the sun are preceeded and followed by abundant dews; while some gentle showers rapidly fertilize the lands. The orange, vine and other fruit-trees embalm the heavy atmosphere of the Ælida, while thyme, rosemary, and other aromtic plants, embellish the whole of Laco nia and the Peloponnesus. I obser. ved that at this period, a little before the rising of the sun, the air was impregnated with such a mass of odours, that those not accustomed to it, felt inconvenience in breathing.

I cannot describe the grandeur of the rising sun in these delightful climates, but shall observe, that the atAugust 1806.

tractive descriptions of the poets of antiquity, are, in this respect, not exaggerated.

The summer season commences in the month of May, and lasts till October. From the very beginning, the air is dry, the heat increases, and as well as the cold, is most felt in the great bason of Laconia. The thermometer in summer rises there to 34° and 36°. The Elida is refreshed by sea breazes; but the Argolide is suffocating, and most of the rivers are dried up. Every evening the people make their beds in the open air, and each family passes the night in the middle of the court, which forms an essential appendage to every house; they are also in the habit of lighting fires, which they as sert to be necessary for purifying the air. There is likewise a charming spectacle which embellishes the obscurity of night-millions of luminous insects, which the Greeks call Kéλo Qoria, fly through the air, and seem like so many diamonds agitated by the clouds, At this time the atmosphere of Tripolitza be comes so much impregnated with the odour of the milk-thistles, that grow about Mount Roino, as to affect with vertigo and fainting the nervous and delicate women of the harams. remedy this inconvenience, and partly from an old custom, the pacha, during my residence, sent all the inhabitants of the town to extirpate and burn those plants.

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Odoriferous herbs and flowers perfume the fields, too numerous to mention, every where. The ponds in the north of Arcadia, are covered with the flowers of the water lily, the leaves of which resemble so many shields spread on the surface of the water: the resinous trees afford abundance of gum, and the cantharides fly in swarms around those of the ash. Towards the end of May, they begin to cut their corn, and pile it in stacks on their farms. In

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the months of July and August, the chirping of the grasshopper is no longer heard on the burning soil; and the people throughout this season are forced to drink the unwholesome water of their wells and cisterns. The labourer, shepherd, and inhabi. tant of the towns in the Morea, eat a variety of fruits which relieve them so much from the oppression of the heat, that they seem scarcely to regard it the reviving freshness of the evening, and the light morning air, cause the inhabitants of the valley of Tegea to forget the heat of noon.The children run about with nothing on them but a simple shirt, and are as sun-burnt as the Arabs; but none of those scrophulous diseases are to be. found among them, which are so common in our large towns. At length, in October, the rains announce the autumn, and seem to give rise to a new spring; the grapes fall beneath the knife of the vintager, and nothing is heard but songs of joy. Fetes then take place in every part, and the whole of the inhabitants assemble for recreation.

The present Greeks, like all other distinct people, have a peculiar physiognomy, which unfortunately derives its principal feature from the state of servitude and oppression in which they are plunged; butwho will assert that the sanguinary rod of des. positism has not had the same effect upon a whole people, as it would have upon an individual? Without stopping to explain causes I shall merely describe this people as they

are.

The Greeks of the Morea are strong, robust, and distinguished by features full of expression; but, as I have observed, altered by servitude. They are in general full of spirit, but dissembling, crafty, and vain. Gossipers, liars, and perjurers, they do not make the slightest profession, nor traffic with the smallest article, without taking the saints to witness

their probity. Being lively, good-humoured, and inclined to debauchery, they excite pleasure without inspiring confidence; and their conversation abounds in figures and comparisons: hence they exaggerate what ever they say or do. When they speak of liberty, they talk with such spirit, that one would believe them ready to undertake every thing, and to make every sacrifice, to obtain it; but in fact the indignation which they manifest towards their oppresssors, proceeds less from their love of freedom, than from their wish to see their religion predominant. One may easily conceive, what may be expected from people occupied with such ideas. The descendents of Miltiades and Cimon, now bent down by the double despotism of Mussulmans, and the papas or priests, are incapable of forming any of those generous and manly enterprises, which might restore the political existence they have lost. I should add, that tho' they hate the Turks, they probably detest much more those Christians who acknowledge the authority of the pope.

Such are the modern Greeks, ar, at least, in such a light did they appear to me from actual observation. The Grecian women in the Morea, deserve in general the praise of beauty, and perhaps the palm of virtue. They are indebted for the first advantage to physical causes, which it is possible to assign. During the greater part of the year an ardent sun dries up the Morea; and the air deprived of moisture and impregnated with the perfume of flowers, is pure and vivifying; while the temperature is as mild, and the sky as clear as at Memphis; to which if we add the moderate labour and regular life of the women in eastern countries, we shall find in these united causes the source of that beauty, which has ever distinguished the women of the ancient Pelodonnesus.

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les and Phidias, are still to be found amongst the Greek women: they are generally of a large size and noble shape; their eye is full of fire, and their mouths, replete with fine teeth, seem to excite kissing. Nevertheless, their complexions vary according to the part they inhabit, though they always retain the unchangeable basis of general beauty, The girl of Sparta is fair, her shape is slender, and her gait noble; while those of the mountains of Taygetus possess the size and form of Pallas, as that divinity is represented displaying her arms and ægis in the field of battle. The female of Messinea is of a small size, en bon point, and of regular features, with large blue eyes, and long black hair: and when she treads on the verdant carpet of nature with her naked and delicate feet, she re sembles Flora in her enamelled meadows. The Arcadian woman, enveloped in corse woollen garments, scarcely shews the regularity of her shape; her head is finely formed, and her smile is that of innocence. The females of the Archipelago, excepting those of Naxos, are by no means so interesting. I may add, that the Grecian women of the Morea, and even those in the best circumstances, have no ideas inimical to modesty; chaste when they are girls, and bashful and faithful when they have formed the hymeneal contract, they possess a certain austerity of conduct which repels all attempts at Asiatic voluptuousness. After the death of the husband of their choice, they very rarely make any new engagement; on the contrary, after such a loss, existence seems a burden to them, and they often pass the remainder of their life in tears. They use no valuable article to adorn themselves, except India shawls, which can be obtained only by the most opulent women; they wear such cloaths as they have themselves #pun and woven, while they inter

sperse amongst their hair the various flowers of the season.

But though the Grecian women have received from nature their share of beauty, and the gift of loving with ardour and sincerity; they have also the defect of being vain, avaricious, and ambitious, at least amongst the higher ranks of society. Deprived of every kind of instruction, they are incapable of supporting a conversation of the smallest interest, while their defect of education is not supplied by that natural wit which gives rise to repartees, and pleases the men more than wit. which is acquired. Hence it may

be affirmed, that the Greeks are generally ignorant, while those even who are born in a more elevated sphere, are unacquainted with the art ́ of doing the offices of a household; an art so familiar to the women of

most European countries, who know how to attract and attach to them the most serious and amiable men. To give a proof of the little education which the Greek women receive, not excluding those who are qualified for princesses, I shall add, that at the Fanal, which is the name given to a part of Constantinople, in which the Greek princes reside, one may hear these ladies employ the most vulgar and injurious epithets when commanding their servants, whom they incessantly call by the appellation of beast, bitch, &c. instead of their proper names.

I shall leave it to the reader to decide what attraction an European can find in the society of such women. From what I have said, it may, however, be concluded, that no parallel exists between the eastern women and those of the west.

In every part of the Morea there is an abundance of old sybils and professed sorcerers; the refuse of Thessaly, which, in all times, has been over-run with magicians: these imposters explain dreams, interpret

signs, and comment on the weakness of the imagination, insomuch that nothing serious is undertaken without consulting them. Hence it is easy to conceive the influence which these wretches, so generally known by the name of gypsies, must have over the ardent minds of the Grecian

women.

SCOTTISH REVIEW.

I. Picture of Edinburgh; containing a History and Description of the City, with a particular Account of every remarkable object in, or Establishment connected with, the Scottish Metropolis, By J. Stark. 18mo. pp. 504. 6s. Constable & Co.

OCAL and topographical writ ings have, of late, occupied a large share of the public attention; and their attractions as well as their use are greater than might at first sight be supposed. We take pleasure in reading a description of places to which our eyes have been long accustomed; we learn even new particulars which we had not before known or attended to. In the same way, deficiencies may be pointed out, and improvements suggested,. which would not otherwise have occurred.

Such being the case, nothing in Scotland can certainly be more deserving than Edinburgh of the most copious topographical delineation.

The capitals of France and England having already been described with considerable industry and minuteness, Mr Stark has now undertaken to, perform the same office for that of his native country; and he has not fallen short of his models. In

deed we do not remember to have seen any work of this kind, which, besides giving a view of the present state of things, includes so much historical and antiquarian information.

As the great variety of the sub ject precludes all attempts at analysis, we shall present our readers ith the table of contents, which, like a bill of fare, may give him an idea of the entertainment he is to meet with. History of Edinburgh. Description,- -Old Town-Earthen Mound-North Bridge-South Bridge -Southern District-Northern District or New Town.

Antiquities,--City Wall---Netherbow Port-Cross of Edinburgh-John Knox's House-Roman Sculpture. Political and Civil Establishments,-Edinburgh Castle-Palace of Holyroodhouse -Abbey of Holyroodhouse-Royal Chapel-Scottish Mint-Court of Session-Faculty of Advocates-Writers to the Siguet-Court of Justiciary-Court of Exchequer--Parliament House -Register Office-Court of Admiralty -Commissary Court-Lyon CourtSheriff Court-Convention of Royal Boroughs-Board of Customs-Excise Office-Post Office.

Municipal Establishment,-Magistracy of Edinburgh-Incorporated Trades—Criminal Court-Bailie Court-Ten Merk Court-Dean of Guild CourtTolbooth Cannongate Tolbooth-Bridewell Weigh house-Exchange-Police Court of Police. Banks,-Bank of Scotland-Royal Bank -British Linen Company. Literary Establishments,High SchoolUniversity-Botanic Garden-Observatory University Library-Royal College of Physicians-Royal Society --Society of Antiquaries--Select Society--Speculative Society-Royal Medical Society-Natural History Society-Advocates Library- Progress and Present State of Printing-Periodical Publications--Progress and Pre

sent State of the Arts.

Religious Establishments, -St. Giles's Church-Trinity College Church,-Trone Church-Lady Yester's Church

New and Old Greyfriars ChurchesCannongate Church St. Cuthbert's Church St. Andrew's ChurchEpiscopal Chapel-St. George's Chapel-Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge.

Charitable Institutions, Infirmary-Pub. lic Dispensary-Lying-in HospitalHeriot's Hospital-Watson's Hospital Gil