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    match , said gains the consent of his nephew to put inpractice a scheme of his own .. ¦ , He accordingly , in a . < i 6 te-d-tete with Mrs ^ Laurington , represents Mordiaunt as utterly ruined by the failure of a bank , in -winch his TV-hole fortune had been deposited . Mrs . lauringtpn is ultimately displayed in her true colours , l > tit Harriett , having discovered the ruse , succeeds , by the aid of a well-timed and judicious letter , in confirming Mordaurit in his infatuation , who after anany vicissitudes has an attack of brain fever , and recovers only to become a misanthrope and woman liater . The hero is surrounded by a number of well marked characters , and passes through , many interesting events and doubtless there is sufficient incident , relieved by lively dialogue , to procure the -work a considerable amount of popularity .

    1 . Elementary Manual of Roman Antiquities . By " William Ramsay , M . A ., Trinity College , Cambridge ; Professor of Humanity in the University of Glasgow . Richard Griffin and Co : 2 . A . Manual of Latin Prosody . By . the same . Richard Griffin and Co . The first of these " works is a careful , portable , and nicely illustratedabridgement of the author ' s "Manual of Roman Antiquities . " It has some new matter in the chapter on agriculture , but with this exception

    and that of the woodcuts , which give it an advantage as a class book , it differs very slightly from the renowned work of Dr . Adam , of Edinburgh . To that learned and modest man , then , who called himself only a compiler , let us confess Professor Ramsay ' s great indebtedness . Our admiration for the ancient ^ schoolmaster ' s diligence is increased , top , -when we iiote how little the advancement of classical learning tas enabled the modern Professor to add to the store -which the former first opened to the English public 'in -1791 . " - ¦ ¦ . ¦ -. . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ .. ; ¦ , ¦ . ¦ •; ..

    The " Latin Prosody " is the second edition of a more original work , the fruit of much labour and research . The author ' s rules for determining the -quantity of Latin words are learned , and his system of adopting , as authorities only , the poets , of the Augustine age > is a second one . The book is , on the whole , beyond the depth of school boyB ; but it will Jbe found valuable to all schoolmasters . . JHere and There in London , by J . Ewing Ritchie . W . Tweedie . Mr . Ritchie is a pleasant sketch writer , not always ligidly accurate in some of his statistics , but possibly quite enough so for the ephemeral subjects which How from Ins ready pen . His sketches of the " House

    of Cpmmbns from the Speaker ' s Gallery ; " a " Night icith the Lords / ' and the " House / of Commons , " pass with a qualified word of praise ; . As an old jgailery man , the critic may venture to say that these somewhat well-worn subjects have been done much better in publications of the day . To give a specimen of Mr . Ritchie ' s want of absolute accuracy , we will just refer to what he says about the pay of the Tivies reporters .. In page 58 , the writer asserts , * ' The Tirnes reporters are divided into three classes , none of whom get less than seven guineas a week . " ITor the sake of Times reporters in particular , and reporting in general , we wish the writer were ¦ compelled to prove his words . Next > Mr , Ritchie is

    • widely from the mark , when he says "that half-ariliotir ' s ' turn' takes the reporter about an hour to -write out at the office . " An ordinary reporter would require at least three times that allowance of time , and then no grass would have grown at the heels of lus pen . We note these trivial inaccuracies because , ¦ we find they are numeroiis , and because we wish to warn Mr . Ritchie against the modern error into which light writers deviate , of desiring to know too Ttnuch . It is possible to be sufficiently descriptive without going into minute particulars , thereby laying ready writers open to correction and to criticism . With these remarks we recommend the book as being likely to afford a spare hali" hour of pleasant recreation .

    The Wife and the Ward ; or , a Life ' s Error . By Iieut .-Col . Edward Money , Routledge and Co . Tiqs work hardly fulfils the expectation raised by its tjitlo . We havo a very woll-wvitton Indian story at the outset ; a deep interest is ereated by the jnastorly protraction of the husband , his truthful , though cold and calculating " wife , " and the introduction of the lovely " ward . " But this interest is cooled down and allowed to lose itself in the vagueness of the ending . Wo have a veritable history orer again of Cnwnporo nnd its hideous atrocities j

    character , for which Colonel Money appears to have personal knowledge and peculiar aptitude . Palestine , Past and Present ; with Biblical , Literary , and Scientific Notices . By Rev . Henry S . Osborn , A . M ., with original illustrations and a new Map of Palestine , by the Author . N . Triibner and Co . This is a carefully written , and beautifully printed work , richly illustrated with coloured engravings . Sometimes , however , our author ' prejudices are amusing . He cannot conceal his antipathy to the Turk ; and ; his statements , accordingly , of Mahomedahi sm are not to be trusted . This , work contains a good account of the Druses , but no solution of the mysteries of their origin , towards which Are may suggest there exist documents of which Mr , Os"born " . ., . ' ^ .

    seems not to have been aware . His impressions of the mission were favourable ; and his description of " Syrian beauty" is as fervent as it is exact , " Until lately , " he says , " teaching young ladies was uncommon in Syria ;"—this is no longer tlie case . Sidon , Tyre , Lebanon , and the mountain ranges , and the country between these sites and surrounding them , are described with apparent accuracy , and the tisual antiquarian associations are carefully compiled . Mr . Osborn , however , does not present us with any original views of his own , or add to our information . Neither has he any hair-breadth escapes . A few squabbles with his servant are the only incidents in his book . Those who seek romantic adventure in a narrative of Eastern travel must look elsewher e ^

    On the history of Tyre , Mr . Osborn dwells with peculiar emphasis and interest . Here Hercules was first worshipped , and the island early received the appellation of

    recovered , and rose again like a Phoenix from its ashes . It was next in the power of the Seleucidte , and then of the Romans , when it seems to have become entirely Christian , and to have boasted a magnificent cathedral . But , ad . 638 , it fell under Mohammedan rule . With this history Mr . Osborn tells us there are connected curious legends ^ which include mention of the deification and worshipping of dead men . Now , however , of its former incredible magnificence , only a few arches ^ and foundations , and heaps of massive columns and capital remain .

    tat trie s up . " Mr . Stirling writes with philosophical discrimination , and is entitled to a hearing . A History of England , from the Earliest Times to the Revolution , 1688 . By David Hume . Abridged .: John Murray . This is just the sort Of work required by the historical student . The text of standard works in history is in general so well impressed on the memory , that subsequent productions , though more accurate , are seldom available substitutes for their predecessors . Then there is the labour of comparing and deciding between contradictory passages , and the doubtafter all , if the first wrong impres-_^ * ^ . ^^ . .

    , sion be thoro uglily removed by the correction supplied in the work of a more recent inquirer . Now this inconvenience is suspended altogether by the editor incorporating in the present abridged editio n of Hume the corrections and researches of later historians . Here arc Froude , and Hallani , and Sharon Turner , all brought into relation with Hume ; and the incorrect assertions of the latter substituted by the results of their investigations . So much has been done since the days of Hume in relation to the Saxon period of our chronicles , and in fixing the real political status of the Tlantagenets and Tudors , in and the

    respect to their prerogatives , bearing- of these on the case of Charles I .,, and the subsequent facts affecting the settlement of the English Constitution , as now established , that it is but sorry work to compel the student to get false notions on these points from the pages of Hume on the chanee of his being disabused of his acquired prejudices by an afterexamination of Palgrave , Lappenbcrg , and Kemble , and the writers we have already named . Besides the incorporations , notes and illustrations are inserted ill smaller type , a list of authorities given , and discussions on disputed points , both historical and antiquarian , suggested . also been continued from

    The main history has Jarries II . to the present time . The continuation is compiled from Lord Mahon ' s history , and other good authorities , such as the " Historic Peerage of England " by the late Sir Harris Nicholas . We most heartily commend the work to public patronage . Moore ' s Lrish Melodies ; with Symphonies and Accompaniments for the Pianoforte . People ' s Edition , to he completed in Ten Numbers , " at One Shilling each . Longman and Co . Bettku late than never . Messrs . Longmans have , by their handsome re-issue of "Moore ' Melodies , " conferred upon amateurs of modest means a boon

    long sighed for . The excessively high price of the old edition ( seven pounds ten shillings ) has so restricted its circulation , that , though tens of thousands among us can sing the songs , there are comparatively few who have ever set eyes upon a comp lete copy of . the score . We are ashamed to say that four numbers of the present edition , each containing from ten to thirteen airs , have accumulated upon onr table unnoticed ; but we are convinced that those of our readers who set sufficient store by the entire collection to consider it cheaply purchased for ten shillings will—if they have not already subscribed—at once hasten to make up their lee-way and regularly

    to take future parts ns they come out . 1 o speaic xo the merits of the airs or poetry would be superfluous . The merit of Stevenson ' s accompaniments has been questioned by critics ; but they did well , enough tor Mpore himself , who , they say , was the best singer o * the melodies ever heard . If they have vexed tno ears of a critip or two , they may set ofr that tney have helped to cheer the hearts and moisten tho eyes of almost millions . Constable ' s Educational Series : Concise History of England , in Epochs . By J . Frasor Corkmn , fcsq . ¦¦ * , Thomas Constablp and Co , Tins , work , which is accompanied with chronologicftl tables and mans , is neatlv compiled , and will DP

    serviceable for the pupil , whose apprehension otaa country ' s history it endeavours to assist by tho uivxsioii of tho subject into epochs . It is saying mucn in favour of this compilation , that the chief fault we have to find with it is its brevity . rl ho eP 00 . ™ ' however , wo may observe , favour tlio literary ratner than tho historical dovolopmonts of national progress , nnd wo think might be rendered both morw exact and comprehensive . The Formation and Progress of tho Tiers JStat , Qr Third " Estate , in France . By Aumisli" l > lio "J Translated from tho French by the Kev . I ' ranoiS

    B . Wells . Two volumes in one . . Ilonvy G . Bonn . This vroll-known work , which narrates the manner in . which tho French people became rocognisoU as w element , of powor in tho composition of tfojern montal forces , is horo presented in an oxo ° * J ^ translation , nnd under one cover , bo na to Do con voniently referred to whoa necessary . Tho MWJJJJ will find it a roliablo authority and vivluablo addition to an historical library .

    There is decided interest in these historical epitomes , of which there are several in this volume , and all treated with considerable elegance , tact and ingenious grouping of persons and events . Besides the magnificent engravings , illustrative of the text , there is a most elaborate map ; and altogether the work constitutes one of the most handsome of books for a well furnished library . . Classic Records Reviewed or Deciphered . By Thomas de Quincey . ( Stereotype Edition . )

    James Hogg and Son The well-known essays of the eloquent opium-eater , on the Caesars , the Theban splunx , the Essenes and Aelius Lamia , forrn the contents of this volume , to ¦ which a permanent form is now given . The learned and curious nature of these disquisitions must always confine them to . a select audience . ; but the popularity of the author ' s name will , nevertheless , assist the circulation . AH who read them for the first time will be rewarded by the ingenuity and originality displayed . Poems , by Frederick W . Wyon .

    Smith , Elder and Co . This volume is one of tho tantalising sort . Here and there wo find proofs of mental vigour , accompanied with spasms of poetic diction , then an ontiro Wank , more turgidjty without . metre or rhyme , Irnt nowhere a complete poem , or" any evidence that the author will ever achieve one . Mr . TVyon is , nevertheless , an ambitious writer , but ho must subrait to much discipline before he can write with sufficient correctness to command approbation . Veterinary Medicines : their Aalions and Uses s with

    a copious Appendix on the Jpincases of the Domesticated - Animals . By Finlay Dun , V . S . ( Second Edition . ) , Sutherland and Knox . Tins exeollont work has , on its reissue , recoived many additions and improvements . Every portion of it has been revised , and new and important practical matter has been introduced where expedient , and particularly in relation to such artioles as arsonio , digitalis , lead , nux vomica , and , valerian , To tho chemical and pharmaceutical departments Dr . Murray Thomson has also accorded liis assistance . Tho appendix noticed in the title , is likewise a novel feature in this edition ;

    Failure of the Forbes Mackenzie Act . By James . Stirling . Jamos Maolehpso . Tub argument of this pamphlet is contained in its motto , namely , " That man takes « , wrong course

    aWid tho story abruptly terminates with tho destruction of tho husband and , tho ward , who aro made to form part of- tho boat-load of destroyed fugitives "fyfao were mercilessly butchered by Nana Sahib . It appears to us that Colonel Money has boon divqrtec fxova . tho original purpose with which ho commenced this tale by events that supervened unexpectedly , ana that ho brought hie literary labours to a close in a ib * m quite different from that "which he designed to » Oopt . Thoro aro samo capital descriptions of Indian 4 ifc , wad some admirable details of Anglo-Indian

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  • Leader (1850-1860), March 5, 1859, page 14, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05031859/page/14/