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      Books On Our Table. Half-Hours With The ...

      A CompleteLatin Grammar for the . IJst of Learners , By John William Donaldson DD . '¦'"' ¦ ' '' "' ' " ¦ ' ¦ ' ¦ . ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ : ' ¦ ¦¦ '• • ^ v ' , John W . Parker and Son . Db Bo ^ iibsoN , known as a good , though soinewhat . . venturesome , scholar , has been too long occupied' in ttiitiori not' to' h ' ave considerable ! atteiijtioh paid to any work such as the < ine bbfbre u ^ ciimii ^ iis ; t does to Mi A most iiiiportaht . place . tie declares Ithat he ' w ' aa forced intblthe cbtn ^ ilatibn of thjfe' gVattinia ' r , % ihaHlity to find one -that he ' cofald place Iri the hands of his pupils tfitli perfect satisfaction Every book , he say . ? , , contains wKi » t . i § , sup ^ fluous , or pmits Av , liajfc is " indi ^ p ^ n ? ab ) ei For the pupils of Bury School , therefore , he has constructed this wo ^ A 3 jpaany

      of our readers place . , sufficient confidenceinour . judgments . . ^ .. purchase uppn par r ^ conimendationV , we ; feelbou ' nd gary thai theJudgment ' should , be ta ^ eh jwith a quaiificatipn .. ' , ^ or instance , in ; the case of £ gramin ^^ jnerits ana defects of sflicn a work j ' and as Ware ^^ unaccustbvned ta tuition ,. , w ; e utter our verdict wij ^ ^ reserv ^ implied ^ ' ' Witt ou ^ b , ^ e ) - ^ fore , ; instituting , a comparison between P £ Dqnaid ^ on'sgramnw *! W that it is lucid , brief ;! a ^ suffimen ^ lanjpfe I ' it has evidentlybeen compiled with great care , and witn a view to practical purposes rather , than ; tfte ; Settlement of disputes . s . ,

      The Chiles . Gfima ^ Booh BjK . U . 'S . Franz Thunm . The German bookseller , Franz Thiinin ,-. has . here presented u ^ with a W 9 rk , ( printed in Germany ) wMch ^ and eas ^ y . ^ he lessons on pronunciation are ,, fallowed b , y easy sentences , but the best part is the reading lessoiiSrr-scraps of prose and poetry ; which will attract the child- ¦ ' ' '¦' " ' " " ¦ ' ¦ ' ' ' ¦ ' . '"]' „ ' V : , ; - •¦ . The Half tieniury : its History , Political and Soctai By Wasoington Wilks . , . ., ••¦! ;¦ " - ¦ ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ . : > . ¦ -: • . ;¦¦•¦ - ¦ : : . '!•; - . -. . ;• ¦ _ :: ¦ . i- ' •¦• : • ¦ ; ..- •' ¦ ¦ -. " = ¦¦ ¦ ¦ - - ' ¦ - ¦ G . Gilp ini Thi & excellent arid ^ sfeful little book h ^^ of one of bur ablest cbhtempbraries , arid was well deserving of a substantive shape . Mr . Wilks speaks modestly of his work and its shortoiniirigs / yet they are fewer than those of many bigger books , and do not prevent his ixom beingavery serviceable review of the opinions and events which have agitated the last fifty years . It makes no -claim t & stand beside Miss Martineau ' s thoughtful and beautiiulJK ^ o ^

      of the JPecpce , but it may be . read as an introduction to that work , pr ; as a substitute for those whose time and means prevent their taking up Miss Martineau . ; Once more we , have to complain of a history without an'indQX- ^ -how can publishers so disregard theobvious wants of the public ? . - Notes , Thotig ? its , and Inquiries . B y Charles Chalmers . ^ Churchill . These thoughts ate worth perusal . T ^ e thinkeretnploys himself on social economy , and his ideas take , a practical turn . ^ The val uable suggestions put in this book , in the form of questions , would , if illustrated with the felicity with which

      Mr . Herbert Spencer has embellished his Social Statics , produce a useful impression . Mri Chalmers' plan seems to consist in the ingtitriitkatferftoatidrial allotments , with one house for the family , on a sufficiency of land to sustain them well , easy of accession , and ^ f . ppt « iat 5 ent > conditional occupation . The cultivation of the land is to be , done professionally * The author of the /^ thought" considers this plan wonld furnish an institutional check to population * and bring advantages of a long desired kind , without Interfering with the settled habits of society . The plan is worth consideration .

      The Jiise and Progress of National Education in England , its Obstacles , Wants , and Prospects . A Letter to Bichard Cobden , M . P . By Richard Church . John Chapman . This is an historical letter of much more value and ability than its pamphlet appearance suggests . To all desirous of learning the origin and studying the actors and vicissitudes of national education , this letter to Mr . Cobden will bo read with advantage . It is a vigorous narrative , replete with curious facts and cogent arguments , and the ablest demolition of Mr . Edward Baines which has appeared . . . : Epitome of Evidence on Church Bates , given in 1851 . By J . 1 . TrclaAvnyi Esqf ) M . P . R . Theobald .

      Mk . Tkelawjty has prefixed to his . JEpitome a . useful sketch of the history of recent church-rato proceedings . The publication of such a digest as this Epitome , including the testimony of many competent witnesses , will bo found of great service to all who take an interest in this conscience-contested question , and all such owe Mr . Trolawny thanks . The Rights and Duties of Properly , with a Plan for Paying off the National Debt . By John Sangstcr . Whiltaker and Co , In the only case of " TJtopianism" which this author discusses , that of Mr . Cabot , wo find the same low and flippant irony which political economists frequently

      indulge in , leaving us in wonder how so serioua a science can so frequently deprive its votaries of the common dignity of scientific controversy . In other respects , tho question of tho Mights and Ihiiies ofProperty is treated with protensions to scientific precision , and accompanied by a plan tor paying off the National Debt . Proprietors and labourers are addressed in a tone likely to produce a letter understanding between them , and mothods whereby their interests may be reconciled , are intelligently discussed . Tho book is another contribution on the side of political economy towards the social reformation , on all hands allowed to be hnporativo . Mr . Sangstor's treatise is worthy tho attention of social reformers .

      Report of the Proceedings of a Conference held in Birmingham on Preventive and Reformatory Schools . Longman and Co . The ( Vicmls of tho " Perishing and Dangerous Classes "—a terrible term—have held a conforonco under tho presidency of Mr . J ) : M . Hill , Koxiordor of-Birmingham . Persons of-oHutial stations and great practical oxperieilce took part in these deliberations . Thin " Report" in tho record of their HuggcBtionH , and needs no wordn iVoin us to claim for it interest and importance . Tho ott ' orts of thin conforonco arc tho most practical and bonovolont which legal sympathy has yet taken .

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      •Heart* And Altars. Hy Iloborl; Hell. 3 ...

      • Heart * and Altars . Hy Iloborl ; Hell . 3 vote . Oolliurn & Co . Jj-Mty / , *! « Pictorial Shafopare—Troilita and Cr < ml , l { i . OlmrUm Kni ^ M . iir-ih / '" rrttlttn < l a » d { h « Xiand QttcMon . By Vinoonl , Scully , Eh < j , Q . O . Bimpkin & MurttlmU . trtlMm Tell . A Drama . Ifrom tho urigiiuil Q or man edition , liy lfuUiU TjoUaUn . tr , . OInvrloH IT . Olnrko . Uoiivorio Stroot ; . JfWory of the Ei ghteenth Gentuty , Vol . VIII . By F . O . flohlossor . Oliupmun & \ U \ V . ¦*¦ * Mure Hook for a Noah ' * Ark ; with DouuriptiouH of Two . Hundred Ai » u » ndB . Oliapman & Hall ,

      Opinions and Policy of the Bight Son . Viscount Talmerston . By George Henry Francis , Esq . v : . .,- ; .- >¦• t . ; - r " , ¦¦ Colburn , & Co . The North . Pritiah JReview . Vol . XVI . _ W . P . Kennedy . Iteiory of Me Whig Ministry . By J . A . Roebuck , M . P . John W . Parker * Son . M ^ nofra of Margaret FiiUer Ossolu Three VolumeB . _ ;_ Benfley . The Sola *' System . By J . K . Hihel . . ¦ ¦ _ ... - W . S . Orr & Co . The Horse : its Varieties , Breeding , and Management' By M . M . Milburn . W . » . Urr & Co . The Invasions and tUe Projected Invasions of Mn $ and , from the ScucOn Times , with Memories on the present Emergencies . "ByE . 0 . CreaBy ^ M . A , . ., __' ,.. ' v , _ , j * fP * ley-Tlie Human Hand , and other Poems . By the Bev . Charles FredenckWatkina . ^ e ^ on ^ Edrt ^ tL . Pdlonkis ; a Collection ofWiseSaibs and Modern Instances . William Pickering . The . Frenatiin England .: or * JBoth Sides of the Question on Both Sides of the Channel . - •^ Bradbury & Evans . A Letter on tKe Defence of England . By Sir Charles James Napier , G . G . B . Edward Moxotu Momaopathy in 1851 . ¦ . ¦ By J . Kutherford Russell , M . D . _ ^ • _ "¦ . ' Hogg , Edinburgh j Groombndge , London . The Prudent Man ' s Almanac . ' D . M . Aird .

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      Magnetic Evenings At Home. Iiettee Iii.—...

      MAGNETIC EVENINGS AT HOME . IiETTEE III . —To G . H . Lewes . I . A ^^ about to sh ift the sjcene of my narrativ e , and introduce to you a wholeMhost of new characters . Hitherto , the locality of our magnetic experimehts has been a cottage by the sea-shore . You must now accompany me inland , through the fertile valley ground of Somersetshire , to a country parsonagei As yet , the only spectators present at the magnetic evenings " have been three gentlemen , very silent humdrum people x ^ erely intent on arriving at a fair estimate , from what they saw with JHeir own eyes , of the real merits of Animal Magnetism . You must now be introduced to a room full of yoiing ladies , anything but humdrum people , and ( I may

      conscientiously add ) anything but silent either ! In my last two letters , the subject of pur experiments has figured as a person accustomed to be submitted to the magnetic influence for a period of some two years . In my present letter , the subjects presented to you will be persons who had never been magnetized before in their lives . _ ¦ This was the circumstance which produced our visit to the parsonage : —• An evening party was given , at which our friend , Count P -, was present . The topic of Animal Magnetism was started ; and a pretty strong disbelief in the science was expressed by the company in general . One young lady , who had never been magnetized , volunteered to give the Count

      an opportunity of practically refuting his opponents : he took it , and threw her into the sleep . Still the disbelievers disbelieved as sturdily as ever . The room ( they said ) was hot , the young lady must be naturally a little excited by the amusements of the evening ; it was extremely probable that she had just felt a little faint , and had so sunk back with her eyes closed . Consequently , there was no proof of magnetic influence : and , consequently , they would not believe ! Under these circumstances , it was arranged by one of the company , to whom the anti-magnetic system of logic was not quite satisfactory ^ that the Count should prove that he could put the young lady into the magnetic sleep the next afternoon , at her own home , away from all heat and excitement , and under the eyes of her own parents ,

      relatives , and friends . It was in pursuance of this arrangement that we were now all . gathered together in the drawing-room at the parsonage house . Circumstances could hardly have been more unfavourable to the magnetizer ' s success than they were when our new experiment began . No plans , no entreaties , no paternal injunctions , could procure quiet . Imagine , first of all , that Misses A ., B . and C , are inveterately bent on whispering and laughing with Misses D ., E . and F . Then picture to yourself a small

      detachment of children , who cannot possibly be persuaded to cat their dinner quietly in the dining-room , who will carry the drawing-room door by storm , and wont stop in the drawing-room more than a moment after they have entered it . Further , fancy this said drawing-room door to have a creaking hinge , the noise of which the most artful process of opening and shutting is quite powerless to silence . And then , when this combination of noises

      in the room accidentally ceased , once or twice , for a moment or so at a time , imagine a set of new noises , out of the room , always mysteriously ready to fill up the vacancy of silence . For instance , when the children had been got out of the way , then the dogs were sure to bark in the garden , or to whine and scratch at the door . When the young ladies had relapsed into " solemn silence "— when one gentleman had gone to sleep , and another gentleman had taken to looking steadfastly out of window , then the servants wove certain to knock down something heavy in the kitchen underneath . Realize in your own mind all these elements of disturbance , and you will agree , I ( think , with me , .. that circumstances were the reverse of favourable to magnetic experiments , under the roof of our kind entciv

      . tainers at the parsonage . , , Nevertheless , in three minutes from the time when the Count and tho young lady sat down opposite each other , she was in the magnetic sleep Ifairly , palpably in tho magnetic sleep , in spite of every interruption , just at tho very time when the interruptions were all at their height ! At first , she suffered from hysterical pantings and cntclrings of the breath , —there seemed to be some obstruction in her throat , and her expression was certainly a painful one . She was soon relieved , however , by the magnetizcr ; and then , as she breathed freely , » ho raised her hands in

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 21, 1852, page 19, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_21021852/page/19/