They require as much looking after as children. They will sit on the forecastle with their hats off in an African sun with the thermometer at ninety in the shade. At night they will sleep about the decks between the guns with their faces exposed to the baneful influence of the moon, though the natives wrap themselves up. The chief care of the Captain is, that they shall wear warm clothes at night. The blanket dress for dews and chills after rain is a capital contrivance. A standing order on the coast is, that no officer of a man-of-war, or king's ship, shall sleep on shore.

The Barrister. Captain Alexander's system of spending the day on board deserves to be published for the good of all voyagers. He tells us, that his usual routine was to rise at half-past six, shave and dress, and turn out to walk the quarter-deck, which was dry at a quarter past seven. At eight he breakfasted on coffee and bread; from nine till half-past twelve he read, wrote and drew. The Captain occupied his time well with works on natural history, classics, and books of reference, besides practising with the sextant and visiting the patients in the hospital, as a preparative for his travels, where astronomy and surgery are equally important. From half-past twelve till two he walked the deck again; then dined, and returned at half-past three to the desk, where he remained till half-past five; then took tea and walked half an hour. From half-past six to half-past nine he read, wrote, and conversed, or went for an hour to see what might be going on among the "skylarkers" on the forecastle. Finally, from half-past nine to eleven he walked the deck, thus having four hours daily exercise, or a walk of twelve miles. With this system, and by eating very little animal food, avoiding strong liquors, but indulging in half a bottle of porter or pale ale at dinner, and daily ablutions of salt or fresh water, he perfectly preserved his health and spirits without any medicine. On fine nights he slept in blue jacket and trowsers with a veil over his head and face, on amat between two stern chasers on the upper deck, or in the hammock nettings. On wet nights he "caulked" under the table in the gun-room. The captain very justly offers the above as a good receipt for health and happiness during a long voyage, a matter proverbial for its weariness. The whole work is remarkably lively and intelligent, abounding, as it advances, in scenes of deep interest connected with war and colonization, and forming at once a capital manual for the African traveller, and a striking monument of the activity and ability of the author.

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NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.

THE QUEEN.

We have this month the pleasure of placing before our readers a portrait of Her MAJESTY, the QUEEN. It is of course entirely superfluous to say more of Her Majesty biographically, than that Her Majesty, the daughter of His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, was born May 24th, 1819.

From the education which Her Majesty has received under the direction of the Duchess of Northumberland and the Dean of Chester-from which, according to the testimony of three of our most eminent prelates, who were appointed some time since to report upon the progress which Her Royal Highness had made, Her Majesty has derived the greatest possible advantage-the people may confidently hope to find their young Sovereign successfully emulating the qualities of Her female predecessors on the throne of these realms.

It would be equally foolish and presumptuous to speak of the public character of a youthful monarch within a fortnight of Her accession, and still more foolish, although not presumptuous, to judge Her personal feelings on opinions by acts which are entirely those of the Ministers by whom She found Herself surrounded on the death of Her illustrious uncle. In private life we have heard that Her Majesty's benevolence is remarkable, and that frankness and sincerity are the leading features of August-VOL. L. NO. CC.

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Her character. It is devoutly to be hoped that these qualities will equally distinguish Her public conduct. The destinies of a vast empire are placed in Her hands, at a period when the greatest difficulties surround, and the greatest dangers threaten them.

Several anecdotes have been circulated tending to illustrate the firmness of Her Majesty's youthful mind, which are highly characteristic of that integrity of purpose which was so conspicuous in the conduct of Her Majesty's good and pious ancestor King George the Third; and the people look to Her Majesty's future career with a hope and confidence naturally warmed and strengthened by the reports to which we allude.

During the short period which has elapsed since Her accession, the young Queen has excited universal admiration by the manner in which, under the most trying circumstances, She has gone through the various ceremonies connected with Her exalted station. Her Majesty's manner at the council-table-a Queen then but of one day old-and Her delivery of the Ministerial Speech in the House of Lords, are spoken of in the highest terms. Certain it is that no Monarch ever came to the throne who was more popular than Her Majesty. Long may She continue justly so the Pride of Her own country and the envy of others.

It is one of the many remarkable facts connected with the reigning family in Great Britain, that Her Majesty attained Her majority-fixed by the Regency Bill of 1830 at eighteen-a few days only before the death of our late gracious Sovereign.