point, as a forlorn hope; and began to entertain and to edify his eléve with the most insipid stuff, consisting entirely of commonplace maxims, and petty precepts, to which a child would have disdained to listen; as, that a penny saved is a penny gained-money makes the mare to go-early wise and late foolish; with much more oracular sapience of the same kind, 'till Agrestis began to writhe in the very inquietude of irritation, and endeavoured to divert the stream of the Dr's discourse into a channel somewhat less unproductive, by animadverting on the writings of Herodotus, the father of Grecian history: at the mention of the name of Herodotus Careful's countenance grew paler than the night-cap on his head, and, with a faultering speech, and visage incomposed, bade our young gentleman a good morning, and took 'especial care never to be detected at home by Agrestis, during his stay in Scotland, which was nearly two years.

Dr. Gabble, without understanding sufficient to comprehend the meaning of two words put together, and not possessing knowledge enough to gauge a quarter-barrel of

small beer, is, now, at the age of seventy, in the full swing of a very extensive medical practice, in the first city in the world; talks an abundance of nonsense, every day in the year, from the moment of his rising to the time of his retiring to rest; is deemed a prodigy of wisdom, and of science by thousands of people who, perhaps, are not greater fools than himself; and enjoys the satisfaction of having buried four wives, of being very rich, and of seeing his only son one of the Lords of the Ty!!

This pair of portraits shews, that genius and learning are, at least, equalled, if not surpassed by dulness and ignorance, in the power of acquiring wealth and fame in the doctorizing * department.

DR. CANDOUR first saw the light in Ireland; his education, during childhood, was scanty; and that little was diminished by an apprenticeship to an Apothecary. What fortune denied, however, Candour acquired by his own unremitted assiduity operating on raised talents. By some means or other, he got himself appointed Apothecary to a large Hospital in London; in which situation he had not remained long, before his professional skill, his learning, and general ability, together with a very gentlemanly address and behaviour, attracted the notice, and commanded the esteem of all who knew him, and, particularly, of the Lecturer on Physic, who, first, engaged him as a fellow-labourer in the office of instructing his pupils in the practice of Medicine, then, got him a Dr's

degree, and, lastly, relinquished the whole of the Lectureship to him.

Candour's vessel now rode before the wind in gallant trim, with all her streamers flying. The number of his patients encreased daily, and he is now, deservedly, considered as among the fore-most rank of physicians, as to reputation, and skill. He has, also, added much to the celebrity of his name by publishing a valuable work on Mineralogy. Indeed, his Chemical knowledge is equalled by few men in this kingdom. But, what is infinitely superior to all this, his integrity and benevolence are equal to his genius and learning. Whomsoever Candour takes by the hand, as a friend, he never relinquishes, while any opportunity remains of assisting him.

It, certainly, reflects honour upon the community, that such a man as Candour has been suffered to rise so rapidly to his level, and so soon to meet with the reward due to his understanding and virtue. But before we give a loose to our full swing of panegyric in praise of the public's discrimination in dis covering and encouraging men of superior

abilities in the Medical department, it would be well to moderate our transports by consi dering, that the greatest knaves and dunces are permitted to mount into very extensive practice, as well as honest and wise men.Wherefore, we must rather attribute Candour's rapid rise to the patronage of the late Lecturer at , whereby he became talked of, than to the sterling and intrinsicmerit of his mental powers..

When a young physician asked the cele brated Dr. Radcliffe what he should do to get practice, received this answer: "Turn Atheist and get yourself talked of." Indeed, so entirely does opinion and not reason guide mankind in their employment of a physician, that if a man gets a name, no matter by what means, he will ensure to himself a multiplicity of practice. And this proceeds, no doubt, from the deplorable ignorance of most people on the subject of Medicine, which they consider to be very mysterious, and replete with unaccountable obscurity.

But if they could once be taught, that Medicine, like any other object of human pursuit, can be learned only by industry aiding