An Englishman's Farewell to a Con Sonnet to my Friend G. W. B. on his Welsh Excursions through the greater Part of South and North Wales, on the Plan of Irish Extracts and Scot. Report of the Earl of Sheffield to the Meeting at Lewes Wool Fair, on the 26th July, 1820 [Concluded].. ib. A Sketch of the Charge of the Lord Bishop of Chester, delivered in the Chapel of St. James, Whitehaven, on Friday, the 14th of July, 1820 226 Of the Progress of Improvement, and the Extension of the Wealth and Iron Bridges on a new Construction ..236 On the Means of destroying Wasps....237 Acknowledgments to Correspondents..280 List of Bankrupts, Dividends, and Cer- With their Managing Owners, Commanders, Principal Officers, Surgeons, Pursers, Time of coming afloat, Sailing, &c. 6 Rose 10th August, 1820. LONDON.Published for the European Magazine by J. Asperne, 32, Cornbill 2 Oct 1820 Abraham Rios DD. Engraved by J.Thomsen from an original Painting by Opie R.A. EUROPEAN MAGAZINE, AND LONDON REVIEW, FOR SEPTEMBER, 1820. We are under the necessity, this month, of apologising to our numerous Subscribers for the unavoidable omission of Dr. REES' Memoir. It could certainly have been inserted this month, but in a very imperfect state; and a desire to avail ourselves of the assistance of an eminent literary Gentleman, connected with DR. REES' " Cyclopedia," whose presence in town we daily looked for, prevented us from seeking materials elsewhere; unfortunately he arrived too late to prepare the Memoir, which will therefore be given next month, in addition to our usual matter. To the Editor of the European Magazine. St. Columb, Sept. 21, 1820. ERE things rightly valued ac SIR. every rank and condition in society be, if the sweat and toil of the husbandman did not supply his table with pro worth, vision 8 arts which seemed to be disparaged, and held in contempt by the thoughtless part of mankind, would assume a rank that would bespeak their importance and command their admiration; even more than the fine arts which engross the talents of the first gepiuses. The fact is, the one are only ornamental, but the others are useful and indespensible. Agriculture on this ground, has the first claim to the respect of mankind, for it is the basis of all other arts; without a regular supply of food, society must stand still we see occasionally what confusion and alarm partial dearths make! How much greater and more dreadful must be a famine, where food cannot be pur chased with money. The farmer is plain in his manners, and uncultivated in his understanding, this often excites derision in weak people, but such ought to consider that his labour is absolutely necessary to provide the sus tenance we daily stand in need of: for without a regular and adequate supply provided by his hands, we could not exist. Without his rents what would become of the landbolder, where would the artisan, the gentlemen, our nobility, The fact is, agriculture is the basis of commerce, it purchases its productions, and buys gold itself, the common purchaser of all other commodities. As a pursuit it affords the most rational amusement: it is doing good, as it encourages industry; it is a friend to virtue because its pleasures are innocent. And there can be no more agreeable speculation, than watching the grain from its first shooting, till it becomes matured in the ear. It brings us acquainted with the most useful and docile animals, who are sensible of our caresses, and gain our esteem, by the constant service they render to us. Indeed, in agriculture, we see and enjoy nature in all her beauty, and one step further by this means, we are brought to adore the great God of nature in all his works. There is an endless variety in the productions of nature, and a variety of soils accommodated to those produc tions most adapted to the soil in which they grow. The soil destined to raise sustenance for man, has some local advantages, to produce that sort of fruit that is most suited to its nature. Grounds favourable to grain lie in the |