character, and one well worthy the imitation of all! Great and excellent man! May my communion on earth be with such as thou wert!-and mine, too, be like glorious communion in the green pastures, and by the still waters of a better and a brighter world than this! EDGAR. The Gatherer. EPITAPHS. The late Sir John Trollope caused his grave to be dug some years previous to his death; and at the head a stone was placed perpendicularly with the following lines: I, Sir John Trollope, 2. IN GAINSBOROUGH CHURCH-YARD. Here lies the body of Gabriel John, "I am but a Gatherer and disposer of Who died in the year eighteen hundred other men's stuff."-WOTTON. ALLITERATIVE LOVE LETTER. Adored and angelic Amelia. Accept an ardent and artless amourist's affections, alleviate an anguished admirer's. alarms, and answer an amorous applicant's avowed ardour. Ah Amelia! all appears an awful aspect! Ambition, avarice, and arrogance, alas! are attractive allurements, and abase an ar dent attachment. Appease an aching and affectionate adorer's alarms, and anon acknowledge affianced Albert's alliance as agreeable and acceptable. -Anxiously awaiting an affectionate and affirmative answer, accept an ardent admirer's aching adieu. Always angelic and adorable Amelia's admiring and affectionate amourist, ALBERT. and one; 3. ON A DISORDERLY FELLOW NAMED CHEST. Here lies one Chest within another: SIR JEROME BOWES.-John Basilide, hearted prince, ordered, according to Czar of Muscovy, a cruel and hardthe head of the Ambassador of an Itasome historians, a nail to be driven into lian prince, for having put on his hat in his presence. However, when JeQueen of England, appeared before rome Bowes, Ambassador of Elizabeth, that prince, he boldly put his hat on, and left him in the same manner. The Czar asked him whether he were ignorant of the treatment another ambasI know it, answered the Englishman: sador had received, for a like temerity? but I am the Ambassador of a Queen that never suffers an insult put upon any that has always her head covered, and of her ministers to pass unpunished. The Czar, generous enough to admire this boldness, exclaimed, turning towards who dares act and speak thus for the his courtiers: "This is a brave man, honour and interest of his Sovereign! Which of you would do as much for me?" FISH.-The smelt: the name of this fish is derived from its peculiar scent, i. e. smell it. There is no fish dies so soon as the herring when taken out of the water, whence arises the proverb, "as dead as a herring." Herring-silver is money formerly paid in lieu of a certain quantity of herrings for a reli gious house. RECIPE FOR COURTSHIP. By Dean Swift. Two or three dears and two or three sweets, Two or three balls and two or three treats; Two or three serenades giv'n as a lure, Two or three oaths how much they endure; Two or three messages sent in one day, Two or three times led out from the play, Two or three soft speeches made by the way; Two or three tickets for two or three times, Two or three love letters, writ all in rhymes; Two or three months keeping strict to these rules, Can never fail of making a couple of fools. A GOOD WIFE.-There are three things which a good wife should resemble, and yet those three things she should not resemble. She should be like a town clock-keep time and regularity. She should not be like a town clock-speak so loud that all the town may hear her. She should be like a snail, prudent and keep within her own house. She should not be like a snail carry all she has upon her back. She should be like an echo-speak when spoken to. She should not be like an echo-determined always to have the last word. NOBILITY. A merchant, named Mr. John, intoxicated by the familiarity of Louis XI. who very often admitted him in particular to dine with him, took it in his head one day to request his Majesty to grant him letters of nobility. The King did not refuse his request; but when the new nobleman appeared at Court, he affected not to know him. Mr. John, surprised at this unexpected reception, could not forbear complaining of it. "Go about your business, Mr. John-I mean my Lord," said the King; "when I used to invite you to my table, I considered you as the first of your profession; but now I should insult my nobles, if I were to treat you with the same distinction." TO CORRESPONDENTS. In answer to numerous inquiries, we beg to state, that each volume of The MIRROR will contain a Title and Index; we therefore request our Subscribers not to bind up their sets until the Index is published, of which due notice will be given. Replies to several letters shall be sent in a day or two; and our remaining Correspondents shall (if possible) all have an answer next week. Advertisements. Published by J. LIMBIRD,355, The INSOLVENCY REGISTER, Published every Saturday, price Sixpence each. This Work is published every Saturday morning, at six o'clock, and contains in regular se ries--a faithful report of proceedings in the Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors, with the result of every case heard before the Court:--a list of every insolvent in England and Wales, applying for relief under the Act, with the name, several places of residence, and day of hearing of the Petition:---lists, alphabetically arranged, of every Insolvent in England and Wales, discharged or remanded, by authority of the Court: ---the whole forming an authentic Register of proceedings under the Acts, which, not only for immediate use, but as a Work of reference, will be found of great and general utility. Just Published by G. SMEETON, Arcade, Pall-Mall, A Treatise on the Virtues and Efficacy of a Crust of Bread, eat early in a morning fasting: to which are added, Remarks on the great Cures accomplished by the Saliya, or "fasting Spittle, either when externally applied, or internally given, in the Scurvy, Gravel, Stone, Rheumatism, &c. arising from obstruetions. By a Physician. Price Sixpence. Published by J. LIMBIRD, 355, Strand, (East end of Exeter Change), and sold by all Newsmen and Booksellers. Printed by T DOLBY, 299, Strand. OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION. No. XXII.] SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1823. [PRICE 2d. The New London Bridge; and the Ancient Chapel. OUR present Engraving requires our readers to look back for half a dozen centuries, and to look forward for half a dozen years. It presents a correct view of the Ancient Chapel which for merly graced the centre arch of London Bridge; and an engraving of the successful design for the New London Bridge, which is intended to be erected over the river, near the scite of the présent structure. Of the history of London Bridge, our readers have already been made acquainted, in the second number of The MIRROR, to which we refer them. The chapel, of which we this week VOL. I. present a correct view, was built in the centre of the bridge, on the east side. It was dedicated to St. Thomas, and was built in 1209. Peter de Colechurch, the first architect of the bridge, was buried in this chapel, in the middle of which was a tomb, in which his remains were deposited. The Chapel had an entrance from the river, and another from the street. Bridge on account of its narrow arches, The inconvenience attending London and the present decayed state of the structure, has induced the city to wish to erect a new one. Z A commission has, however, been appointed on the subject, and they determined in favour of a new bridge. Architects and engineers were invited to furnish designs, and premiums offered for the best plans that should be presented. The instructions on which the plans were to be founded were to the following effect: That the bridge should consist of five arches, and be faced with granite; the centre arch to be twenty-three feet above high-water mark. The scite of the bridge not to exceed 170 feet from the West side of the present bridge. The clear waterway not to be less than 600 feet. The declivity of the road-way not to exceed one foot in twenty-six feet, and stairs of granite to be provided to go from the foot of the bridge to the river. Premiums of 250l. 150l. and 100. were to be given for the first, second, and third most approved designs. ter this notice had been made public about six months, it was found that Af fifty-two designs had been sent in. Of Mr. Fowler's design we this week present an engraving. It is to consist of five arches, segments of circles; the centre arch to be 154 feet span; the two next 143 feet, and each of the smaller arches 125 feet span. The width of the bridge, 48 feet; the height of the balustrade, or rather parapet, seven feet; it is to be a wall pierced with large circular apertures, filled with open cast-iron work, so as to afford a view of the river. The estimated expense of the bridge is 306,0001. Mr. Boorer's plan is light and airy, the span of the arches, which are ellip tical, being 152, 144, and 128 feet; the width of the bridge, 54 feet, and the estimated expense, 500,000. Mr. Busby's design gives the arches at 150, 140, and 130 feet; the arches are semi-elliptical; the width of the bridge is 47 feet, and each side is fenced with a ballustrade. The estimated expense is 386,000l. We confess that none of these plans appear to be what the instructions expressed, worthy of the metropolis, and the present cultivated state of science; though they all possess considerable merit. The country that has produced a Rennie, and the metropolis that THE DIFFICULTIES OF A CON- To the Editor of the Mirror. and no doubt amused, by the confes- and endeavoured as his coadjutor to correct his errors, I boldly started into notice; but how to attract attention to myself was my next difficulty. It was necessary that I should have a fixed residence, well furnished, and genteel in point of situation; for such is the folly of the public, that humble merit stands no chance with splendid ignorance. By the assistance of friends, I was placed in a house neatly and respectably furnished, and it only remained to make myself as notorious as possible. There are three legitimate ways of doing so : either to write a work on the anatomy, pathology, physiology, &c. &c. of that portion of the body whose complaints are professed to be treated, which, being advertised by a publisher, causes the author's name to be known, and of course those afflicted apply to him. Another way is to give lectures on the same subjects, notice of which being duly inserted in the papers and periodical works, with certain hours and residence mentioned, when and where pupils may apply for terms, sufficiently point out the periods when the lecturer is at home to see patients. Both of these plans I adopted: the first answered pretty well, as I performed my task conscientiously, and although my work professed to be addressed to practitioners, it was written with a view of being read by the popular world. Those who had ability to understand it paid me the compliment of consulting me, from (allow me to say as I am talking of myself) a well-founded supposition that I knew more than I had chosen to expose to the public eye; or that as their case was peculiar, so it required peculiar treatment; and those who had not sufficient education to understand the force of my reasoning, thought I must be a very "clever fellow" to put myself in print. Difficulties assailed me, however, at every step, in carrying my first plan into execution. I purchased paper, employed my own printer, binder, &c. and being desirous of having a respectable publisher, I found his charge was 33 per cent. profit, 10 per cent. more for the use of his name as publisher, one book out of every twenty-five, and I was to pay whatever he charged for advertisements, with carriage and other small expenses, without daring to question his respectability, by asking for any account as to what papers contained the notices of the publication. Thus, in order to meet this enormous deduction, my book was obliged to be priced so high, that many persons thought I had made a book merely for the profit of it. My work being before the public, the Reviewers next presented themselves as another dificulty; but, with the exception of one, they were very lenient. That one, however, was published by a mere printer, a man without an idea of his own on such subjects, who was in consequence obliged to trust to hireling medical writers; and one of them having a friend in the same department as myself, lashed my work with such blind rage, to please or earn a reward from his friend, that he exposed his own ignorance, of which I did not fail to take. advantage in contemporary works, and his master, having a good portion of common sense, dismissed my interested antagonist from his place as a reviewer. I had some minor difficulties with the papers as to the manner of their advertising my lectures; for instead of placing in capitals the peculiar department I professed, they placed "Lectures" in capitals, as if pupils. were my desideratum, whereas I did not care one straw for pupils, it being only a genteel way of calling attention to myself. I also adopted the plan of seeing poor patients gratuitously, and fixed certain hours for their attendance, which is the third legitimate method of obtaining notoriety, although it has become rather equivocal of late, for the veriest quacks resort to the same methods, and what with the difficulties of keeping the poor to the hours you appoint, and the tricks of those who will be mean enough to assume the character of paupers, in order to get advice for nothing, it is not productive of so much benefit as may be supposed. Having thus, in some degree, overcome my major difficulties, the minor ones began to press upon and annoy me, and even to this day distress my feelings so, that I should almost be likely to accept the advice of Job's wife, if she were now present to offer it. My first patient was a lady in a carriage from a commercial city, with her little boy, to whom I rendered my attentions; after which she asked my fee. Hurt as my feelings were by the question, I replied a guinea; to which she rejoined, in the true spirit of trade, "Will not a pound do?" Shortly after I had a rich West Indian in his carriage, attended by his brother. His case was one I might have made appear of very great difficulty, and of course I could have kept him a proportionate time under my |