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      thpre is considerable clevernessr—we may go so far Wto add genius—in this work . The lady-writer has stuff enough of the right sort in her to produce a novel that shall be popular , and shall keep popular . But then she must write it under the guidance ,-and correction of some sensible literary friend—some One who patronises the probahilities and Xindley Murray , and who A < ses not revel in a malaproprian " nice derangement of eoitanhs " We have braved Rose Foot ' s anger thus far ; let us try to mollify her by saying that , had she submitted" Blight" to a judicious friend before publication , we are satisfied we should have had much to praise—certainly very much less to blame .

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      1 . The Gospel of St . John . By the Rev . J . Forshall , Longman , Brown * Green , Xongmans , & Roberts . " The People in the Cathedral , liy Josiah Pittman . * " Bell & Paldy . 3 . Twenty-seven Sermons . By the Rev . AV . J . Brock , B A . '¦ ¦ ' ' The first of these publications is intended for educational purposes , and is accordingly arranged for the student" in parts and sections , with titles and summaries of contents , and marginal notes of time and place . " The author rightly observes that , "in teaching right , method is everything , " and has , therefore , presented the reader with a plan by . which the several parts of St . John ' s Gospel may be conveniently adjusted . The plan appears admirably suited for the end proposed . . ¦ / '

      _ _ _ _ . , , _ Mr . Pittman ' s brochure is a well-written letter to Dr . Milmari on the subject of congregational singing , in which he presupposes that " a bond of sympathy subsists between the poet and the musician , " which will ensure attention being paid to Ms representations ^ He advocates the participation of the people in the services now instituted in the metropolitan cathedral , instead of their being almost confined to the expression of the choir , or left to the direction of a celebrant and his clerk . Mr . Pittman stands forward , he declares , " as the . advocate for the application of music in the great sanctuary of St . Paul ' s , according to the Bible pattern ; " and we have no doubt that his very sensible propositions will be taken into due consideration .

      Mr . Brock ' s sermons appear in a second edition , and merit the popularity they seem to have acquired by the judicious selection of subject , and the elegance of thd composition . Not their least charm is the air of earnestness and sobriety that they exhibit . Adams ' Descriptive Guide to the Channel Islands , the Isle of Wight , and the Isle of Man . By E . X .. Blanchard . W . J , Adams ( Bradshaw ' s Guide Office ) . This is the second edition of a well-ordered compilation . Ifc is illustrated with three maps , in regard to the three places mentioned in the above title , and introduced with remarks on Southampton , Weymouth , Gosport , and Portsmouth . Altogether , as a guide book , it will be found of great utility .

      1 . Shots at Shadows . A Satire , but a Poem . By Proteus . Robert Hardwicke . 2 . Morgan le Faye . A Play , in five acts . Printed for private circulation . The anonymous satirist of " Shots at Shadows " writes the heroic couplet with some force , but as he has little sympathy for hunjan progress , and writes from petulance apparently , we have little hope of his success . The drama of " Morgan le Faye" is also anonymous , and , as the title imports , carries us back to the days of King Arthur , with the enchantments trad the faery doings of a fabulous time . There are certainly some good lines and speeches in this work , but evidently it is not constructed for the stage , and for the closet we are afraid that it lacks tho i'e < iuisite refinements of style .

      Anecdotes , Observations , and Characters of Boohs and Man . Collected from the . Conversation of Mr . Pope and other eminent Persons of his Time . By the Rev . Joseph Spenco . With Notes , and a late of the Author , by Samuel Weller Singer , F . S . A . Second Edition . John Russell Smith . The increasing popularity of this work is proved by the appearance of this second edition . . The editor states that it has been reprinted from the first , without the slightest alteration . In a preliminary notice , however , ho supplies an omission by now

      stating the source from which the anoodotos were 'derived . These aro the facts : —On the decease of SJponce , the whole of his papors passed into the hands of Dr . Lowth ( afterwards Bishop of London ) , one of his executors , by whom , at a poriod long 'Subsequent , they were given to a gentloman pf the , name of Forstor , who hold somo confidential post und er the Bishop . At ; Mr . Forater ' u death they becanae the property of hia nephew :, from whom Mr . William Carpenter obtained them , anil placed thorn w Mr . Singer ' s hands with a view to their publication ;

      Diarti and Correspondence of John Evelyn , F . R . S . Edited from the Original MSS . at Wotton , by William Bray , Esq ., F . A . S . A new Edition , in 4 vols , corrected , revised , and enlarged . "Vols . I and Hi Henry G . Bohn . It is seven years s ince the former edition of this celebrated work appeared . The Diary , in the present , lias undergone most careful revision , and the text is now in a more perfect state than formerly . The correspondence , too , is increased by more than a hundred new letters . The private correspondence subjoined consists of letters between King Charles I . and Sir Edward Nicholas , and also between Sir Edward Hyde , afterwards Earl of Clarendon , and Sir Richard Browne . No more is needed to recommend this WOrk to a place in the library of every gentleman and scholar .

      Our Brothers and Cousins ; a Summer Tour in Canada and the States . By John Macgregor , M . A . Seeley , Jackson , and Halliday . A work of moderate merit . It consists of surface remarks during a flying tour , which serve more to show the prejudices hi the mind of the author than to instruct the reader in the features of the places supposed to be described . It is not , however , " a great evil , " for it is but a little book , whether in regard to its size or its purpose . The Dictionary of Daily Wants . In 3 vols . Vol . I . and Wriht

      Houlston g . This work , under an alphabetical arrangement , contains a series of well-written , and carefully-compiled articles , of almost every thing that any body would " want "to know . Tire mass of information thus brought together , under the guidance of this leading idea , is " prodigious , " and constitutes a household cyclopedia which , while it is restrained within reasonable , though not very obvious , limits , is inclusive of a general range of topics , most satisfactorily treated . It is also illustrated with a great number of woodcuts that are both useful and

      ornamental . Urtica . Smith , Elder , and Co . A vert pretty little book for children . The tale is simple , and pleasant , and instructive . The illustrations are very good , and the binding extremely tasty . . ... . ' : ' . ; ¦

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      A 5 NEW POEM BY SCHILLER . The following extraordinary poem by Schiller is creating a great sensation in Germany , It was never published in any collection of his works , in . consequence of the fierce and bitter tone ^ it breathes , and owes its resuscitation to the discovery of the MS . among the papers of the late Freyherr von Cotta . How that it may ^ ^ be regarded in a literary rather than in n political light , and we may , unprejudiced , feel equal astonishment at the prophetic foresight of Schiller , and the wonderful grasp and power it displays over the German language , no undue delicacy need be experienced by our German cousins in giving the widest publicity to this fine production of their bard , or by ourselves in offering , in the same spirit , the following translation , in winch words and sense are rendered as faithfully as our language will permit . ON THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON I . ( 1804 ) . By Schiller . The world astounded , lost in maddest trance , May slavish bow obedience to thy might , But thou shalt ever be the sport of chance , Of Fortune ' s fickle humour the delight . When slaves , in dust , shall to thy pow ' r succumb , With deepest scorn their vilest flatt ' ry view , For an unbiassed century to come , Shall pass on thco a sentence true . . And as thy will , relentless , all o ' erthrows , So shall thy kingdom equal ruin share ; And the rich crown that oil thy forehead glows , Shall pale with bitter tears of deep despair . For he , whose sickles of destruction sweeps—Whose purple robes in innocent blood aro cloyod-r-He shall from planted seed most surely reap , And in blind rage shall be destroyed . A portion of the world thou hast obtained , And distant crowns with tliino their lustre blond , A million slaves by . thee in bonds are chained , But yet , thy grief to soothe , thou hast no friend . And when from bloodshed them at last wciuld ' st ceaso , . Lovo no consoling balm will give to thee 5 And evon Virtue ' s key-word , which is " peace , " Will but a lasting burden be .

      Deserted , thou art seated on thy throne , lake stern Necessity , and throughout each clime Thy name resounds , 'and every where is known To be the bloody scourge of its own time . Thou ne ' er wilt finish that which thou hast sought . With great desires alone , thou now art flushed—A tool in fierce Revenge ' s clutches caught ; By her shalt thou thyself be crushed . Hbnkt .

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      INDIAN ITEMS ; The Germans are increasing in India , and the community in Calcutta are about to establish a German church . A very useful question has been asked the House of Commons respecting the old restrictions in India on English settlers entering what are called the newdominions , and which , although by decisions of the Supreme Court pronounced to be illegal , remain unrepealed , and might still be used as an engine of annoyance towards settlers . The answer of Lord Stanley was most satisfactory , and he gave a full assurance that no such restrictions should be imposed on settlers within the English dominions .

      An embassy from the Khan of Bokhara has arrived at St . Petersburg , and great attention has been paid to the ambassador and his suite . The object is to obtain freer intercourse between Russia , and Bokhara . ^ The news from Kashmere is very unfavouraoie as to the condition of the country . The Jumnioo Rajah is now in difficulties with his troops ,-and a conspiracy has been discovered headed by his illegitimate brother , Meea HuttooSing . Several officers have been hanged , and many soldiers and others are in prison . _ . ... . . . \ ' _ , . i and l of

      From the beautiful station watering-paCe Nynee Tal , it is reported that thirty houses have been secured for the Governor-General and staff during the hot season . Nynee Tal is rapidly growing in favour , and promises to become a rival to Simla . , . _ ¦ Mr . W . E . Gilinore has been chosen sheriff of Calcutta for this year . _ A hew journal is to be established at Calcutta , to advocate the interests of the Eurasians , or Hindo-English , under the name of the East Indian . We are glad to learn from . Wynaad that the Conservator of Forests has been engaged in investigating the long unsettled' question of the boundaries of Wynaad and Hoggadevincottah . The coffee crop in Mysore and Wynaad promises to . be large . V- . ¦

      ... .. ..,. _„ The Bombay Standard i in an -able article on the advantages likely to accrue to the Punjab froni its constitution as a Presidency , points to the necessity of pushing English settlement from the base of the surrounding hills into the healthy regions of the hills themselves , when " we should find ourselves m a country in a great measure adapted for European , colonisation , and in a position which would preclude , to a great extent , the necessity which we are at present under of maintaining in the plains beneath a arge irregular native force to repel the barbarous tribes . " Again , " the countries themselves have a climate and soil more congenial than any in Asia to European constitutions . " As matters stand now we leave the foreign invader the chance of occupying a menacing position .

      A petition is to be forwarded from natives in Santipore , Bengal , praying that the " lotus" shall , as an emblem Of India , be combined with the rose , shamrock , and thistle . It seems desirable that emblems of the various parts of the empire should now figure in the imperial emblems , and India has strong claims . . Mr . Dpsabhoy Fram . ieo , a Parseo gentleman of great attainments , is publishing in the Hast Goflar , at Bombay , accounts of his observations in England . In a late number is , an account of his visit to St . Paul s , which is described aa being long and very interesting . The Bombay Government , which does not yet seem to bo awuro that the doom of the old mandarin svstem has come , has been amusing itself by some inu

      striuigo legislation , A bill is now propose ? ror removal of the two elected municipal commissioners of Bombay , by the Governor in Council , on tne representations of tho justices of the peace . Ohw 1 > s a poskive fact ; and although Bombay has been an EncrHsh city for 200 years , and it retains a shenfl , ustlces of the peace / and aomo other-ftanotlpnwjg t is kept without a corporation , but wjeft under the donu ^ nation of Govornnicnt officers We suppose there ia not a part of the empire out of India , whore a parallel can 00 found for this state of affairs . Sc ant ? as tho city of Bombay was a crown colony , it was administered with English institutions ; but when it was turned , over to the Company , progress in this direction waa stopped . Bombay lias particular claims to bo treated like other crown possessions .

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      y 466 , FEBRtJAire 26 , 1859 . 1 THE LEiDEB , 271

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 26, 1859, page 271, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2283/page/15/