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HIlSlllII mmmmmm very clear * nd distinct , and < Jei coprous ^ no tes -f ™^^ ^ about : ' ^ & ?>? 2 ^ J ! S £ 2 £$ ^ — of times manners , and opinions in Britain in the fifth centu . v O » eo > Sm proceeds on its course . rcell / attracting its reader ^ by its genial spirit and natural flow of humour . O'Shea and his man Joe , by ? hpir oddities nroduce plenty of amusement and tun . th Mr ! J ffs hTpuoliSied i little pamphlet which has gone hrough several editions , entitled « Le Pape , lesEmpereurs , et la Revolution , ^ Ve ^ r ^ et ^ t ^ V . of the learned and popular ^ c ^^ aof ytrte and Sciences , conducted by Charles Knight . " uni 'LirfteW * Illustrated Natural History contains ^* April some cap taT ill . isfrations of the " Agouti , " the curious " fur country pouched cat ; » sS horn Ut" " Suffolk bull , " the " Zebu , " the domestic ^ catt e of IndK and the m Brahmin Bull . '' The history of the uses and habits of eadi of these is particularly interesting and instructwe , »¦ .,
Blaekwood ' s Magazine for April se "™ . ^^ . ^ " ^ subjects of general interest and importance . " Wellington s Career is IketcSed with exceeding great skill and accuracy , and ; i ^^ reader ^ not left in uncertainty as to the great character of Vrfjngton , 1 he story of " Ladv Hamilton" is also told , and her character defended in a spirit Sat does credit to the writer . The little volume o poerns ^ by Mrs . Browning is freely criticised and properly condemned . . 0 "*™ - tion with China , " Alison ' s "History of Europe from 181 o to 185 A « wS '« 25 done for the Princes of India ,- andI ¦ " Parliamentary . Duelling , " are all very ably treated . With the writer of the ^ as .. art de the Foreign Secretary is by no means the " right man in the right P £ L- ' . Marine for April displays a good deal of )*« £ ^ j £ * £ literary ability and skill . We need but mention a few of its aiticles as S 1 echnens of " sterling merit and value . « ( BryU Grange , " by the author of •?¦ Headlong Hull , " consists of a series of dialogues upon topics that a e generally popular and interesting ; the dialogue itself is pointed and . Ser" William the Silent" is a pleasant and instructive sketch and defence of the character of William of Orange . » Why Virtue and Nterit i « rS « V Rewarded » is . the subject of a very sensible article , , n _ joh Palmerbton and Louis Napoleon are both . rev ewed and juda ^ d .. " * Presentation of every Locality and Intelligence -is a timely , uig : hgen ^ wj elaborate discrissioiv of an alLimportant subject . - da " The Litoiy Suburb of the Eighteenth Century , "* bich i 8 co .. t , rtn ^ the fjMot Pop e his contemporaries , and his villa , form the subject of a most inteje , tig chapter . The present number closes with a ; conversation in a inway caSce suggested by the question , " What , are we coming to ? 11 wSfthe Sgers froi despotism , the burdens of an ™ J ^ etW the Volunteer Tudvemeut , are severally discussed .. Wq n Ubt not foi ^ et to mention that this number of Frasor contains Spring ; Songs , by \ ? Z ^ SS ^ t o ^ FfiSS the flower , " •¦ WiUUm HokUiIi ''' ' Studios n Animal Life , " and ' The Framloy Parsonage ' SSSu with increasing interest / 'Inside Canton " is a ™ , d and olojgr picture of the old Chinese city and its people j ' Ideal Houses * and 1 ne How and Why of Long Shots . and Straight Shots , " are exceedingly intqrLtThg and popular pfpart . the l . tMr being « s useful as it as popular . There is also in this number two charming poems , the one to K . Monckto . i Milne * entitled •' Stranger * Yet ; " the other by r . 1 ood "The Last Sketch , " a fragment of a story , by the ate Chmlotte Bronte , and " Under Chloroform , " are likewise doscrvu . g of notice . The illustrations are much improved . . ¦ . , hulHin U , rtvor , Uy MayaziL . Among the admirable eontenta o . f t j popular magazine , we notice an interesting account of ^ » . ue O ' Mailley , " the famous Irish heroine ; a good sketch ot the litoiatuie ot the Vodus ; u review of the Narrative of l , ord WyuC * Mmwn to Japan , which affords us an insight into the soqial stum of the Japanese ; uml ft smart and diverting " story of " The Wooing and . the Winning of Amy 0 ^ Jac ' mUlau ' H Magazine conlnina a variety of well-writtcn articles . Wo obsorvo rtrst , a sciil . lc and p ^ uu . ive nnlolo " On tll 0 . Kov , lo ,, o the Prayer Hook , and tl . o Act of Uniformly . " " Buddha and Uud . ll Ism fonna . be » ubjoct of another paper , which I . written ^\ % rtlZtlc $ well nndorstmids the question . " Tom bVown at Oxlord is co ., me , anil ho is , wo should think , about the must ntu-awtiv . o powonago in ^ City at this time . Thtiso , with sovornl otlior papers , &o . ot o ( juul uUoiest and iniportaiKio , ronder tiiis mugftziuti for April vury $ tmotlv « . T / ta Unloarna / Jlavioio lias alloHlod w ifiuvh pl » ahuro ; its oonton a me varied and excellent , The aogond e | ia |) tor of " The National Mmioy Uox , and tho i ) . «| ior on Sciontillg Ulography , " contain much useful and valuulMo information . "
^ The Eclectic contains , amongst other good articles , reviews of the " Kirk of Scotland / ' and of the life and labours of the late eminent Bishop Wilson . " Our Illustrated Books " is an article upon the art of professional illustrators , in which their talent and services to literature are fully and properly appreciated . "To Edgeworth- Town and Back" is a most amusing sketch of Irish life and manners . v We have received the Spiritual Magazine for April , in which the pnncipal object of the writers appears to be to turn the attention of its readers from wholly utilitarian and material views of life to something higher and holier . . No doubt the highest aim of a rational being is to attain a knowledge of spiritual things , but his very reason itself , we should think , would prevent him from adopting false means to tfaatend ^ The Spiritual Magazine , however , is characterised by a spirit Of candour and a toleration of others ' opinions . . v We do not know of any Magazine more deserving of a pfomment place among the entertaining and instructive serials of the day for youth than the Boy ' s Own Magazine . It is the communicator of much useful information , and contains many interesting tales , briefly and perspicuously written , arid very nicely illustrated . ^ ... Recreative Science , a monthly record and remembrancer of intellectual observation , contains this month sundry papers , with illustrations , upon subjects of utility , viz ., "Lead , " " The History and Uses of Hemp "Sportive Exercises upon Musical Notation , " " My Bird , the Siskin , " Wayside Weeds , and their Teachings / ' &c . ¦ The Enalishwoman ' s Journal has its average number of good articles upon its own especial topics . " The General Education of Woman , " Madam Henrietta Brown , " and " The Position of Women in France , are , among a variety of "instructive and entertaining articles , particularly " In ^ he * 2 r # Journal for . the present month are three beautiful engrayings ; the first is Domenichihi ' s " St . Catherine ; " second , Wilkie b " Blind Man ' s Buff , " both ; from the Royal collection ; and Chastity , from the statue by J . Durham . Two Fop Artists , Sherwin and Cosway , by Walter Thombury , is a good retrospective sketeh , . vyith whicli this number opens . ' ¦ ... ,.-- , „„ The Christian Examiner contains a series of ably-written articles , which are characterized throughout by [ serious reflection and profound conviction ., In the article on " Womanhood , " the writer take * an admirable view of female character , ed « tcation , and influence . " The Liberal Religious Movement in the United States / . ' forms the subject of a remarkably good sketbii of the varied phases of that movement . ¦ . lA ^ Welcome Gue st for this month , the love story " . Blow . ^ . ^ 3 ' . cold" is continued , Mr . G . A . Sala continues his " Lady Chesterfields ¦ Letters . to her Daughter . " A beautiful little poem , entitled , The Sister Arts , " with a pretty illustration also adorns the present uumber Le Follet , Journal du Grand Monde , Fashion , Polite Literature , Beaux Arts , &c , is as pleasing : as usual In feminine grace- of fashion and of form . The figures ih the first plate , however exhibit a crcumference of drapery rather beyond our ideas o £ : proportion ; but there seems to be no prospect , at present / tha ^ crinoline will be contracted one inch for the sake of convenience or appearance . r « nfi . m , n » i « ' In Once a Week , » Evan Harrington , or He would be a Gentleman is continued . A variety of most interesting sketches and poems , with illuatrations , also render , this number . very attractive . „•„» - „« , •* Plain or Kinglets is a story t , hat increases m power , and point as it PTO Journal pfthePuMin Statistical Society for April are . several articles of great practical value . " Immigration into our West India Colonies , " and" The effects of the employment of women in occupations attended with publicity , illustrated by the result of the Factory System at Bradford , " are two subjects which are treated in an enlightened spirit of justice and good feeling .
IMMOKTALIT . Y ANJD BUJ .. KJNUJ ; . TT was not with light ov trifling . q-uo ^ Uoiw that the human imder-1 stttuding bo ^ ui 't ° : re ^ qarolwH . ii U » o very infancy ot tin invqstiiration "" buginHing \ vavl tlie end of things iittrnotod its ¦ g niice . Cm und ^ lHit part of the past wlriuli l » iy npur , uud- wlnuh lt ffi-WexperiJiiaecf / it - r ^ urdid «« n middle . point , ultopther coniprehcnsil ) lo between two extreme , u » 1 «« h it W ™* »*» l f obscurity of tl . o remotest bygone and oi tho furthoHt futurity . It ha tl i » rimppoiwd that oouccriiiiiff tho immortality -of hy « i « bm . gs , concerning ir life after a « uth , very anciont and mumlold opinions have p MVuilud , and huvo been ^ riui » millud . to ub . Many wntow , ad Luring 1 h o » o of Ikura , ha ^ e U 8 » urlf > d tlmt without the bchot u \ imniortuTity , no ¦ religion , no society , no govornuwiit « un exist . Oil „« huvo Jonc Btiiriiirthor . In tl . u ummlmouB Lob et of uU nations in our" < ixiBUmoe ufter de » tl » 7 . they Imvo tried to " incontrovertible and iuvhieiulo pvocf of the truth oi tins bel « f , and Co not duouiod of any impovtnnce tho . uuo . naliuH and occontp o i « which have iimrkod the belief ilBuli ' t buintf accuHlon , ^ i to « oo « » d every IViith noino Kind of BuyorBtition frni I .. t . In clloo , i we 1 olw at mutton * in tho ii . iibb , wo ouni . ot l ,, ff I ,, no «" . ' « v »»« w « VI t b «» io-. thing truo niUHt lio ut the fouiu lution of u Int ., win l » in un vo , h illy diHBomiuutod . ovou . ir X everything in tho hull . «»< uU ot bo ) ti o . ^ : z ^ - ^ fi p ;^ S : ¥ E ^^^ a ^ i ^ T ^ rr ^ f ^ sS s ^^ J s ^^^ t ^^ lHS vorily BtillloHHiiny \>^> U > to « hown . which hm . urnvoa 11 Ui nnh nty of iUi uuiontillu io ' iHoioiiHUuuH withoui , liuvuig > ul . u ( . l lo d . uUl « d Poo ? od . wiuit our i . nn . ort « L bointf . a-mll Irm . blo c u « h : it ojjjt t o untriocl hiluUuct of youlhlul imtioiiH to yuwo buiuru ilrfoll Uiliiouu .,
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April 7 1860 . 1 The Leader and Saturday Analyst . 333
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Leader (1850-1860), April 7, 1860, page 332, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2341/page/17/
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