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    conspicuous elements — of the national life , the various details connected with its management throw mantra side light on the habits , feelings , and tastes V W of the vrB peopleIn a scholarly 4 b m } exact

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    scribed . The professio ^ * al position the history of an s ^ ize ancient and a actor rrangement is discussed 6 f the :

    , ¦ , chorus is _ exp lained . ^* m , a nd ^^ the _*_ ^ K dramatic ^^ Vi ^ i contests character at Athens of are the vividl attdiehce y portrayed is ^ passed . Even under the

    review . It was no uncommon thing , it seems , for over thirty thousand people to assemble , and the \_ t AwJL ^^^ Athenians mm >^ mm w ^ ^»^» ~^^ . ^&^»^ v ^ v ^»^»^ v- ^ v were v w ^^ r ^^ ^ hp lively w ^ w v ma ^~ ^ M ma and ^^^^ m ^^ m emotional ^ h ^ ^^^^ m ^ *^^ ^ tf ^^ ^ r ^ F ^^^^^ ^^ , V and ^^^^ . ^ b ^ v ^ v ^^

    gave expression to their feelings in a most unmistakable manner . Stones were " Occasionally was thrown on one by occasion an angry not audience - only , hissed and JEschines off the

    stage but almost stpned to deaths There is an allusion to the practice in the story of € he

    second spnnnri - -rfl rate . tfi musician mnsimfl , fi , . who who bnrmwfirl porrowed a supply snfnnlv of stones , with a friend in order to ? bnild a houseand promised ii & cu . to iu i cpaj him iiiux with witu the iuc

    iiousts , , anil . j ^ . v ^ jjjj . > . repay - stones he collected from his next performance in public' The notes , facsimiles and

    illustrations enhance the value of this scholarly and attractive book . From MessrsDean & Son— ' Ferneries and

    . . Aquaria , ' by George Eg ^ ett , sen . ( Dean ' s Practical Guide Books } . The author sbows the amateur how to construct a fern paradise , and

    to keep it in life and order , and gives int ¦ eresting descriptive accounts of rambles in search of ferns i , n Surrey , Sussex , and Hampshire .

    From Messrs . B » ield & Tuer . — Police 1 ' by Charles Tempest Clarkson and J . Hall Kichardson . The main objects aimed at in this unique

    work may be summed up under two heads : first , to enlighten the public as tov , the constitution of the police force , and , s ^ cqind , to assist recruits in London and the country who are

    joining the ranks of the guardians of the peace . The first five chapters are devoted to sketches of the night Watchmenthe

    racy 4 ' Robin Dogberry Kedbreasts ' race , the / the London Bow Street ' Charlies Runners ¦ , , ' the ,

    and the * Peelers' of bygone days . The ^ remainder of the book is occupied with a history of the force from the passing of the Police Acts of 1839 down to the present time , and with the onerous duties of constables in

    connection with various forms of crime and vice . The authors have endeavoured to remove a good deal of unnecessary mystery surrounding the forcet > ut care has been ± taken ' not to

    jeopardis — — — -w . m . -v ^^ ^^^* e , public j ^ * - »• v - ^^»» w ^ interest - ^ r ^ j »««««^ » v ^ ^ vf by ^^ * j misplaced msmsmm . ^^ m * -m . m ^ ^^ com w v ^ - of of municativeness the the secrets secrets . ' of of The Scotland Scotland veil is up Yard Y lifted « rd . whilst whil from & t some the th «

    4 Black Museum , ' with its grim collection , of relics < Jf crime , and the * Kogues' Gallery' of

    convicts' portraits , receive due attention . Great credit is du « 3 to tne authors for having proli duced htens a the reliable unin 1 itia historical tedand throws essay which the bull en 's - -

    g O ^ VSJLAm * JMJk \ J *•** JLAJA VJLUtVVVt , ) M » UVi UUAV 0 UMV f ^^ tr * A fcj e crim ye of ^ . experience upon the , dismal romance of

    l ^ rom the same . —' Prince Bismatck ' s Map of Europe , ' by ' . Cylinder . ' la this amusing r ^ ... . ill - - . _ -i , j _ . x .. .. _ _

    ¦ ¦¦ •^ " ¦¦ mmmmm * mtmtmmm ^^ mdiktdim nhm "' MWM ^^ nM ^^ nnMHiMiBMm ^ M ^ M ^ HiMai ^ i ^ BMHMMMMaiaMiiaaM broohv / re ' the man of blood and iron ' discusses the desirability of a policy of aggression and ¦ ¦ annexa ^ tionwith h 1 the tm ghosts Mk kuV * # > i . ^ of b Napoleon « fc

    wv ~ -aw ~ w w - ^^ « ^ * ^^^ - ^^ m *~ , y -w w «^^ J * m ^ J ^^ *^» X ^ ^^ ^^ h > ' ^^ W W ^ ^* ^^^^ . ^<^ Bonaparte , President Lincoln , and the ' Old Kaiser . ' President Lincoln recommends the restoration of Alsace and Lorraine to their

    former possessors in order to prevent wa $ and ensure the lasting friendship of France . From Mr . Henry Frowde . — 'The Scripture ! Doctrine of the Two Sacraments : a Plea for

    Unity , ' by Henry Harris , B . D . The author endeavours to show that if a wider and more liberal interpretation were given to the

    Sacfaments of B ^^^ hk aptism . ^ and ^^ the _ ^^ ^ Lord ^^^ ^^ ' s Supper ^^ k . the ^ various denominations of Christians would be ¦ brought i ^— ^ v ^^ v v « ^^^ ^^ into ^* ^— — ^^ close ^ i ^^ ^ ¦ ^^ ^^ ^ q ^ ^ and >^^ r » ^^ practical b ^^ 4 ^ V ^ v ^ i ^^ my * mt ^ mw m ^ mr ^ m union ^— ^ b ^ b ^ ^^ ^^^ v . He ^^ tf ^ ^^ v

    relies on a spiritual interpretation of the water , bread , and wine . From b Messrs . Hachette bh & Co . Paris h — ' Contes k mj

    ^ m » ^^ ^ v ^^^^^ v ^^ . ^^^ - ^ v *^ ^^ ^^ v m ^^ . ^^^ v ^^ ^^^^ ^ mr m ^ ^ mw ^^^ m ^ ~^^ r ^ g ^ v , H ^ V . ^^ v ^ ^ v ^ . 9 ~ ~ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ m ^ et Apologues , ' by Leon Biffard : Illustrated by Frederick Regamey . It is only now that this w » " »»> w , fascinating mm < mr ^ rmt * ^ mr mmm ^^^ mj »* a | k volume w ^^ * m , ^ mm-m + mt'm *^ , m ^ publishe k ^ ^ m » m ^ -m ^ Ti r * a- > i' d ^ w ^ three ^^^ L ^ ¦ A ^^ ^^ years _ T T r ^ nf ••»*

    ago , has been brought to our notice . The author and good is nature a true . poe For t there who is delights not an aolo nature ue

    or a story from end to end of the book p which g does not contain , some charming description of the beauties of nature , nowhere more prodigal

    of her riches than in that delightful Provence of which the author is a gifted son and which «~» he X . loves ^>/ v ^^ " ^ f and " so - ' ^^ well * old ¦ v ^ jfc-fc . , « and alike ^ f *^^ jfc each v « iw \ y «« A has ^ take ^ vo m its \\ J * J tp ixivAUii moral heart which » w A ^ tvui

    yo ^ ng may . No better book could anywhere be found for youth of both sexes learning- Frencn . The stories

    are as pure as the French in which they are written . This cannot be said of La Fontaine ' s Fables when unexpurgated . There is but one prose piece in the pook c The Bell of Red

    Cot ^ S \^ ton ^^ V » % , ' and M ~ m tr % ^ 1 this ^ mr \ ^ £% is ~ l C 9 as m * % , *~* poetical V \/\/\ ^ * m ** 1 and m ~ m Vm ^ M charming > % U ** WSW-W ** % j ^ m * as any poem . We will not spoil the story by telling it in a mutilated fashion here . Let

    the reader get the book for himself . When he reads it and looks at M . Regamey ' s remarkably clever illustration he will thank us . We mayadd that there are t-wo editions h one 4 in octavo

    large ^^^ v - ^^^* ^^ mt ^ r ^^ nm paper v ^ v w ^^ ^^^^^ ^ , w ^ ^^* and ^^^ ¦^^ p ^ r ^^^ ^^^ p the + ^^ ^ ^ ^ i ^ other ^^ r ^^^^ ^^ ^ ir ^^ , ^ v a . ^^ , w cheap ^ k ^ ^^»^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ jm > popular ^ m ^^ ^ m ^ ^* ^ . ^^ r ^ ^ . ^ edition , on smaller and thinner paper , but both containing all the admirable illustrations .

    The work is equally creditable to poet , artist , and publisher . From Messrs WmWWmlm Hodder & Stoughton I ^ mm — 'Alone

    ^ V ^ ft tl * mmilmmmi ^ mW ^ P »^ . V ^^^^ ^^ ^«» ^^ M ^^ ^ ^ M «^ V ^^ V ^ ^* r ** m * ^^ *» ^^< a . ^ k ¦»¦ ^ fc . V ^ ^^ ^^ with the Word , ' by G . Qtringer Rowe . This , book consists of devotional notes on the New Testament tm ^ m ^ t ^ ^^ mf - ^ g-irarnri ^ m ^ m \ mm - ^ , v written » ^» ^ ^ ^^ ^ m * ^~* m to ^ m ^ r give | pk ^ m w ' ^^ aid «<¦ V ^ »¦ ^ ^ in *»^* reading *» ^ . ^ - *^ r ^^ ™ mm ^ ^ hk the ^^ ^»^ - ^ i *'

    Scriptures for purposes of private devotion . Mr . Rowe , who is a well-known Wesleyan minister , and governor of Headingley College , Leeds mu does i 1 not pretend to slipply an ¦ exposition hh ¦¦ ¦

    or jmnmw ^ mw ^ to ^^ ^» ^ trespass ^ , « ^^^ ^ m ^ mr ™ *^ - ^ " ^ mr ^ upon ^ M ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ the ^^ ^^ . » ^^ province - ^ r « " ^^ ^ ™ m ** r m *^ ~ - ^ w mr of ^ ^ " »^ ' ^^ the »^ p ^ . ^ r ^ r com ^^ - ^^ » ^^ - v mentaries , but seeks to ' point out lessons and suggest ^^^ ^^ jw b ^ h ^ p ^ h ^ m ^ m ^ p ^ mr ^ reflections ^ ^ mw ^ mv yb ^ ^ mw ^^ . ^ ^^^ ^ p ^^^ ^^^ , ^ m which ^ v ^^^ v ^ it ^ b ^ v ^ will v ^> . ^ ^^^ p ^ promote h ^^ ^ bv ^^^ f- ^^ i ^^ hh . - ^^^ ^ i ^ - ^^ that - ^^ ^^^ a ^^ ir ^ r ^ i ^ t

    practical and obedient faith in the Word which at once transmits the knowledge of it into experience and life . ' This is , in short , a devotional ± rfl" *~ - manual i ¦ ¦ marked «« - *^ - ¦ b ¦ great k intellectual ¦ ¦•*¦ ¦¦¦!¦

    . vi ^^ m ^ mr gour V ^ m * ^^ A ^ , spiritual - ™ . ^ » . ™^ m > mw »«™ dep ^ m m th ^ w , ^^ and - »^ ™» Jiterary ^ y » ^^ w * ^^ " ch ^ ^ ^ arm ^»^ ^ ^ . ^»^ ™» From the same . — ' The Saint and his Saviour , '

    by C . H . Sporgeon . The renowned pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle has seldom written anything more helpful or stimulating than this mf mtk beaut ¦¦ iful and mrmtim -am earnest - ^^ i- ^ w " >^ - book . ' It i Jfc s

    dis-¦¦¦ ^ J »*^ f ^ pr - ' ^ m . ' mr -m ^ m . — ^» was m ^ , . w ^ ^ ¦ ^< v ^ " w - ^^ -mr " ¦ I i ^ w ^ ir ^^ ^*« 1 K 9 . * tinguished by sanctified common * sense , ^ naoral fervour , and hpmely robustness of thought . It deals with experimental religion V ¦ ¦ ¦ i \ M"

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Nov. 15, 1889, page 1487, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15111889/page/17/