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      companied with maps , and contain many aids , and full information for the traveller . No . 8 . of Paeents' Cabinet contains some interesting papers-on Pompeii , and Numa Pompilius , with the usual scientific and literary varieties .

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      v The Prince of Wax . es , this day , is expected to arrive in Edinburgh to resume his studies . The ex-Queen of the French ,, after a stay of about six weeks in Tunbridge Wells , left with her suite on Saturday last for . her residence at Clareraoht . On Friday morning last , after a religious service at the Romish Chapel , she clothed the children—fifty in number—attending the Roman Catholic school in the town . Prince De Windischgratz arrived at Berlin from Vienna , a few days backh and was received at the station by Baron Roller , the Austrian ambassador . In the evening , the Prince had an interview with M . de Sobleinitz , the Minister of Foreign Affairs .

      The Tuscan Government lias issued a decree dated the 3 rd , enacting that persons convicted of spreading political rumours calculated to disturb the peace shall be imprisoned for a time not exceeding a week . ' It was recently stated by a leading dentist of Chicago that the value of th

      Lord Dungannon , as Grand Master of the Antrim Orangemen , issued a request to the lodges to behave as Christians on the 12 th of July . His lordship recommended the brethren to go to prayers on the auspicious day without any party parade , and that the old pastime of breaking their neighbours' heads for the love of God and King William should be avoided with advantage to both Orange and Green . Madras has been enlivened by what ill-natured people call , " a very pretty job . " The Venerable Archdeacon Shortland , having obtained leave to go to Europe , the bishop has appointed his own son , the Rev . Mr Deiiltry , an assistant chaplain of seven years service , " acting archdeacon , " thus passing " over twelve chaplains and eight assistant chaplains , all the reverend gentlemen ' s seniors .

      Mr . F . P . E . Brett , late Lieutenant of the 11 th Regiment N . I ., and late commissariat agent at Sukkur , who was sentenced by a general court martial to six years' penal servitude , arrived in-Bombay by her Majesty ' s" steamer Berenice from Kurjrucheo , ami is handed over tothasuperjntondent of convicts , Ilassen All Khan , tho new Persian Ambassador to the Courts of England , France , and Belgium , is to take w \ th him fifty youths , selected from tho first

      families in Persia , to be trained , at the Shah ' s expense , in Paris , in all military studies . Tho ambassador ' s , medical attendant , Sadyk Khan , is a Scotch graduate . The President and Fellows of Corpus Christ ! College , Oxford , have elected the Rev . Henry I-taymnn , B . D ., lato fellow of SC , John ' s College , Oxford , and now head-master of St , Olave ' e Grammar School , South wnrk , to be head-rnaster of Cheltenham , school

      An account of the gross public income of the United Kingdom up to Juno 30 , 1850 , and of tho payments" within the same period , hag boon issued . The total income is Q 5 , G 89 , Q 73 l . 19 s . 3 d ,, and thetotal expenditure is 60 , 033 , 6702 . 17 a . f > d . Thooxcesa of expenditure over income in tho year ended 30 th of Juno boing 3-14 , 102 * . 18 s . 2 d . Hor Majesty ' s ship Yivid , having on board tho Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the management and efficiency of tho coast and harbour lights of the United Kingdom , Arrived in the Merfloyyosterdny from Milford Haven and sovoral of tho Channel islands , and points indicated in tho survey . Mr . Waito , of Old Burlington-street , has boon unanimously elected president of tho Now College of Dentists . Tho choice fs considered most judicious

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      fair , the favour of the great and rich , the applauses of the people , and even happiness after death , were only to be obtained by brave , daring , and noble exploits in war . Each young Briton looked forward to the time when he could say , " Mine arm rescued the feeble ; the haughty found my rage was fire . Eor this my father shall meet me at the gates of the airy halls , tall , with robes of light , with mildly kindled eyes . " That the Anglo-Saxons were beautiful as well as bravewe have the testimony of Gregory the Great ,

      , who mistook them for angels . The Danes were fiercer , and more warlike . One of their martial laws wasi -that a Dane , who wished to acquire the character of a brave man , should always attack two enemies ; stand firm and receive the attack of three , retire only one pace from four , and flee from no fewer than five The manners of the Welsh were very rude ; for it was needful to make a law , that * ' none of the courtiers should give the queen a blow , or snatch anything with violence out of her hands , under the penalty of forfeiting her Majesty ' s protection . "

      prove , that if so , Unitariariism is reasonable . This is too narrow a verdict for so large a question . Continental Europe from 1792 . By J . W . King .- — 1859 . Knight and Son . Tins book , which is lightly and pleasantly written , recites the antecedents and conditions of the present war . It points out the evil effects of the treaty of Vienna , and deals with the Austrian rule in Italy as the constant focus of disquietude and revolution . This statement sufficiently describes the nature and purpose of the book , which will be found convenient for reference . War in Italy and All About it . By J . H . Stocqueler . Henry Lea . Tins is a succinct account of the historic and political relations of the Italian quarrel , which , in thecourse of some fifty or sixty pages , gives a pretty general outline of the subject , and its bearings on Great Britain .

      Acadia ; or , a Month with the Blue Noses . By FredericS . Cozzens . —lTew York : Derby and Jackson . Here is another American book , with all manner of Yankee fun . poked into it , and us . The readers of Longfellow ' s " Evangelme" will not need to be told what and where Acadia is . Here then is a prose account of its scenery , its history , its moral condition , and its manners , with daguerreotype portraits of its women , and reflections of the author . His last appeal is to his lady-reader , who may have followed the fortunes of the heroine of Grand-Pre , that she will give a thought to the rest of the 18 , 000 sent into a similar exile . The valley of Grand-Pre , he tells us , transcends in beauty all the rest in the province . Only the valley of Wyoming , in his

      opinion , may match it , as an inland picture , both m beauty and tradition . " One , " he adds , " has had its Gertrude , the other its Evangelirie . But Campbell never saw Wyoming , nor has Longfellow yet ¦ visited the shores of the Basin of Minas . And I may venture to say , neither poet has touched the key-note of divine anger which either story might have awakened . " Mr . Cozzens enables the reader to benefit by the results of an ' actual visit ; " Of the poor Ac . adians not one remains , now . in . the ancient village . It is a solemn comment upon their peaceful and unrevengeful natures , that two hundred settlers from New England remained unmolested' upon their lands , and that the descendants of those New England settlers now occupy them . A solemn comment upon our history , and the touching epitaph of an exterminated race . "

      There is much pleasant description in this volume , which is written in a gay and benevolent spirit . It is light reading which will do no harm , convey considerable information , and amuse a class of readers whose tastes may combine history and sentiment , and prefer local associations as aids to memory and fancy . . The Pasha Papers . Epistles of jMohammed Pasha Bear Admiral of the Turkish Navy , written from New York to his Friend , Abel Ben Hassen . Translated into Anglo-American from the original MSS . To which are added sundry other Letters , critical and explanatory , laudatory and objurgatory , from gratified or injured Individuals in various parts of the Planet . —New Ybrk : Charles Scribner .

      American genius takes eccentric forms , —any shape , indeed , between yarn-spinning and transcendentalism . The supposed translator advises us of the existence of the State of Glen wood , situated somewhere on the eastern bank of the Hudson River , within a mile of Yonkers , and eighteen miles of New York . Its spiritual limits are more comprehensive , and include " an ideal State , an imaginary Republic , a Realm founded on the hopes of men . " Nothing singular in that , opine we . What ant-hill may not claim the same description ? Do ye play may not claim the same description ? Do ye play

      with us ? Shall we be ridden with your " thickcoming fancies ? " What are your mystic people that have taken possession of Glenwood ? They have , at any rate , a vile habit of punning , as a diversion from the great and overwhelming political ( imaginary ) labours , which in general occupies the more valuable portions of their time . We are told that " during the interval of rest from such labours they have made several millions of puns , and kept "up a series of semi-monthly meetings for literary purposes . "

      We give the translator credit for the erudite study by which he hae sedulously prepared himself for his mighty task , and cannot resist the evidence of his competency when we find among the list of his authorities , not only Noah Webster ' s Dictionary , but " Spurgeon ' a Gems . " We place ourselves with . perfect confidence under his conduct . By his aid we are enabled to apprehend an . Orientalist ' s views of American life , literature , and manners ; and , under the guidance of his interpretation , to cone give some vague idea that much wit and wisdom is intended in what we understand , and much more in what we do not . The volume vfill amuse an idle hour .

      Manners and Customs of ( he English Nation , from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Present Time . By John Brooks . —James Blackwood . A book of some research , the facts elicited being formed into a connected narrative of events . Tho writer Wins at the beginning , with tho Ancient Britons , Saxons , Danes , Normans , and follows the etory up to the reign of John . Thenceforward , wo Jiavo English customs treated down to tho present time . The earliest periods are warlike } and the Peculiar virtue of the Ancient Briton was valour . Everything , he vim convinced , depended on his cowftge . The praises of the bard * , the smlleo of the

      New elements of manners were added by the Norman conquest . The victors were brave and generous , but also haughty , proud , passionate , and lewd . Chivalry , however , introduced gentleness of behaviour and culture of mind . Some good also resulted from the Crusades . The condition of the people kept improving , so that in the reign of Richard II . the vanity of the labouring class iri their dress was so great , tliat it was impossible to distinguish the rich from the poor , the high from the low , the clergy from the laity , by their appearance . " Before the

      fifteenth century , the change , though gradual , was great . The invention of printing , the progress of new ideas in religious and political doctrines , the abolition of villanage , the introduction of Greek literature , and of the Scriptures , initiated a complete revolution of mind and manners . Still , however , much was rude and incomplete . 3 ? or instance , warriors were accustomed to sleep in their armour , and the people In their day-clothes . On the other hand , the wealthy no longer lived in moated castles , but began to inhabit large rambling mansions , constructed of timber , and covered with plaster .

      Space will not permit that we pursue the subject more at length or in detail . Sufficient has been done to indicate the nature of the book , which , as one of reference , will be useful on the library shelf . Rifle Clubs and Volunteer Corps . By W . H . Russell . —Koutledge , Warne , and Routledge . This subject treated by the T / me-s Special Correspondent assumes new importance . Though a civilian , yet having had experience of three campaigns ,

      his directions and suggestions have value . Nothing but the exigency of a pressing danger , in his opinion , justifies the movement now making . The volunteers of Great Britain , however , are a purely defensive force , and do not by any means diminish the necessity which exists to provide for the general safety of the empire by a sufficient and well-organised regular army , and by a trained militia . Mr . Russell teaches caution earnestly , and gives instructions for which the reader will be grateful .

      Handy-Booiton the Law of Husband and Wife . frc , Sfc . By James Walter Smith , Esq ., LL . D . —Effingham Wilson . Within the compass of some ninety pages the whole of the present law on the subject is very plainly laid down and interpreted . On Foreign Jurisdiction and the Extradition of Criminals . By tho Right Hon . Sir George Cor ' newall Lewis . —John W . Parker . An endeavour to relieve tho subject of international asylum from its present unsettled and confused condition , by promoting proper discussion , in whicli wo think it is probable that tho author will succeed . , s ' High-speed Steam Navigation and Steamship Perfection . By Robert Armstrong . —E . and , F . N . Spon .

      A scientific work of much value , designed to recall attention to the principles of mechanics , and reduce naval architecture to an exact science . A Guide to the Food Collection in the South Kensinaton Museum . —By Edwin Lankeater , M . D ., F . ti . B . This name of the author is a sufficient guarantee for the correctness of the descriptions . Sanitary Reform of the British Army . W . nnd R . Chambers .

      Tho writer calculates that more than one-half of the | cost of tho army has been wasted . This is tho third editionof an oxcollont pamphlet . Essay on the Soeptieal Tendency of Butter ' s "Analogy . " By L . S . Honnell . —John Chapman , As th © production of a lady , this work is exceedingly logical ; but her arguments apply not so much to Butler ' s analogy as to the state of tho case so argued , A negative ground is tnkon by both , and doubt is inevitable . But the lady ' s object seem a to be to

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      848 THE LEADEB ^ No . 486 ; July 16 , 1859 .

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      PACTS AND SCRAPS .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), July 16, 1859, page 848, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2303/page/20/