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Serials. Rphe Westminster Jzeview For Ju...
The New Quarterly is conspicuous for the clearness and force ^ its articles . It contains a " Retrospect of the Literate or the Quarter ; " " Reviews of Froude ' s History of En-land ; Exhibitions : Royal Academy ; Water Colour Societies ; German Gallery , and the Drama ;" ¦ " Rifled Artillery , " and " Russia and Turkey . The Cornhill Magazine for July contains the following- choice and popular papers : — " George I ., . " - " How we Act , " " Adulteration and its Remedies , " " The House that John Built ; and " Roundabout Papers , " " Framley Parsonage /'' and " William Hogarth , "—the " Rake ' s Progress , a drama in eight acts , " are continued . This number also contains some good poems , entitled " Men of Genius , " " Vanitas Yanitatum , " and a " Musical Instrument ; " contributed by Matthew Arnold , W . M . Thackeray , and E . B . Browning , respectively . . .
The Eclectic for July contains a series of able and excellent articles upon some of the more striking and popular topic * of the time . Among these we may mention and recommend , as particularly deserving of attention , " " The Oxford School , " " Scottish Social Iiife , " " Mr . Gladstone at Edinburgh , ' * " Errors in Female Education , " . " The Census Bill , " and " Napoleon III . and the State of Europe . " The Journal of PsychologicalMedicine and , Mental Pathology for July is remarkably interesting and varied in its content ? . A more really useful Quarterly than this it is not our pleasure to notice . The special province and" power of the Journal of Psycho-Idgical Medicine is to impart information upon subjects about which knowledge is generally most needed " and most useful . The Following articles , to which we direct attention , not only exhibit the utmost
intelligence and skill in the discussion of the subjects under consideration , but also the great importance of being acquainted with the facts , causes , and effects relating to them : " Psychological Quarterly Retrospect , " " The Independence of the Soul , " " Dr . Laycock * Mind and Brain , " and " Popular Physiology—the Nervous System . " . . The Journal of Mental Science is distinguished for the ability with which it treats the physical and intellectual disorders of men . The reader will find a cOnslderahie amount of ^ ^ valuable information , and no small degree of light throwhupon the origin and results of the following cases , ably treated in the present number : — " A Case of Homicidal Mania , without Disorder of Intellect ; " " On Physical Affection * in connection : with Religion ; " " On Potentiality and Actuality in Man , " arid •' Aspirations froin the Inner—the Spiritual Life . ' ¦ " ; ¦" ¦¦ ¦ ,. . ' ' ¦ ¦ - . ' " . ¦ ¦ .. : ¦"¦ ¦¦ : ¦ ¦ . - ¦ ¦'¦ ¦ ¦ :
The Enqlisliicomarfs Journal contains a second paper on " Education in France , " an interestinir sketch of " Madame TSwetehine , " and a very good article on : " Medical Education for Ladies , " by a physician . We notice that the editors of the -Englishwoman ' s Journal ¦' . are going to put into practice the principles which they liave all along advocated . Oil and sifter September 1 st , this journal , established to promote the industrial : pursuits of women , will be printed by female compositors oiily . Itecreative Science , a monthly record of intellectual observation , contains a series of well-written articles upon the following subjectsf : — " Nature ' s Painting on Insects' Wings :. ; " " How we began Shel . ' .-O . llecting ;' " Construction and Uses of a Dissecting Microscope ; ' "Some Observations on Force ; " "Asfcronomical Observations for Julv . " & c . These subjects are very nicely illustrated .
The Welcome Guest for the current month is , as usualTthorougffly entertaining and instructive . Among the numerous papers in the present number which justify our good opinion of it are , — " A Russian Bear , " " Tom Langley ' s Visitors , " " The Ship Chandler , " " Life in the Ocean , " "The Masked Ball , " " A discerning British Public , " and " King Fashion . " In the Spiritual Magazineiov July , Mr . Howitt supplies a second paper on " Harris as Poet ; " the remaining articles are upon the allabsorbing subject of " Spiritualism / ' in its novel and latest American manifestation , which displays the curious mental pathology of its adherents , lu the present number , ' there is also a lac-simile of the handwriting of a medium , under the dictation of a friendly spirit .
Once a Week is a treasury of entertainment and instruction . The number for July which we have received , contains " Evan Harrington j or , He would be a Gentleman , " with a great variety of sketches , poems , & c > appropriately and cleverly illustrated . The 'Art Journal for July contains three exceedingly beautiful engravings . The first is " Pence , " from the picture in the'Royal collection , by James Drumrnond , R . S . A . ; the second , " Bacchus and Ariadne , " from the picture in the National Gallery , by Turner ; and the third , " Reading , " the figure of a young" girl intent on her book . The literature of this number is highly interesting , comprising " Men of Promiso , " by Walter Thornbury ; " Rome and her Works of Art , " . " Rudiments of Floriated and Ornamental Drawing among
the Hindoos , " by Alexander Hunter , M . D . ; " The Hudson , from the Wilderness to the Sea , " and Mr . and Mrs , S . C . Hall ' s " Companion-Guide in South Wales . " We Imvo received the eleventh part of " Plain , or Ringlets , " by the author of " Handley Cross , " published by Bradbury and Evans ; and the eighth-number-of ~ VOno . of-I ! hoi « , "_ by .. CharleaXeiver ,-published by Meaars . Clmpman and Hall ; Rnutledge'a beautifully illustrated * ' Natural History , " " The English Cyclopaedia of Arts nnd Sciences , " and tho " Popular History of England , " by Chivvies Knight . ' " In the " Magnet . Stories / ' published by Messrs . Groombridgo and Sons , " Mama Milly , " by , Mrs . S , C . Hall , illustrated , is the title of the present tale . It is extremely pleasant and agreeable . " The Northern Light , " ft tale of Iceland and Greenland in the
eleventh century , is an historical story of considerable interest , published by Messrs . Parker . The Assurance Magazine , and . Journal of the Institute of Actuaries for- July , received . . Kingston ' s Magazine forBoys received . Le Follet also received .
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FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE . -SPECIAL . ' Hanovke , July 3 rd , 1860 . T HE London correspondents of the German journals are singularly unanimous in praise of the performances and appearance of the English Volunteers at the review . The event has been in this country , as in England , the topic of the week , and as the impression made upon intelligent foreigners may not be without interest , I will give an extract from the correspondence of the Cologne Gazette , a paper that has , perhaps , the widest circulation in Germany : —
"It is now just two o'clock , and for the last half-hour I have been looking at the volunteers marching past , from the east end of London towards Hyde-park . There may have been about 4 , 000 men—members of the different corps which have their rendezvous east of Charing-cross , and parts adjacent . Having seen , i n 1848 , the National Guards of Berlin , Vienna , Dresden , and other German capital towns , I naturally drew a comparison . It was not . to the disadvantage of these English battalions , for , with the exception of the Academical Legion of Vienna , I saw in no German capital a body of men that could stand any comparison with these English , either in appearance or bearing- ; indeed , the Scotch corps , and Artist than
corps , were in every respect , except numbers , far more imposing the Student Legion of Vienna . These two corps wear uniforms of dusty grey , the seams green , otherwise little ornament ; even the belts and' straps are of plain leather ; but the men are altogether magnificent figures—the Scotch , tall and high-boned men , with little , or no beard , so that the whole of the face stands forth markedly broad : on the other han & i the Artists are slim elegant fellows , and evince more taste in the cut and wearing of their uniform thanmost of the other corps ; their countenances are expressive of a higher intelligence , that has softened the effects of the roast beef and porter . For the rest , both corps were in every way equally smart : the Scotch . with , their , plaids thrown across their shoulders ,
as the Artists with their patent leather g-aiters , which ^ are particularly practical and becoming . . Next deserving of notice , at least among '' . those that I have as yet seen in compact bodies , are the corps of ^ ariHstefs , and the Middlesex Sharpshooters . These two corps were numerously represented , and . preceded by-excellent bands of mnsic . The first-menttoned , more especially , looked exceedingly well m their light grey xmiibrins , their plain ¦ l eaTher- ^ iiiters and belts , which struck me as particularly neat and serviceable . The Middlesex Sharpshooters resemble tfie old Brunswick Jiigers , with their invisible green uniform . This corps , too , made a fine impression , being one of the strongest . A lively contrast bthe Cit
to this simplicity was presented y y Artillery , a really magnificent corps , the guns drawn by valnable horses , the harness of the most expensive materials . The mounted officers sat their horses excellently , bub that is -a matter of course in this country . ... . . . 1 have just retiu-ned from Hyde Park . The weather , the soldierly beat-ing of the volunteers , the enthusiasm displayed for Qiieen arid country , all combined to render the review a brilliant affair . .... Thundering applause greeted each body of men , and every man whose breast Was decorated with a war medal . If'Eiigland never before was inclined to soldiering she is now . Every man would if he could be a rifleman , and the twenty thousand men
now in London are only the nucleus of a mass that may be increased by any number animated by the spirit to conquer or die for their country ' s cause . The review itself was beyond all expectation satisfactory . There we had the proof what hearty good will and competent officers are capable of producing in the . shortest time . The entire body bore the stamp of well-drilled soldiers . " Most of the other correspondents write in the same strain , though some affect a sort of patronising tone , very amusing indeed to English residents . The correspondent of tho Weser Gazette writes : " It was indeed an imposing sight , not only to Londoners of tho present generation , but also to citizens—God save tho murk—of the Continent , who are from early childhood accustomed to mighty t
masses of troops . " By " Continent , " the writer means rance , Austria , Prussia , and Russia ; and the mighty masses of troops , are the unwilling conscripts who from year to year are taken from the plough and tho loom and put into uniform . In tho countries named , the number of conscripts constantly undergoing drill in the dillerent garrisons is doubtless very large , but they are rarely concentrated , and , in fact , tho " citizen " of the Continent has seldom an opportunity of viewing a parade of 20 , 000 men . Tho Londoner who has taken his easy trip to Woolwich , Chatham or Sheorncss , has seen more of military activity in a day than an inhabitant of tho Continent has seen in his own country since the last wur . And hero I must notice an article translated by-thq German journula . U'OJnJM in tnis articl ximes ih
London Times upon the review , e xne > " » " « »» B ,, — The English were the last nation of Europe to eatubush Colonies and hold foreign possessions . Three hundred yours ago Spain and Portugal had extensive territories and trade abroad ; the English had none . " I have not soon the original , ana am much inclined to doubt the correctness of tho translation ; but - asHiiming it to bo faithful , I would ask , * rom what source did the writer of the article obtain his know-
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Leader (1850-1860), July 7, 1860, page 13, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07071860/page/13/
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