town on the London road, has been judiciously chosen in its stead. THE area of the Exchange Buildings | broke Place, at the entrance of the in Liverpool, which, without any exception, forms the finest spectacle of this description in England, is ornamented with a superb Monument, erected to the honour and memory of Lord Nelson. To augment the embellishments of this thriving town, the enterprising inhabitants have lately erected an equestrian Statue, to commemorate the virtues of our late venerable King. The erection of some statue to his memory has been in contemplation ever since the celebration of the Jubilee; and the foundation of one was actually laid at that time in Great George's Square. This, however, was afterwards abandoned, as being in rather too retired a situation, and PemNo. 46, Vol. IV. The pedestal having been previously prepared, on Monday, September 30th, 1822, the equestrian statue was elevated on it; since which time it has attracted the attention of assembling crowds, and commanded the admiration of every spectator. The figure, of which the representation accompanies this brief description, is of fine bronze, and of a lightish colour. The work is altogether of the heroic size; but the rider, who represents his late Majesty, exhibits him in the prime of life; and all who recollect his features at that period allow, that in general the resemblance is peculiarly striking. 3 Y This statue is the production of Mr. Westmacott, to whose genius the public are indebted for the monument in Hyde Park, of which we gave some account in our preceding number. It displays great sculptural erudition in the drapery, and an intimate acquaintance with the exterior anatomy of the human figure. Censure, however, is a tax which every man must pay the public for being eminent, and one from which even Mr. W. cannot plead an exemption. Both the horse and the rider have been the subjects of critical animadversion; and were he to attend to every remark that has been made, perhaps neither man nor horse would long adorn the pedestal. The principal error, if such it may be termed, arises from the plinth being rather too small, as the hoof of the horse in front, which is fixed, rests on the margin, while that which is lifted extends beyond the extremity. The whole, however, is a noble structure, worthy the genius of the artist, the town of which it graces the entrance, and the august Personage whose name it commemorates. STANZAS Inscribed to CAPTAIN WILLIAM SCORESBY, JUN. on the recent Death of his Lady, which painful and unexpected event took place the 14th of June last, during his voyage to the Greenland Seas. OH for that soft assuasive pow'r, That balm which guardian seraphs breathe, When sent in Mercy's pitying hour To soothe the suff'ring bed of death! Shall burst the dark impending storm, And while she wounds the heart-relieve. But vain the wish!-in all its pow'r The dreadful tale of truth must come, Of mortal or angelic tongue While tortur'd mem'ry fondly clung O let no rude intruder dare Submissive to th' Eternal will! These, calmly pointing to the skies, MEMOIR OF DAVID DALE, ESQ. (With a Portrait.) THE names of Howard, of Hanway, and of Reynolds, which gratitude has long since inscribed on imperishable tablets, in the temple of Benevolence, are among the richest gems which Spangle in our national history. Cha racters like these rise above the influence of earthly selfishness, and we view them as mounting into an exalted region, inhabited by superior beings, who are exempted from the common failings of human nature. To this list of worthies, whose names are sacred to the relief of suffering humanity, we are now about to add that of another; one which has already been enrolled among the benefactors of mankind, but whose virtues deserve more publicity than they have hitherto attained. Mr. David Dale was born in the year 1738. His father, William Dale, was a shopkeeper in Stewarton, where he dealt in groceries, yarn, &c. His more distant ancestors, however, had been farmers; and, according to tradition, one particular estate, in the neighbourhood of Stewarton, had been in the family upwards of three hundred years. The education which Mr. David Dale received, amounted to nothing more than lads in his situation usually acquire in the small towns in Scot soon drew to Lanark vast numbers of strangers; and although a multiplicity of objects claimed their attention, no one was ever more pleasing, than the neatness and order in which the boarders were kept. land, consisting of reading, writing, and the common rules of arithmetic. On leaving school, his first employment was that of herding cattle; but after some time he was sent to Paisley, where he was bound an apprentice to learn the weaving business. On one occasion, a vessel freighted His apprenticeship having expired, with Highland families from the Hehe became a journeyman weaver, at brides, emigrating to America, was which time, though his earnings were driven into Greenock by adverse weasmall, such was the influence of bene- ther. Many of those on board were volence on his mind, that he appropri- | in great distress, and without friends, ated a portion to the relief of the or the means of relief. Mr. Dale poor. And at a subsequent period, hearing of their situation, sent agents when his resources were somewhat thither, and invited them to Lanark, more respectable, during a season of Inquiring into the cause of their inscarcity, he imported a quantity of tended emigration, he was informed meal, which he retailed at a reduced it was principally from the want of price, cheerfully sustaining the loss employment. This he promised to for the benefit of his suffering neigh-furnish them, provided they were willbours. Engaging in trade, which, under thesmiles of an indulgent Providence, became prosperous, he soon acquired a comparative degree of affluence, which he directed, on a grand scale, to the encouragement of industry, and the relief of the distressed. The place which he selected for the scene of his operations, was a romantic dell, on the banks of the Clyde. Here, under his fostering hand, the lofty mills of Lanark first arose, which, in connection with the community gathered round them, have for several years attracted the attention of the British senate and nation. In this place he laid the foundation of that domestic government, which travellers have surveyed with admiration, and which both England and Ireland, on a larger scale, have manifested a readiness to adopt. Keeping continually in view the employment and comfort of the poor, Mr. Dale sought after the orphans and outcasts of society, rescuing them from vice and misery, by transplant- | ing them into a region where industry and instruction were taught to walk hand in hand. Of these destitute children, many were engaged for a certain term of years, during which time they were provided by Mr. Dale with clothing, board, and lodging. In addition to these advantages, he employed a number of teachers, who carefully attended to their education, watched over their morals, and used their unremitting efforts to enlighten their minds with the principles of religion. This union of circumstances ing to work. His offer was gladly accepted, and the greater part took up their abode at the mills, where they were comfortably accommodated. He also erected many houses for other Highlanders who could not procure work in their own neighbourhood, and thus furnished an asylum for them and their families. Nor were his benevolent designs confined to the sphere of Lanark Mills. He made several attempts to introduce the cotton manufacture into the Highlands, particularly in connection with some other patriotic gentlemen, by erecting a mill at Spinningdale on the frith of Dornoch, in Sutherlandshire. Success, indeed, on these occasions, was not equal to the expectations which benevolence had entertained; but the spirit of philanthropy was not, on this account, either less conspicuous or less commendable. In private life, the manners of Mr. Dale were mild and unassuming, and to his family, relatives, and friends, he was particularly affectionate. At times he appeared to a spectator in a musing and contemplative frame of mind, but this occasionally gave place to a peculiar vein of harmless and cheerful pleasantry. In his public capacity, he was called to act as a magistrate, and though on trying occasions he evinced more firmness and resolution than might have been expected from one in his condition of life, yet in all ordinary cases he invariably tempered justice with mercy. To charitable institutions, he was an undeviating friend; of the distressed poor, he was the constant patron; and |