Vie ippettator
FEBRUARY 8, 1834
THE literary world has just escaped from the imminent danger of having a cherished mystery revealed. We are happy to find that the problem of the authorship of Junius is as far from being solved as ever. Lord GRENVILLE, it has been reported, was in possession of the secret; and at his death it was expected to he unfolded : but "he dies and snakes no sign". His will has been proved; and it turns out to be a most rational and simple instrument, written on a single sheet of paper, and containing no allusion to a sealed box of papers, a private correspondence, or any other important document tending to throw a light upon the matter. Indeed, so far from the name of the author of Junius's Letters being declared, the name of JUNIUS is not even mentioned : and further, we arc now told that Lord GRENVILLE knew no more about it than anybody else.
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