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    April % 1860.J The Leader and Saturday A...

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    - . - ¦ ¦' ¦ •; ¦¦¦¦ ' -. ' . , SERIALS . ' : ¦ . ¦ ' ' ¦ - ; . . . . Blaclcwood ' s Magazine for April contains . seve ^ " po ^ esfal ^ rticles on subjects of general interest and importance . " Wellington s Career is Sett with exceeding great skill and accuracy , and ; i ^ he r eader ^ 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 poems ^ 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 cle , the Foreign Secretary is by no means the " right man in the right P la £ L- ' . Mar ine for April displays a good deal of Jbe Ijej lt ^ of i £ s literary ability and skill . We need but mention a few of its aitic es 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 deflnce of the character of William of Orange . » Why Virtue and Nterit aw , S . l * Rewarded » is . the subject of -a very sensible article , , n _ wh joh Pal . ner . ton and Louis Napoleon are both . rev e wed and . j udged . " * Presentation of every Locality and Intelligence -is a timely , mt . li » nMj d elaborate discussion of an alLimportant subject . - da " The Litoiy Suburb of the Eighteenth Century , "* bieh i 8 co .. t , rtn ^ the fjMot Pope his contemporaries , and his villa , form the subject of a most intej e , ig chapter . The present number closes with a ; conversation in a inway caKe suggested by the question , " What , are we coming to ? n wSfthe Sgers from despotism , the burdens of an ™ J ^ etW the Volunteer movement , are severally discussed . . We . n Ubt not fenget to mention that this number of Frasar contains Spring Songs , by \ ? Z ^ SS ^ to ^ FfiSS the flower , " - WiUUm Hoiwh " " Studios n Animal Life , " and ' The Framloy Parsonage ' are SSSu with increasing interest "Inside Canton " is a ^ vivid and olovgr picture of the old Chinese city and its people j ' Ideal Houses * and i ne How and Why of Long Shots . and Straight Shots , " are exceedingly intqrLtThg and pdpSlar pfpar .. the latter being « s - . u . eft . 1 aj it » popular . There is alU in this number two charming poems , the one to K . Monckton Milues , entitled " Btrangow Yet ; " the other by r . 1 lood " The Last Sketch , " a fragment of a story , by the ate Chmlotte Bronte , and ¦ " Under Chloroform , " are likewise deserving of notice . The illustrations are much improved . . ¦ . , hulHin U , rtvor , Uy MayaziL . Among the admirable oonteiita of t j popular magazine , wo notice an interesting account of ^ » . ue O'Mailley , " the famous Irish heroine ; a good sketch ot the litciattue ol the Vcdas t u review of the Narrative of l , ord WyuC * Mmwn to Japan , which affords us an insight into the sogial stute of the Japanese j urid ft smart and diverting " story of " The Wooing and . the Winning of Amy 0 ^ Jac ' mUlau ' H Magazine conlnina a variety of woll-wrltlon nrticlos . Wo obsorvo nr . t , a noo ' lluo and p ^ uu . ivc anlolo « On tho Hcv . sIon o the Prayer Hook , and tl . o Act of Uniformly . " " Buddha nnd Uud . ll Ism fonna . be » ubjoct of another paper , which I . written ^\ % rtlZtlc $ well nndorstmids the quoatlon . " Tom Umwn ut Oxlord » oo ., > , anil ho is , wo should think , about the most ntu-awtiv . o powonago in . lu ^ qily at this time , Theso , will ) sovornl oihur pupers , & o . ot ikjuuI uUoiest and Iniportaiuio , ronder tliis inugnauo *' or April vory ^( tmoUve . T / ta Unloarnal Jlavioio has ailVirdud' uw i » m « cIi ploHhiiro ; its eonlon a aio varied and excellent , Tile aogond e | ia |> tor of " Tho National Money Uox , and the m . per on Sciontillg Uiograpliy , " contain much useful and vtuuulMo information . ;! i , . '

    ^ 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 ^»« A « af ' -Jlfa ^ <^ m-c for April ,-in . which . the prin-. ¦ cipal 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 that end ^ 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 prominent 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 Englishwoman ' 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 Domenichiui ' s " St . Catherine ; " second , Wilkie b " Blind Man ' 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 « tcatipn , and influence . " The Liberal Religious Movement in the United States'' forms the subject of a remarkably good sketch of the varied phases of that movement . ¦ . U ^ he Welcome'Guest iortMs month , the l ^ cold " is continued , Mr . G . A . Sala continues his " Lady Chesterfield s Letters . to her Daughter . " A beautiful : little poem , entitled , The Sister Arts , " with a pretty illustration also adorns the Pf ? £ " * ^ - 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 np prospect , at present / iha ^ cTinbline 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 Rinylets is a story ] tbat increases in power , and point as it . . . V Journal pf the Pumn Statistical Society for April are several articles of great practical value . " ¦ Immigration into our West India Colonies , " and" The effects of the employmeut 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 .

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    GLEANINGS ' FBOM FOBBIGrN BOOKS . IMMOKTALIT . Y AND BCX . ENCI 3 . TT was not with light ov trilling . q . uo « Uons that the human undor-1 stttudinB bSii it ° : reSearches . L ' « io very infancy ot tin invqstiir ationi" t \ w besrinninff land tlie end of things iittrnotod its « niice . Cm and Umt part of the -. part wWeli l | iy near , au * wlnuh it ffi-WexperiJiiaecf / it - r ^ urdid «« n inid . ile point , ultopther coniprehcnsil ) lo between two extreme ., uul <* s it B ««« d »» to tho . obscurity of the remotest bygone and ol tho furthoHt futurity . It ha tl i ? lmppoi * d that oouccriiiiiff tho immortality -of living bm . gs , concerning ir life after death , very anciont and mumlold opinions have pMVuilud , and have been ^ nl" « J » il ' \ ° . Mll l n ? , , ^ f . ad Luring 1 h o » o of Ihura , ha ^ e U 8 » urtf > d that witliout the behot ill imniortttTity , no religion , no society , no governiaent cun exist . Oil „« huvo Jonc ^ ilffnrtbor . In the ununimons Lobot of all nations in our" < ixiBUmoe after de » tl » 7 . thoy huve tried to (» d an incontrovertible and invincible pvocf uf the truth ol this bel « f , and Co not deemed ol' any importance the unomalu * uiul oo con tp o i « which Imvw inarkud the belief ilftull ' t being accunl « .,, «« i t » f « ° » » d every IViith noino Kind of suporsMtion « ai In-. In clloo , i we 1 ok at matters in tho m . iwh , wo cunnot IniT t ,, no «" . ' « v »»« w « VI t b «» . o-. thing true niUHt liu at the foiuulution of u I » t i , wincli is un voih illy culminated , ovou if over . V thing in tho hull . «»< uU ot bo ) t e . z ^^ stt ^& y ^ SS ter ^^^^ ^^ f ^^ SiS ; vorily BtillluHHiiny | iBo |> lu Uu « l , own which hiu . u .-nvoa it Jhu nnhMty of is uuioutillu io ' iHoiuiiHUuuH witlioul , having y oh uU I > « l . uUl « S ro tod ngai . l our i ... mort « L b , ing . a , » ull ^^ ^ S ^ U untriocl hiluUuct of youthful mttioiiH to puwo buiuru ilrfoll Uililouit ,

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  • Leader (1850-1860), April 7, 1860, page 17, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07041860/page/17/