sion. Dr. Paley, on the other hand, though never professing himself the indiscriminate partisan and admirer, has been often heard to speak, in terms of very high ap. probation, of the genius, the extensive knowledge, the liberality and candour of Mr. Fox. To a friend, who was expressing his surprise at the extraordinary acquirements of that celebrated statesman, considering the well-known follies of his early life, he once pointedly replied, "Why, sir, some men are never idle, and Mr. Fox is one of these; whether engaged in business, in study, or in dissipation, his mind has been actively employed. Such men lose no time; they are always adding to their stock of information; whilst numbers, with grave appearance, trifle life away, and pursue nothing with advantage or effect."

The character of Dr. Paley, however, can never be justly estimated from his public exertions alone; for he appeared, at all times, with still greater advantage in the intercourse of private life. He was a good husband, an affectionate father, an indulgent master, and a faithful friend. He was ready on all occasions to promote the general interest of society, or to accommodate his more immediate neighbours with any civilities or kind offices in his power. Though economical from principle as well as from early habit, he was liberal, and even generous in all his pecuniary transactions with others. He was charitable to the poor, and known to be in the habit of serving street-beggars, on this avowed principle, that the hardheartedness which might arise from

an indiscriminate rejection of all who thus implore assistance, was a far greater evil than the chance of being sometimes imposed upon. He was invariably more highly esteemed and beloved, in proportion as he was better known; for he had none of those seeming vir tues, which dazzle only at a distance, but shrink from more accurate examination: he acted on no false pretences, and assumed no disguise. His little defects, it is possi-' ble, might strike the common observer more forcibly; but they were not only such as might well be borne with, but such as afforded his friends continual opportunities of discovering under them the goodness of his heart.

In his latter days he appeared to the greatest advantage at home, particularly when surrounded by an interesting family who looked up to him at once with reverence and affection, and by their young visiters, who frequently formed the happy inmates of his house. To those who were honoured with his more intimate acquaintance, his domestic circle then afforded an unrivalled treat. The master of the house was himself the most important actor in the social scene; and his conversation being constantly fraught either with intelligence or with humour, he was listened to with undivided attention, whether engaged in serious observations, or indulging in more lively anecdotes and unpremeditated sallies of wit.

Dr. Paley was the farthest man in the world from any of that formality which dulness puts on to conceal its ignorance; he was a master in the art of accommodating himself to the reach of all capaci

French people, who, nevertheless, it must be confessed, possess many agreeable and estimable qualities; but it is difficult to weaken or efface impressions received in early youth. Reason lessens their influence as we advance in life; yet it is necessary to watch over ourselves, in order to judge with out passion, and we are frequently so unfortunate as not to succeed. Two other causes also contributed to render me, from my infancy, disgusted with the French character. The first was the impression made on my mind by the sight of those ladies who accompanied the duchess of Parma in her journey to Asti, and were all bedaubed with rouge-the use of which was then exclusively confined to the French.-I have frequently mentioned this circumstance several years afterwards, not being able to account for such an absurd and ridiculous practice, which is wholly at variance with nature; for when either sick, intoxicated, or from any other cause, human beings besmear themselves with this detestable rouge-they carefully conceal it, well knowing that, when discovered, it only excites the laughter or pity of the beholders. These painted French figures left a deep and lasting impression on my mind, and inspired me with a certain feeling of disgust towards the females of this nation.

"From my geographical studies resulted another cause of antipa

thy to that nation. Having seen on the chart the great difference in extent and population between England or Prussia and France, and hearing every time news arrived from the armies that the French had been beaten by sea and land; recalling to my mind the first ideas of my infancy, during which I was told that the French had frequently been in possession of Asti, and that during the last time they had suffered themselves to be taken prisoners to the amount of six or seven thousand, without resistance, after conducting themselves, while they remained in possession of the place, with the greatest insolence and tyranny; all these different circumstances being associated with the idea of the ridiculous dancingmaster, tended more and more to rivet in my mind an aversion to the French nation."

Condition and Character of the Inhabitants of West Barbary. [From Mr. Jackson's Account of the Empire of Marocco.*]

The inhabitants of the emperor of Marocco's dominions, may be divided into four classes, namely, Moors, Arabs, Berebbers, (which latter are probably the Aborigines), and Shellubs.

The Moors are the descendants of those who were driven out of Spain; they inhabit the cities of Marocco, Fas, Mequinas, and all the coast towns, as far southward

as

as the province of Haha. Their language is a corrupt Arabic, intermixed with Spanish.

The Arabs have their original stock in Sahara, from whence they emigrate to the plains of Marocco, whenever the plague, famine, or any other calamity depopulates the country so as to admit of a new colony, without injuring the territory of the former inhabitants. These Arabs live in tents, and speak the language of the Koran, somewhat corrupted. They are a restless and turbulent people, continually at war with each other: in one province a rebellious kabyle, or clan, will fight against a neighbouring loyal one, and will thus plunder and destroy one another, till, fatigued by the toils of war, they mutually cease, when the next year, perhaps, the rebellious clan will be found fighting for the emperor against the former loyal one, now become rebellious. This plan of setting one tribe against another is an act of policy of the emperor, because if he did not, in this manner, quell the broils continually breaking out amongst them, he would be compelled, in order to preserve tranquillity in his dominions, to em. ploy his own army for that purpose, which is generally occupied in more important business.

The Berebbers inhabit the mountains of Atlas, north of the city of Marocco, living generally in tents; they are a robust, nervous people, having a language peculiar to themselves, which differs more from the Arabic, or general language of Africa, than any two languages of Europe differ from each other; it is probably a dialect of the ancient Carthaginian. In travelling VOL. LI.

through the Berebber Kabyles of Ait Imure, and Zemure Shelluh, I noticed many who possessed the old Roman physiognomy. The general occupation of these people is husbandry, and the rearing of bees for honey and wax.

The Shelluhs inhabit the Atlas mountains, and their various branches south of Marocco; they live generally in towns, and are, for the most part, occupied in husbandry, like the Berebbers, though differing from them in their language, dress, and manners; they live almost entirely on (assoua) barley-meal, made into gruel, and barley roasted or granulated, which they mix with cold water, when travelling: this is called zimeta. They occasionally indulge in cuscasoe, a nutritive farinaceous food, made of granulated flour, and afterwards boiled by steam, and mixed with butter, mutton, fowls, and vegetables. Many families among these people are reported to be descended from the Portuguese, who formerly possessed all the ports on the coast; but who, after the discovery of America, gradually withdrew thither. East of Marocco, near Dimenet, on the Atlas mountains, there is still remaining a church, having inscriptions in Latin over the entrance, supposed to have been built by them, which, being superstitiously reported to be haunted, has escaped destruction. Their language is called Amazirk.

The Moors, as well as the other natives of this country, are generally of a middle stature; they have not so much nerve as the Europeans, and are, for the most part, thick and clumsy about the legs and ancles, insomuch that a

well-formed leg is seldom seen among them; this may proceed from their constantly sitting crosslegged, with their legs under them, like the tailors of Europe, or perhaps from their wearing no covering to their legs, which are thus exposed to all weathers. Deformed persons are rarely met with; the loose Arabian dress covers deformity, and their mode of bringing up children (every thing being left to follow nature) generally prevents it. Corns and deformed feet are unknown; the toes take their natural growth, and are as useful to the mechanics as their fingers. Lame people are seldom seen; but the blind are more numerous than in Europe. Both sexes have very fine teeth. Their complexion, from frequent intermarriage, or inte. course with the Soudanic race, is of all shades, from black to white. The women of Fas are as fair as the Europeans, with the exception of their eyes and hair, which are universally dark. Those of Mequinas are in general so handsome, that it is a rare thing to see a young woman in that city who is not pretty. With large, black, and expressive sparkling eyes, they possess a healthy countenance, uniting the colours of the lily and the rose, that beautiful red and white so much admired by foreigners in our English ladies; indeed their beauty is proverbial, as the term Mequinasia is applied to any beauti ful woman of elegant form, with sparkling eyes, and white teeth; they also possess a modesty and suavity of manners rarely met with elsewhere. It is extraordinary that the inhabitants of two great and populous cities, situated with

in a day's journey of each other, should discover such a physiognomical difference, as is apparent between the females of Fas and those of Mequinas, the former being generally of a sallow or pale complexion. The women of Duquella are ordinary and diminutive, whilst the men are the reverse; being tall, and well-limbed, with regular features. The men of Temsena, and Shawia, are a strong, robust race, of a copper colour: their women possess much beauty, and have features highly expressive; and the animation of the countenance is increased by the use of el kahol filelly, with which they tinge their eye-lashes and eyebrows, as already described. In these provinces they are particularly fond of dyeing their hands and feet with a preparation of the herb henna, which gives them a beautiful orange colour, and in hot weather, imparts a pleasing coolness and softness to the hands, by preventing, in a considerable degree, the quickness of perspiration.

The people of this empire being born subjects of an arbitrary despot, they may be said to have no established laws: they know no other than the will of the prince, and if this should deviate, as it sometimes does, from the moral principles laid down in the Koran, it must be obeyed. Where the emperor resides, he administers justice, in person, generally twice, and sometimes four times a week, in the (M'shoire) place of au dience, whither all complaints are carried: here access is easy: he listens to every one, foreigners or subjects, men or women, rich or poor; there is no distinction, every one has a right to appear before