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      ¦ ¦ A ' ¦ ' ¦ ' ' ' " ¦ ¦ No . US , October 23 , 1858 . ] THE LEADER , 1125 j 4 . — J 1 ^ « . T .- »¦• # ! C 4- T . ar \ T » oi »/ 1 c ' c TTrtiiil . si Hnrtlr not A (* + «*¦ cni ^^ Trcnn ^ iii / T o ^« ror » - fnvr » c f . liftV /^ OTTl ft 11 HOI After sundry sporting adventuresthey come ted by Lord StLeonards ' s HandBook on

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      beauty ?—does He not look down upon me now , and allow His sun to shine on me ? Oh ! fool that I am , to forget His presence , and His mercy T . .. . She clasped her hands and gazed up wistfully into the blue sky ! She prayed so as she had never done before ; and craved pardon and help , for slie knew not where elae to seek it . Her ideas outran her . Alice appeared as in a vision before her , so gentle and dutiful , with her own darling lost daughter , and hot tears rolled , round and rapid , down her cheeks . J .. „„ ' „ . and gratitude out

      An indistinct sense of escape arose of this reaction . The sufferer wept long and passionately , as was her natural temper ; until quite 01 and heart-sore , she gradually sobbed herself to sleep . Bright drops still glistened on her flushed cheeks , and through her black tresses , like scattered diamonds ; while her motionless form soon tempted back the timid hares and startled birds , and they almost seemed curious and kind about her . The sun glared fiercely down upon her uncovered head ; by degrees her face flushed more and more , and now and then a slight nervous quiver convulsed her whole frame . . What booty for thieves were her jewelled rings and golden chain with its costly watch ! Yet she slumbered all unharmed .

      She is found by Lord Hampton , who becomes alarmed at her condition , which he attributes to his harshness . Lady Hampton is brought home , is seized with a brain-fever , and , after her recovery , a reconciliation takes place with her lord . In the mean time , Raymond , who is looking out for employment , renders a service to a young lady and her mother , relatives of a wealthy banking firm . By the recommendation- of the young lady , Miss Leonora Eden , with a " Siddons ' s voice , " and no religion , and some very odd notions for a youn ^ English lady moving in good society , Raymond is received as clerk in the establishment at a salary , and while in his situation he keeps up his

      aristocratic connexions , and is received by them , and by Miss Leonora Eden , a young lady of immense expectations , on terms of equality . Lord Grantley becomes a suitor for Miss Eden ' s haud , but Miss Eden openly prefers Raymond . The banker , her relative , offers her to Raymond with a noble fortune , but the offer is refused—certainly a very un-Irish proceeding . A certain Miss Rosiere engages Raymond ' s affections . A comical event , meant to be quite serioxis and pathetic by the author , takes place . Raymond , Leonora , and Rosiere are caught by a storm in alittle boat . Rosiere insists on saving Leonora , and Raymond jumps overboard and with Leonora reaches the shore . On looking round the boat lias capsized ,

      and nothing is seen of Rosiere . But we get a peep of a steamer at a distance , and this assures us that Rosiere will turn up before the third volume is ended , an event that really does occur . Raymond ' s father , who has been to the " diggins , " suddenly reappears with a small fortune , and joins his family . After a variety of adventures of no particular moment , the dramatis persona are thus disposed of : Raymond and Rosiere who come in for a thumping fortune , are married—Arabella , his sister , marries a well-to-do simpleton—Mrs . Eden , mother of Leonora , a kind of intense Mrs , Nicklcby , becomes the prey of a sharper- —and Leonora , having

      come into no end of money , turns her West-end mansion into a house of refuge forplaccloss housemaids , and becomes a veritable " Sistor of Mercy . " There are a variety of minor personages and details of no particular use cxccj ) t to protract the story , of which we do not think it necessary to say another word . "We are not quite sure whether tho author penned these volumes lor amusemonf . or for a purpose . We suspect the latter ; if so , wo fear that English young ladies will hardly be induced , by what they find in these pages , to give up a pleasant world , and devote themselves to the pious duties , but somowhat ostentatious Roman Catholicity , of Sisters of Meroy , or Brothers of St . Vincent do Paule—both of which novel institutions , lately introduced , into the English metropolis , are warmly lauded in the work .

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      TALES AND ADVENTURES . Tales and Adventures By J , G . F . Saunders & Otloy . The imposing title of this collection must not mislead the public . Tho work consists of about half a dozen talcs in prose and verse , some of which arc of an erratic character , and others fairly perplex us to designate . Take us a specimen of the poetry the adventure with a prc-Adanuto , which , reduced to common parlance , is an encounter with tho renowned sea serpent . From the nmrutivo wo infor

      tho ubiquitous monster is no ncaror Doing caught than over . Tho opening lod us to oxpect something originul in tho Norse ballad lmo : — " Jan , launch our brisk Scaswnllow , This storm has found ft lull < , t , Ship steel harpoons and wlmlo-fiuos , Stow n rlilo in tho hull , Ami rig our stoutest tackling On foremftat and yard-arm ; Tho monster anako will swim tho fjord As soon as the seas nro calm . "

      , upon the monster : — His forefront , tow ' ring up mast-high , . Was curv'd like the neck of a crane ; His head was fene'd with-glittering scales , ¦ On the shoulders a lion ' s mane ; Twin eyes like lamps in a lighthouse Their fitful radiance gave , While the leisurely pre-Adamite Drifted along the wave . Karl fires a two-ounce bullet—Jan whirls a harpoon , and the result is the twain find themselves suddenly capsized into the fjord , from which , they are rescued the next morning by some fishers . The " lame and impotent" conclusion is thus chronicled : — And you , ye bragging Norlanders , . Hoist every stich of sail ; The Snake defies ye , one and all , To—put salt on his tail !

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      THE AMERICAN NATIONAL PREACHERThe American National Preacher . A collection of one hundred Sermons , selected and abridged from the American National Preacher , and the Works of Eminent American Divines . By an English Clergyman . Jepps-The volume is sent forth in a most unpretending form , probably with , the intention of rendering its usefulness as universal as possible ; the selection

      being at the same time one that must make it most acceptable to a very large class of ministers , both among Churchmen and Dissenters . Christianity , as preached by Protestants , in its main , features , must bear a strong and unmistakable resemblance in whatever portion of the globe it is promulgated . The doctrinal teacliing is much the same , whether it proceeds from an English pulpit or from an American , not so the language in which it is clothed . The measured cadence of our older

      divines—the prose rhythm of our greatest pulpit orators , has become , in some measure , conventional in the composition of sermons , amongst those who have made the writings of Taylor , Barrow , and South their principal study , as models of church eloquence . Our Moberlys , Trenches , and KeebJes , are examples of this school , which , judging from the volume before us , is not so popular on the other side of the Atlantic as with us . In most of the sermons presented to us in the selection under notice , the style is terse , simple , and unadorned .

      • They are , therefore , admirably suited for family use , and we should almost imagine such must have been the original intention of the coinpilers . But not only for family use ; they are far better than mere skeleton sermons for young divinity students , and . the editor has been careful to select only such discourses as are free from all suspicion of ^ heretical teaching , though , it must be confessed with something of a bias towards that section of the Church which approaches more closely to the Wesleyans , Baptists , and Independents , than to the older divines of our Church .

      These American divines , in inculcating the great truths of Christianity , have almost all one great merit ; their sermons arc practical , and their teaching such , that the principles of our faith are set forth as guides for our every-day life and conduct . They thus address themselves to the meanest , aa well as the highest capacities , and wo know of no similar work which can be more safely placed in the hands of young curates , and ministers of tho

      Gospel , of the denominations to winch we have referred , as furnishing so great a variety of topics for the edification of tlic congregations they have committed to thoir charge . It is to be regretted that the editor has omitted to give tho names of tho authors , and we would suggest his adding a list of them to the contents , should tho volumo reach a second edition , as it is always pleasing to know the name of a writer whoso words are cherished in our memory .

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      Neander ' s Church History . Vol . IX . Parts I . and II . ( Bohn ' s Standard Library . )—Two more volumes of thia valuable nud sterling work on tho History of tho Church have boon issued by Mr . Bolm . It would bo superfluous to say one word on tho world-wMo roiwyrn of this history . Tho present volumos Imvo n peculiar mtftrest for English Vendors , a * tHoy refer to tliafc period o ' f tho Iilator * of tho Church when Papal abuses and encroachments wore arriving at thoir owlnilnatInff point , ami whon tho English Koformoro commenced thoir work of purification . Grcwtlipad , Roger 1 neon , « nd Wyofto nro notlced—tho two f < mnor only incidentally . Wyoliffe ia treated moro at Iwgth-hta wrvtaw m tho great

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      sugges . y Property Law . And , if the task be as well performed in this as in the other case , the success of the one should be as much greater than that of the other , as there are more people desirous of a compendious knowledge of our constitution and laws , than interested to know how to buy , sell , bequeath , or manage property . The book is necessarily a compilation ; but it reads more like a narrative . It is most simply written , in the form of letters . With a boldness which pleases us , there is no affected abstinence from the utterance of opinion , and confinement to the simple statement of fact . Thus , in the chapter on the House of Commons , the partiality in disfranchisement , which was the main blemish of the Reform Bill , is honestly stigmatised ; and grave doubts are expressed whether the ballot would do all for the freedom of constituencies

      which its advocates allege . The comprehensive title of the book is almost sufficiently explanatory of its purpose and contents . After a general introduction , giving the origin of the constitution , of the feudal system , parliamentary government , taxation , &c , and expounding the mtent of the Habeas Corpus Act and the Bill of Rights , three chapters explain the history and relative powers of the three estates of the realm . Further chapters are devoted to the detailed explanation of the duties of the Advisers of the Crown , Councillors , Ministers , and legal officers ; to an account of the proceedings in parliament , budget , " ways and means , " supply , Mutiny Act , &c . ; to a history of the national debt , and an explanation of the sources and application of the revenue . An excellent chapter is given on local government and

      municipal institutions . The Church has a chapter . In the two succeeding ones , a minute account is given of the army and navy . About a third of the book is on the law of the land , common , statute , equit y * &c . ; on crimes , courts , law practice and evidence . A short concluding letter vindicates our constitution and policy against the large class of grumblers . The information , as far as we have tested it , is correct , and to be depended upon . A copious index is appended . We think the value of the book as an introductory , manual would be considerably increased if , in new editions , a list were given of the specific works on the several branches of the subject , most trustworthy and compendious , and to the study of which this compilation must necessarily attract many of its readers . We append two short illustrative extracts : ¦ —

      The value of a nominal 100 / . of stock fluctuates according to the abundance or scarcity of money in circulation . During the present century , the market price of 100 J . in the Three per Cent . Consols has been as low as 47 $ , and as high as 101 | . Anything that tends to endanger or lessen the national prosperity , causes the funds to sink , and vice versa . Foreign nations have attempted to keep up the price of their stocks by force of law , but have failed signally . Money , like water , will find its own level , and no legislative enactments will cause any permanent increase , or tho contrary , in its value .

      Wide and decisive as were the remedies applied by the Reform Bill to this state of affairs , I cannot say that they were administered with a thoroughly impartial hand . Tho rotten boroughs in tho hands of the Tories were swept away , but many that wore at the disposal of the Whigs ( the party then in power ) were suffered to exist . Still it was a great reform , and tho Act , when passed , was looked upon as a conclusive measure . It is now , however , generally conceded that in order to keep pace with the growing population , wealth , and intelligence of the day , a further extension and puriQcation of our representative system must very soon take plnco .

      A HANDY BOOK OF THE STATE . JIoxo we are Governed ; or , the Crown , the Senate , and tho Bench . A Handbook of the Constitution , Government , Laws , nnd Power of Great Britain . By Albany X ' onblanquo , Jun . lioutlodgc . Wm gladly woloomo into tho worthy fjold of authorship tho son of one of the greatest ' political writers our country has produocd j standing next , and vory near to Defoe , Swift , Juntas , nnd Canning . And tho more heartily , that this little volume is really a good and a useful one , supplying a defect ; and supplying it well . Tlio book has evidently been

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 23, 1858, page 1125, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2265/page/13/