while a want of Spirit, if it differs from Impudence itself, feems, of the two, rather molt odious and contemptible. Eugenio, though he is much indebted to Nature for a good understanding, has received from Art that polish and finish. ing, without which the fineft gem would appear rough, and the trueft painting at belt not difagreeable. By mixing frequently with perfons of fashion, his air and manner is eafy and elegant; and, by keeping much company, his knowledge of the world above his years. Yet he has acquired the firft, without the leaft mixture of pride; and the latter, without endangering his virtue. See him furrounded with a circle of the wild and gay, and he is ever unconcerned and free: he will not indeed roar out indecent jokes, to oblige the company; or good-naturedly drink every health, at the expence of his conftitution. Yet, though he is a ftranger to vice, he is no enemy to mith; and while he can join in the laugh confiftently with virtue, he is ever ready when that is impoffible, he is filent. How different from this is the behaviour of Agreftis! When he addreffes you, 'tis in a manner fo uncouth and forbidding, that you are in pain, and pity his rufticity. He will fit hours without ever fpeaking, and entertain : himself and the company with biting his Your most humble fervant, WALPOLE-ANECDOTES. THE following Anecdotes respecting that diftinguished Character, SIR ROBERT WALPOLE, may not perhaps be generally known. They are therefore requested to be inferted in your widely-circulated Magazine by D URING the time Sir Robert Wal pole was First Minifter, fuch an indefatigable, prying, fiddle-faddle hunter after news, as we have feen delineated in Mr. Coleman's Farce under the name of "Bufletonian," and of whom we fee many at this time plying about the capital, had been in waiting, walking to and fro fome hours upon the parade before the Horie-Guards, near the private door of the Treasury-Garden, to catch Sir Robert as he came out thence; for it was frequently the practice of Sir Robert to come out of that door in the morning, and to walk up the Park and through the Mall to St James's; and I have been told, that that door of the TreafuryGarden was made on purpose, by Sir A CONSTANT READER. Robert's order, for his own convenience, that he might not have to walk down the public ftairs leading to the offices, and hrough the paffages under the Treasury. At laft, the key moved in the lock; Bufletonian's heart leaped with anxious exultation, and out came Sir Robert. "Good morning to you, Sir Robert." Your most obedient humble fervant, Sir.' "What news, pray, Sir Robert, Yoday " Really, Sir, I bave not feen the newjpapers this morning.* This he faid with much dry humour ; but in fuch a tone and manner, and with luch TH ACCOUNT OF A BRIDGE OVER THE BA-FING, OR BLACK RIVER. HE River Ba-fing or Black River is a principal branch of the Senegal: Mr. Park defcribes it in the following terms: We croffed it "upon a bridge of Bamboos of a very fingular conftruction; Tome idea of which may be formed from the annexed Engraving. The River at this place is imooth and deep, and has very little current. Two tall trees, when tied together by the tops, are fufficiently long to reach from one fide to the other; the roots refting upon the rocks, and the tops floating in the water. When a few trees have been placed in this direction, they are covered with dry Bamboos, fo as to form a floating bridge, with a floping gangway at each end, where the trees reft upon the rocks. This Bridge is carried away every year by the fwelling of the River in the rainy feafon, and is continually rebuilt by the inhabitants of Manna, who, on that account, expect a fmall tribute from every paffenger." Park's Travels, p. 338. TO PICKLE BEEF, PORK, &c. AND TO KEEP MEAT GOOD IN THE HOTTEST CLIMATES. O four gallons of water add one confiderable time, it will be neceffary Tpound and a half of Mufcavado once in two months to boil the pickle fugar, two ounces of falt petre, and fix pounds of bay or common falt. Put the whole into a clean pot or kettle, and let it beil, being careful to take off all the fcum, as it ariles. When there is no more fcum, take the liquor off, and let it fland till cold: having put the meat you want to preferve into the veffel you intend to keep it in, pour in the liquor till the meat is quite covered, in which condition it must be kept. If you intend to preferve your meat a over again, clearing off the fcum that rifes, and putting in, when boiling, two ounces of fugar, and half a pound of common falt. Thus the pickle will hold good twelve months. It is incomparable for curing hams, neats-tongues, or beef, which you intend to dry; obferving, when you take them out of the pickle, firft to clean and dry them, put them in paper bags, and hang them in a dry warm place. LORD EUROPEAN MAGAZINE A View of a BRIDGE over the BA-FING or BLACK RIVER Published by Permission of G.Nicol Pall Mall for J.Sewell Cornhill Jan.1.1800. Engraved by S.Rawle. LORD HARDWICKE. The following Letter from this diftinguished Lawyer now makes its first appearance before MY LORD, T 6th April, 1736. O fee a young Nobleman inquiring after the propereft methods for his. own education, cannot but give one a moft fenfible pleasure, in an age when the far greater part leave that care entirely to others ; or, perhaps, do their utmoft to obstruct the fruits of it themselves : on the contrary, fuch an inquiry shews a laudable folicitude to affift the endeavours of parents, and to improve upon the instruction of tutors, of which I doubt not but your Lordhip is fupplied with the beft. This would make it the highest impertinence in me to fay one word to you on this topic, if your commands did. not arm me with a juftification. The important bufinefs of your education feems chiefly to confift in three things-your ftudies, your exercises, and your travels. In your ftudies, your first employment will of courfe be the learning of languages, ancient and modern. Without a competent fkill in the former, you will want the inexpreffible pleafure and advantage that can only be drawn from thofe immortal patterns of nervous beautiful writing, and virtuous action, which Greece and Rome have left us; and without the latter, a man of quality muft find himself frequently at a loís becomingly to act many parts, both in public and private life, to which his birth and rank do naturally call him. As you proceed farther, permit me to recommend Mathematics to your particular favour; it is of infinite fervice in variety of affairs, but there is one general ufe of it, which I remember my Lord Bacon fomewhere mentions-that it tends above all things to fix the attention of youth; for in demonitration, if a man's mind wander never fo little, he must begin again. The ftudy of the Roman Civil Law is what every true friend of your Lordship would moft earnestly with you to purfue -as the groundwork of the law of moft Countries, and in cafes where their municipal laws have made no fpecial provifion, it is their rule of judging: be V91, XXXVI. Dɛc, 1799. lieve me, the benefits you will derive from a fuperior knowledge of this fcience are not to be defcribed within the compass of a letter; and as your Lordship may poffibly one day have a feat in Parliament, your country will by this means find you the much better qualified for their fervice, as well as your own. I fhall be in danger of going farther out of my depth, if I. attempt to lay much about your exercifes. They require judgment in choofing, and many of them are highly conducive to ftrengthening the conftitution, and forming a graceful behaviour: it seems to be a fault of the prefent age, to neglect the ` manly and warlike exercises, and to prefer thofe which are foft and effeminate; the former are certainly a neceffary part of the education of a man of quality, not to be laid afide as foon as learned, but to be made a habit for life. Hence you will be rendered more apt for military fatigue and difcipline, if ever the caufe of your Prince and Country fhall require you to endure it. And one cannot help obferving, that it would be much for the honour of the Nobility, as well as the fecurity of this kingdom, if more, even of those who do not think fit to make War their trade, would however qualify themfelves to perform that honourable fervice. To thefe I prefume travelling will fuc ceed, not only from the reafon of the thing, but the fashion of the times, and it were much to be wished that being in the fashion was not for the most part the fole aim of it. It is undoubtedly in itfelf a noble part of inftruction, as it affords an opportunity of becoming açquainted with the Conflitutions and Interetts of Foreign Countries, the Courts of their Princes, the genius, trade, and general pursuits of the people. But as things are now managed, what is often fubtituted in the room of these mot useful inquiries? Nothing but the infection of their vices and luxury, their arts of deffing themfelves and their victuals, and the acquifition of falle vitiated talte in both. To intimate one Bbb of |