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    The shin is £ / . The tau is +. The names of the letters are not of the Syro-Arabian class , but simply expressive of the powers . In an article on Charles Dickens and his works , it is assumed , as a basis , that they must be books of great genius , butth& object of the reviewer i& to . investi g ate-the causes of so treat a popularity . This he does rather unfavourable to Dickens , subjecting him to analysis by the ^ polarisation of a psychological ray of genteel collegiate light , and thereby determining his density . It might be expected that Dickens is found wanting , and ascertained to be vulgar , of the lower middle class base , that is , belonging to the persons who keep shoos , and cannot send their children to schools

    ¦ wh ere none but the sons of gentlemen and professional men are admitted . The article is very minnte in it * treatment , and will be read closely by admirers and opponents of the novelist . " Professional Religion" is one of those coinpositions in which those who speculate on religious matters will find , what they are so fond of , subject of thought and discussion . Tacked to the Review is a note in answer to Colonel Mure ' s National Criticism hi 185 S—his defence against the National Review . We . think neither the Review , nor Mure have m » ch to congratulate themselves on in the facts which they mutually bring to charge , or on the manner of the fight . As fate will have it ,

    the author of Tinie and Faith has had advertised in the National Review his reply to the Saturday Re - view , under the title of Abuse of Criticism . Here , again , we say that neither party mends his case . Tlie Saturday Reviewhave evidence brought against them of having travestied and exaggerated the words of the author , and the author , in making his defence , shows there were good grounds for an assault on his scholarship , and for the exposure of hispMlological unsoundness . Westminster Review . — The Westminster Review for the present quarter is distinguished by an

    elaborate account of the main features of the administration of Louis Napoleon , of the elements ¦ which contribute to its support or sap its foundation . Though the writer is hostile to the Emperor , he states , that his accession to power was the result of the fears of the people , who fought against themselves . They were accessories to his usurpation , or -were his fellow-conspirators . As they recover from their delusion , his power , not sustained by a wise policy , will decay , Jtrat in what manner it will eventually be extinguished is not to be foreseen . In one detail , the author seems in error . Were he to readBastiat * s little tract , Baccalaureat , he would form a different opinion from that which he expresses , though contrary to that of the " best thinkers of France , " of the origin and of the working of the new

    system concerning university degrees . He speaks of it erroneously , we think , as originated by Louis Napoleon , and , if we are right , he is incorrect in ascribing inconsistency to the Imperial Government for altering it . There is in the Review a splendid catalogue of our Indian heroes . Mr . F . W . Newman ' s works are extensivel y noticed , and his critics criticised . Ample justice is done to the goodness of his heart , the purity of his motives , and . the clearness of his . style ; but if the reviewer be right , Mr . Newman ' s successive changes have left him where he began . His scepticism seems passive belief in his own emotions , and his knowledge of the infinite seems to end in ignorance and wonder . A sp irited historical sketch of travels and voyages makes us aware that more has been learned ot the globe in

    the last half-century than in many previous ages . The old story of the " Calas tragedy" is retold in a masterl y way—a gem of knowledge now reset , to throw light on the character of Roman Catholicity . German novels are somewhat unduly depreciated , in au article on " Realism in Art , " though JPaul Heyse finds favour with the reviewer . Finally , there is a spirited and detached account , much of it drawn from local records and traditions of the

    condition of England at the beginning of the Great Revolution , and the battles winch took place . The " Review is serious throughout , but it is not dull . Much earnestness and much knowledge make it always interesting . The brief notices ot contemporary literature are , as usual , excellent .

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    The Journal of radiological Medicine , for Oet < fe > - . 7 . Churchill .- This Magazine , as may bo mpv ™* { " strongest on the subjocta relating to hunacy . u , ., '" and its concluding article nro on this subject , ami " >«* are the moat valuable papora it contains . ll > o '""'' . on the Morul Pathology of London ia full of fact " , ¦ nnu ia a end record of crime and misery 5 »»< l tho article m Dreams induced by Food , aUows in n remarkable »» on nor the system of . association of Uluan . . A Beading-Party in tho Long Vacatlbn— Fnthei- Jo » and the Pom . ( Edinburgh t llluekwood »» 1 Sol "y , , „ couple of stories that have alroudy douo good boi \ to tho pagoa of BtueAwood , and are now offered 1 > * gonflntf public in ri convenient form n » ul at u voi > " * rate .

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    and Tennyson . The writer will not implicitly believe in them or their endless diatribes against society . He will not travel from " Dan to Beersheeba" only to find that " all is barren ; " he insists upon it that mankind has its bright and its dark side , and that to give all dark and no bright , even in works which are otherwise remarkable for their forcible and ' polished style , is neither fair nor honest in " writers who aim at anything beyond ephemeral popularity . The article on the " Ballad Poetrv of Scotland and Ireland" be pardoned for cr ' iv ' ma : the preference to the Scotch school , as

    the critic is , without doubt , a Scotchman . We , however , can hardly bestow the same high praise on either school which is given in the article . " Lord Clyde ' s Campaign in India" is a recapitulation of the incidents of the Indian mutiny , in which Lord Clvde is made to play a more distinguished part thaii strict truth , we fear , will warrant . Lord Clyde undoubtedly has many great soldierly qualities , but he wants some principal ones which are essential to the composition of a great commander . Lord Clyde , after lie took the command in India , made more than one grave military blunder—good forskill and

    tune , the bravery of the troops , and the determination of the officers retrieved the errors and averted the otherwise fatal consequences . But , of course , Lord Clyde will have his eulogists , who will see nothing but the quintessence of military skill in all his military doings . We are not among the number of his unreflecting admirers . We do Lord Clyde ample justice in his general performances and his good intentions , but we say he made a great mistake in bringing the formal rules of war to hear upon active and fugitive mutineer brigands . By the way , how is it we have heard nothing whatever of importance about the movements or whereabouts of the Comniander-iu-Chief in the last three or four

    the subject of the strength and ¦ aggressive proportions ot this formidable fortress . The article adds nothing to " what was previously known , and we doubt whether the writer will succeed in persuading the nation that it may dismiss its alarms , and that in . stead of regarding Cherbourg as an available means of offdnce against England , it ought to be considered only as a means of defence against attack in the event of a general war . The " writer , however , shows good sense in calling upon our engineers to profit by the skill displayed by our neighbours 111 overcoming natural obstacles which

    would have been insurmountable to any but men of first-rate engineering science and resources . ' ' The Revision of the Authorised Version , " after ' weighing the objections for and-the arguments in favour of a revision of the Scriptures , places itself on the side of Dr . Chenevix Trench , the learned Dean of Westminster , who has published a work on the subject , and who appears to have furnished to the reviewer conclusive arguments for a revision . "Bacon's Philosophy" is a well-balanced * critique on the works of two writers—one French , Ciiarlcs 2 ) e Remusat , and the other German , Kuno .. Fischer .

    Praise is awarded to both , but ni different degree ; Remusat ' s being considered the most liberal and just in reference to the estimate of the genius of the great original thinker of the middle ages , — the great philosopher whose mind has impressed itself so largely and deepl y on succeeding ages . " The Indian Mutiny " deals with the publieat ions of Edward Gubbins and Bourchier , with all which the public are already sufficiently familiar through the notices which have been given in every department of literatim : —daily , weekly , monthly , and quarterly . ' " ¦ Caird ' s Sermons " ' receive a short notice from a critic who is evidently not , disposed to acquiesce fully in that popular verdict -with

    which we suspect royal favour has had something more to do than ought properly to be the case . The critic considers that in Caird ' s Sermons the most serious defect to be remarked is , "that the great cardinal truths of the Gospel are not always presented with clue prominence . " This is--rather sharp censure upon the works of a divine who has filled the public eye so conspicuously as ^ Ir . Caird ; but then the censure , if it be intended as such , is qualified by the reviewer ' s generous desire to see Mr . Caird , what he has already given promise of being , " a burning and a shining light not only to his own communion but to the Church universal . " " Mary Anne Schinnnelpenuinck " and " 13 ncf Notices " complete the number for this mouth .

    The Dobun University Magazine maintains its literary rank in this number , and reminds us of the best days of the monthlies . All the articles arc of more than average merit , some arc of superior ability . " Recent Travels i . n Sardinia , " " Rides on Mules and Donkeys , " and "Artist Life in Rome , are full of pleasant writing and philosophic instruction . " Lite in Old Ireland" opens up unexplored ground , and we should strongly rccomineml the able writer to continue his labours in that direction . " Lectures on the Atomic Theory , " " Irish Lake Poetry , " " Theological Styles , " and tho remaining articles will prevent the reader from feeling tedium ,

    and carry him pleasantly and with advantage through the whole number . . The Christian Examiner ( September , boston ; , — This is a high-class review and is conducted with great ability ; it rather tends towards transcendental views and expression , but ; it has much able writing in it . "Life , un Art ,, " with winch tin * number opens , is a philosophical essay , nnd hassome deep thoughts well developed . An nrliclc on tha Chinoso is interesting , as is a biogra phy notice of Dr . Watts , which contains ninuu >'' . . ' IC ( l poem by that excellent poet as well as divine . There are also somo theological articles on llio P ' " foundost portion of our faith , which wo must leave tho theologians to decido upon .

    telegrams ? The Art Journal . — -Hassan ' s " Footbath , " Hobbema ' the " Mill , " and an engraving by Mote from MacDowell ' s " William Pitt , " form the principal pictorial attractions of this number . The text is of the average merit . Among the notices there is one against' the tone and temper of which we are bound to offer our dissent . Iu noticing the " Nelson Monument , " exception is taken to the commission given to Sir E . Landscer by the Chief Commissioner of the Woods aud Forests to model the lions for the Nelson Monument . This proceeding is regarded as a resolute intention to " ignore the sculptors , " and we are

    told that the " sculptors are seriously dissatisfied . " We do not quite see that the sculptors have any real ground of dissatisfaction . Most , if not all , the leading sculptors know that Sir E . Landseer is not a painter only ; they know that he is one of the first , if not the very first , modeller of the day . Some of his productions are held by the best judges to be masterpieces . Our own opinion is that the selection of Sir E . Landseer was most judicious . We should be glad to have pointed out to us any one sculptor who has yet succeeded in modelling a lion . The caricatures and want of anatomical knowledge exhibited by those who have made the attempt arc quite sufficient to warrant Lord J . Manners looking in nt . hnr rlirfintinns—and in what direction could he

    look with more certainty of a magnificent result than in the direction of ono of the first living animal painters and modellers ? The English Woman ' s Journal . — " Domestic Life" is hazily written—at least , the article wants simplicity of diction , and wanting that , its ultimate aim and purpose are obscured . " Why are Boys cleverer than Girls P" is explained . " . First and Last" is a pretty tale , possessing somo considerable descriptive talent . " Social Science " refers to tho recent Birmingham display . The article on St . Joseph ' s Industrial Institute would bo worth consideration , wcro it not defaced by tho priestly clement . If Irish children require to be trained to

    habits of honesty and industry , well and good—lot the benevolent come forward and subsonbo freely and liberally ; but if , after such institutions become flourishing and established , they are to bo placed either under monks or nuns—as wo learn is to bo tho destiny of this Institute—then we say , the loss countenance and support that is given to thorn , tho better . Wo give no encouragement to priestly meddling and priestcraft anywhere The Mechanics' Magazine . — Tho September monthly part is now published , and , wo presume , iu the hands of every man of soionco in the kingdom . The Eclectic Review has an article on Cherbourg which aims at tranquillising the British mind on

    THE MAGAZINES FOR OCTOBER . BxacKwood . —A continuation of Bulwer Lytton ' s w What will he dp with it" leads tho van . "Animal Heat" may be perused with' satisfaction and advantage by dully mortals . "A Plea for Shams" has a bard hit or two at somo of our most prominent censorial celebrities , Carlyle , Tlmclceray , Dickens ,

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    1070 THE Ii EADE & . [ No . 446 , October 9 , 1858 ., ¦

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 9, 1858, page 1070, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2263/page/22/