JUNIUS NOT DISCOVERED.
Tits 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 GRENV ILLE, it had been reported, was in possession of the secret ; and at his death it was expected to be unffilded : but " he dies and makes 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 Junias's Letters being declared, the name of JUNIUS is not even mentioned: and further, we are now told that_Lerd _Gag:NV 1 knew no morq about it than anybody else. This is truly gratifying. To set out upon au argurnent of discovery in search of the author of' Junius. is aa favourite a hobby as tracing the origin of the Cycloprean walls, or seeking for the longitude, or the perpetual motan, or the philosopher's stone, or a lost pedigree. The pleasure, like that of the ehace, lies in the pursuit. What a disappointment it would be if the darling secret were found out !
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