On this page
-
Text (7)
-
yg 462, Januaby 29, 1859.j THE LEADE1, ;...
-
THE SCOTTISH SECESSION OF 1S43. "The Sco...
-
ALFRED STAUNTON. Alfred Staunton: a Nove...
-
to rhyme. Cockney rhymes, imperfect rhym...
-
WASHINGTON GRANGE. Washington Grange: an...
-
Burns's Poetical Works. Edited by the Re...
-
BOOKS IIEOKIVED. Alfred Staunton. By J. ...
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
Monds Has Not Made It A Part Of His Book...
theiB . Still ,: to meet the demand for food , hbrser eatin ^ is taken under professorial patronage . The increased consumption of animal , food in Europe constitutes a social change remarkable in its bearing , and it is curious that a like operation is to be noticed in India , where by the weaker influence o caste many more of the population have taken to the use of animal food , For a work which is ¦ one of entertainment , it is almost fastidious to make suggestions , but Mr . . Simmonds has gone so far in his researches that-we the
like to make a few notes for some of ensuing editions . In speaking of alpaca and guanaco , he says that it is sold in the public shambles of Chili , Peru , & c , and he otherwise correctly describes the m anufacture of charq . ui , or dried meat , as it is made from beef in Chili and Peru , but he docs not state -that there is likewise charqiii of guanaco . Me has not gone fully into the details of monkey cookery in the other parts of South America , where the . approved course is to cut off the head and hands and truss the monkey like a hare . The cygnet and the peacock , we may observe , have not yet quite be found at
gone out of consumption , as they , may ^ civic banquets , where they have figured for centuries past . . At South Kensington is a museum of articles of food , of which we believe the classification was begun by Mr . Simmonds . To this Sir -John Bowriug has just contributed a . most interesting collection of Chinese food . Large additions of prepared food from France are likewise announced . The chief objects of animal food introduced into this country . of late years have been supplies of common meat and poultry , preserved , nieats—but not to the extent anticipated , or in proportion to the means of such countries as Australia and Buenos
Ayres to furnish— -the Cochin-China fowl , which has been successfully propagated , and a freer importation ' -of turtle . The new articles of . animal food shown at the Great Exhibition , of 1 S 51 were to a very small extent adopted in this country , but many new a rticles of vegetable food have . been brought in . It is at sea , however , that new varieties of preserved animal and vegetable food are aiost acceptable . Want is the great promoter of invention , and we trust that beef and mutton may never fail so far as to . stimulate , us ; but when we get to that pass , Mr . Simmquds ' s book will be a manual of the resources of food , and as its popularity is already assured , it will be generally available to the public- ,
Yg 462, Januaby 29, 1859.J The Leade1, ;...
yg 462 , Januaby 29 , 1859 . j THE LEADE 1 , ; 143
The Scottish Secession Of 1s43. "The Sco...
THE SCOTTISH SECESSION OF 1 S 43 . " The Scottish Secession of 1843 . By the Reverend Alexander Turner , Minister of Port Meuteith . Edinburgh : Paton and Ritchie . Glasgow : Thomas Murray and Sons , English readers who may take interest in the ^ Scottish Secession of 1 S-1-3 , but have not been at the pains to unravel the tangled thread of its history , -will be ghfd . to find in the valuable book before us & painstaking and accurate account of tho
trausbitterness which seems inseparable ; from disputes relating , however indirectly , to religion . Mr . ' Turner ' s work is composed in a very different spirit . He desires to see union between those who have so long been brothers , and speaks with grief indeed , and some kindly tempered censure of those with whom he has differed , or , rather , whom he has declined to follow . " The subject is evidently one on which he feels deeply , and we could wish that his hopes of future peace and concord might be realised . If , however , the acrimony of religious
quarrels increases pariimssu with the importance of the questions in dispute , we should fear that sections who have not seen lit to agree upon even identical doctrines would be unlikely to return to-the ¦ communion they'have deserted , the rather as the grea * point for which they contended , and do still contend , without . hope of concord . —the irresponsible settlement by . presbytery of the admissibility . to livings of the nominees of lay patrons— -was previously unheard of in any established church . That schism seems likely to be of long duration in which ; from the terms of the cmarrel , the concessions must
be all on one side ; but if all concerned sought peace and unity as heartily as does Mr . Turner , they would soon , we imagine , iiud a road , at least , towards them .
actions that preceded and attended it , and a lucid and temperate review of the princi p les evolved during its progress . The question at issue may be regarded as forming part of the greater one then in agitation , namely , thp rights aikl powers of the Stato in ecclesiastical matters . The excitement which arose on the suppression of ten Irish bishoprics bv Lord Gray ' s Government spread far beyond tho districts interested in the original matter in dispute , and reaching even to the far l ^ orth , produced that long contest which terminated in the Scottish 'Secession .
Tho claims of the seceding party appear to us extraordinary . They demanded the right of dealing with questions relating to tho property of -others , without being amenablo to tho lay tribunals ; an assertion of spiritual independence quite intolerable many civilised state . Wo cannot > vonder that their domands were considered too loft y by tho existing Government , and that Lord Aberdeen , though a sinooro friond to the Scottish Church , -declined to comply with them . Tho dittcontontod
portion of tho clergy and laity had soon , however , » u opportunity oi proving the sincerity of their intentions .. Several hundrod of tho olorgy , and a large numbor of the laity , refused to ooutinuo iu communion with a Ohuroh not founded ou thy principle for which thoy coUtendod , and tyhioh was , Jj » oy asserted , cstablisuod by imoionl ; usage ; and thus was exhibited the strango sight of two rival « Pmmunions ngreoing in all matters of doolrino and ttiaoiplino , yot hostile to ono another , with , that
Alfred Staunton. Alfred Staunton: A Nove...
ALFRED STAUNTON . Alfred Staunton : a Novel . By J . Stanyan Bigg . James Blackwood . This novel is one of the best of its class . If the writer were in possession of a higher order of constructive power , lie would have presented the public with a work that would have met with , something beyond an ephemeral popularity . As it is , his short-comings are conspicuous in his mode of linking together his scenes , iu making one incident arise out of or der pend on another , and in bringing out sharply and naturally the main purpose of . the story . The selection of Alfred Staunton as the hero , who gives his name to the work , while throughout he appears
to play a very subordinate part either in the / action or the catastrophe , is a mistake , we think . Another mistake is crowding into the very last chapter that denouement which the opening chapters lead the reader to believe is to be steadily woi'ked out in the progress of the tale . However , we will-now go to the . less distastefuFtask of introducing the reader to the story . The Stauntons are allied to the Purrells , an old-estated family , the last representative of which dies , leaving a will , giving his property in trust to a Sir Joshua WagstaiFe , for the benefit of relatives who may hereafter be discovered . The nurse , one Mary Gordon , by Sir Joshua ' s persuasions , a bribe of i 000 / ., and a promise to educate her son
as a gentleman , consents to mix the medicine o £ the dying Durrell , and to hasten liis passage into eterliity . Mrs . Gordon obtains < i copy of Purrell ' s will — -that is her secret ; Sir Joshua knows that she poisoned old Durrell—that is his secret . The compact is kept . Sir Joshua brings up young Gordon iu his family , makes . a scholar of him ; and Gordon turns out a deeper rascal than even his patron . Mr . Staunton , one of the parties who ought rightfully to have come ia for a share of the largo Durrull estates , takes no step to recover or to ascertain his rights . He turns Weslcyan preacher , and has a large family , among whom Alfred Stauntou shines more particularly . We have a lawyer Me & kons , who is in Sir Joshua ' s confidence , and from whom something is expected of a stirring character ; but after two or three very good scenes or so , ho slips out of sight ,
and only turns u \\ incidentally just as the outastrophe is about to disclose itself . < 5 ir Joshua ' s ambitious plans aro frustrated mainly by his protege " , young Gordon . Sir Joshua ' s son di « s prematurely , not without suspicion of foul play on the part of young Gordon ; and his daughter rejects tho alliance ot nobility to give her hand to Gordon . Sir Jos 1 ma , in a lit of rage and remorse , sends the will to old Staunton , just as Staunton has parted with his last shilling— -he having been half ruined by tho railway mania , tho other half being accomplished by embarking in an . unsuccessful mining adventureand by this piece of poetical justice the old gentleman is set upon his legs njrain , and , of course , unublus young Staunton to sottlo in life , and to marry happily .. There is a good dual of pretension to learning ; there aro long chapters of dry-aa-dust discussion ; and thoro aro also some excellent seonos and dialogues in tho racy dialect of Lancashire .
To Rhyme. Cockney Rhymes, Imperfect Rhym...
to rhyme . Cockney rhymes , imperfect rhymes , and impossible attempts at rhyme abound . We have not only " morning" and " dawning , " but " nightwatches , " supposed to be a like ending with " dark marshes , " " straying" with " array , and ;"—hay , worse still , " evanished" with " tarnished , " " visions " with " musings , " " loving " with " bestowing , ""faery " with " nearer , " " thrillings" with * ' silence , " and others , are forced reluctantly to pair together . We suspect there must be some perversity of taste in this Surely there is no ear so deceptive , for instance , as to suppose that " circle" and " mortal" were a marriageable couple ! By-the-by , the stanza in which they occur is a capital example , of our author ' s licentiousness in this respect ; Let the reader judge for himself . Here it is : — Happy days , and years of perfect circle-
—TOKMS I 3 Y THE AUTHOR OJF " URIEL . " Poema by the Author qf " Uriel . " Soooiul Edition . ¦ John' Chapman . Tins reissue contains several now pooius . Tho author ia so well educated , and possesses s \ ich a wealth of poetic diction , that wo are moved to llfttlo loss than wondor to find his oar so defoutivo in regard
In on © hour of morning all that bliss—All a life , and life enough for mortal . So it must be—could I live it twice f Why should a man of talent play such absurd tricks with himself , and so mar a work which a little trouble might bring to completeness ? Let the writer before us take timely warning . A third brochure with these defects will be fatal to his reputation .
Washington Grange. Washington Grange: An...
WASHINGTON GRANGE . Washington Grange : an Autobiograph y * By "William Piekersgill . James Blackwood . Autobiographies are dangerous things . If they are narratives of real life , they can only expect to interest the public according to the space which the writer filled in the public eye . If they are only imaginative , they can expect to interest only by the charm of style and the natural character of the incidents . Washington Grange , whatever may be its foundation , caii only be classed as a work of fiction , and not of a very high Class either . There are seven parts , containing about fifty-live chapters , in which a good deal of truth , a good deal of incident , a great manycharacters , and a good many refle ctions succeed each other , until Washington Grange gets at the secret of his birth , which secret , if the reader have any curiosity , the author must communicate to him himself . i
Burns's Poetical Works. Edited By The Re...
Burns ' s Poetical Works . Edited by the Rev . Robert Aria Willmott . ( Routledge , Warnes , and Routledge . )—The text of this edition is guaranteed by the editor , and lie has added such notes as were needful- In one , reference is made to a biography of the poet , preceding the poems , which we do not find . The volume is well got up , and is exceedingly cheap ; and at this time of centenerian honour of the poet , will be very acceptable . Hwomply Rliymes . A second Collection of Poems in the Dorset Dialect . By William Barnes . ( John Russell
Smith . )—Mr . Barnes , in this second volume of Dorsetshire Poems , has adopted a simpler style of spelling than in his former issue . The poems are very good indeed , and look genuine enough . The reading of one specimen will better instruct the reader in their nature than a laboured essay . One of the poems is illustrated with a woodcut of" The Leady ' s Tower ; " but it ia too long for citation . The book will recommend itself , not only to the linguist and studier of dialects , but also to the lover of simple poetry .
A Legend of the Rhone . A Poem in five Cantos . By M . P . B . ( J . F . Hope . )—Tho fatal facility of octosyllabic verse has betrayed many into the labour of the ballad-epic , of far inferior talent to the author of the present pleasing poem , who have yet obtained some reconipense for their work . But , in these latter days , unless the author has found his reward in his task , we fear that ho will find none a $ its result . The time , iff fact , has long passed in which a poem of this kind , and of this degree of morit , could arrest public attention .
Self A Satire in Five Onntos . By tho Reverend Edward ISEorso , A . B . ( J . F . Hope . ) - —This is a plea in behalf of tho under-paid cunito . Tho writer wpuld have succeeded much better had ho advocated the cause , which ho seams to have sincerely at heart , in prpso . Hia verses occasionally show vigour , but they are defective in . accuracy of rhythm , in the use of poetic diction , and in the niceties of rliymo . It id a pity to sao a sous . iblb man thus exposing " his deficiencies , whether from want of culture , of practice , or of natural aptitude .
Books Iieokived. Alfred Staunton. By J. ...
BOOKS IIEOKIVED . Alfred Staunton . By J . S . Bigg- « l «» ies Blackwood . Moore ' s Irish Melodies . No . 111 . Longman and Co . A llmuhj Book on the Law of Private Tmdmg Partnership . By J . \ Y . Smith , Esq ., LL . D . Euingbumi Wilaon . The OusjkI of St . John . By tho Rev . J . Forshall , Bt . A Longman and Co . liaport of the Vital and Economical Statistics qf QlcwgoM for 18 . 58 . Glasgow : James Muonab . 7 Vic Building Newa , 1858 . Vol . IV . " Building News / OjUica , 20 , Old BoswoU-court , Strand . ¦ The Gallery of Nature . Part IV , W . ami R . Guam hers . 1 'ho Handbook of liyfovm , Honry Adams and Co . The Alleged Lunatiaa' Friend Society ' s Jieport , 1858 .
-
-
Citation
-
Leader (1850-1860), Jan. 29, 1859, page 15, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_29011859/page/15/
-