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      A Friend Of Mr. Gladstone Has Kindly Bee...

      ' Wuthering Heights' would seem to rest on

      its gruesome character . That it has this colouring no one would be foolish , enough to

      deny , but none the less it stands out as a most remarkable and vigorous work , and there are

      not wanting critics who claim that it is equal

      to the best of Charlotte Bronte ' s creations . ___ _ _ ______^^^^_____ ___ ___ p _ 1

      March I, 1&89 The Ptiblsske^S- Circular ...

      March i , 1 & 89 The PtiblSske ^ s- Circular 2 t ^ ¦ 7

      Russiajt Censorship.—The Late G. W. M. E...

      Russiajt Censorship . —The late G . W . M . Eeynolds would probably have felt flattered

      had pp _ W ' ^ P ^ ' P - ^ " he ¦ " — known that any ~ " ~ ¦ of his - - ¦ - numerous —m— - - — — — —¦ pub — ' —— - — - lications had been prohibited in Holy Russia .

      Such is , however , really the case with regard to his novel entitled ' Omar / the hero of which

      " ¦ ¦ ~ 7 is Omar _~ Pasha ^^^^^^ m . ^ K , the ^ K hero ^ Pi of m— Kara - . Matters ^^^ ^^^ have strangely altered since those days when

      England and France were allied against the encroachments of the great Slavonic Empire .

      Now it is Russia ' s ally , France , who has shed book Russian prohibited blood at in Russia Obock . is Another ' The "Visit Eng of l St ish .

      Nicholas . * Can the Omar have supposed that there — — was — some - ~ hidden - v * ° — myitery ° g "" mm * ^ r -m— — ¦ in _ the ~ m ~ - ~ - ~ ^ iitle — ' ^^ —^ ¦ - ^^ , ^ p

      and Nicholas that some was to scand be al found about in the this late Emperor hlet" ? pamp

      say As * we » he is have wrong ^ kpk not p . _ read pppppb It is it certainl p ourselves ' - p > y a , compliment we ^^ cannot >

      to Low ' s ' Pocket Encyclopaedia * ' to find . ^^ ^ it on the Russian index . Such a compendium of

      almost knowledge — ^^ ™ ™ every —^ m * - ^ , ^^ pr ^^ in i ^ ^ B ^ which ^^^ conceivable ' ^^ V ^^^ pi ^ P ^ P ^^ F PPP ^ you ^ ^^ P ^ PP »^^ ^ PB ^ ppv find subject p ^ P ^ ppp ' ^ p ^ information PI ^ ppv ^ p ^ ^ pr , ^ H ^ must P ^ *^ P ) PPP > ^ P ^ P * Pi ^^ P ^ PV on of ^ p pp

      be necessity ~ ~~ dangerous - ^™ pi ¦ p 1 PpK ^ p- w pp contain - vpm r to «^ v » r know ppppbvpbpp something ^^ Hh v . One ^ v ^ wj ^^ r which of ^ ip ^ pp these vi ^ . ^ . ^ •* ?« # it p mi ¦ w' ppi ieces *«^ ght * pr « pr p ^^

      know of information isperhaps ! which the ~^—P >^ peop following le ought : Nicholas not to

      - » PH "W « V " P , " ¦ ^ » P" ^ p' ~» " ¦ " •¦¦ ^* ^ - ~» , B - « J ^ - - pp > ¦* p « - BHpI - » p » - ¦¦¦¦ « > A ( pp— P IK V ^ * . . — M — M ^ f IBp ) - » P > ^ W IppI , V ceeaed cee son ded of Paul his his brother brother I ., born Alexander Alexander at Gatschina . 1825 1825 1790 ; 1 stri stri , s ctly ctl uc v -

      absolute reign ; suppressed revolution , in Hungary 1848 PPPP— -mm * - an ¦ ; stro mt ve / to IBPPJ make PJ P / the W » ««^ Slavonic P ¦ PfeVVff

      language in IJ — Russia - f , -w-w * -pf i pi _ -pi « and ; pj ^ P- war w w w ¦¦ p ^ ¦ ppp the ¦ ^ against wwpmpwPB PP-PPPP »— - Greek W P ^ app - ™^ » ^™ Turkey - " Church pi ¦ p i " ¦ ppmbp p ~ ^^ r Ppp ^ p in ^ iw *^ the ^ V P » 1853 4 ^ p " ¦ i ^ ¦ onl "p r ^ * p ^ ; y V died ^ ^ 1 * w ^ one » P ^> P * P ^ ™ J *

      I phetic February almanacks 2 , 1855 . both We observe of Zadkiel that Tao the pro Sze - other and of publication Raphael are s p . ^ not pppB prohibited favourable , and , amongst to the

      | I excellent Itussian ~— ^^ PPvippa ~ Ppr ^^ «^ Government periodical v B ^^ p « pvk ^^ ppp * p > p - V pji ^ p * ^ p * pk A pr ^ pp P ^ fp p ^ App * the V AA . , ^ ^ certain ^ r ppI Leisure ^ pV % p * Ir ^ p « r Wp ^ T V *« V ^ * v ^ ^ Hour page a p * pp i ^^ t , ^^ ^« ^ Z ^ ' ^ s of ^^ Jp of ^ ^ ppr 1888 pppp ^ th p / v ^ pp ^ * ^ at % ^^ . p

      We have to acknowledge our obligations to plete Mr . F list . v . of Szczepansk English books y for prohibited sending us in Russia a

      comduring last year . Theosophy —~ - *» -p " Np «^»» N # -w aa ¦ -v ^ . —The ^ pV . aav / two V if ~ t « r « actions > V %# V-mV ^ 4 V * Pp * which 11 .-. pVATp / ppJ ^ have JiJLCV V V

      t lishing > een pending Company between Limite the d Theosop and Mr hical . George

      Pub-Seaway -Redw & v in in reference ref «? irflnf »« to f . r » Isucifer Tsn , r . i . fp . ir were xa-n-rpt tried fri « rl February together ^« ItT at 25 ^ pT'W ¦ " the ; Mr Westminster ~~ . Cock ^« bp , QJ . C Count ., instructed » y Court _ ¦ ^ by on

      Messrs Redway . . Webb The trial & Co lasted ., appearing three hours for Mr and _ . resulted in a verdict t for MrRedway on , ail

      m the — ulcted " * points " «»» in ¦*¦*¦* at all issue costs vau , of — v the « the Jkvrjk T action . jljj P . . & . jlvuu and Co . Lim in n a the j . being costs a * < jlm . m .

      ¦ commit of _ . a n — ^—< - ¦—— app - > . Mr «*«« lication PBl — - . - - - »¦¦ " ¦ Redway " -v h-t w- * p- - p which ^ p * . v * av to «< w prison they VA ^^ \ pr A < lli C « . had _ p 4 V \ A aaa Mr mad VAA . Cock B e p ^~_ r' | L # to ^/ Psp * convulsed

      I nation A ¦ " nto 1 > of MM « the A the Court . pp Theosop . ' mi p . -during . hical hi pp ^ pppi w ^ i itnesses c p ross . _ - exami Mr . -

      I Archibald ca n Jffillia Kei ^ , ghtfey Mr . - , Bertram and Mrs . Jlejghtley 0 ook . (' Mabel , Mr . ^^ " ^ W-p-i ¦— - —^ W—W . If 'I . fl III I I-Ml I « IIMIWI > l | » lM ^ MWI .-,. ^ - ^>^» - »»» . IW- ^» M « l »»> l « -m- » ^ ^

      Russiajt Censorship.—The Late G. W. M. E...

      riL *! i '_ ' . . ' ' i . .... ' ' .-. u . . . » ' ¦ -. ¦ | ' ' w Collins 0 Mr . Elliot Stock and Mr 1 . Reeved

      ^^ m— ^^^ m ¦ ¦ ' ^ m ^ r ^^ m- ^^^ ^^ P" _ f - ^ m ^ ^^ PP » " " ^^^^ "PP 1 PP PPP ^^^^ P » ^^ P" ^^^ ^^^ ^ PP" ^ ^ P ^ ^^^ " ^ P *^ ^^ ^ m ^* ^^^ " ^ ^ - ^^ - * ^^»~^» »^^^^» " ~^^^ * 1 —^™~ — ¦ ^ " — ^—^ ' — - ~~^ , ^ p representativ Messrs 1 . Kell 1 es & of Co Messrs 1 » ¦• . and 1 . Ward othe ~ WT r witnesses & 0 Downey TT ¦ V ^ to , . y

      ¦ customs ¦ ^^^ P"P » - ^ P ^ P * P ^ - ^ ^ m ~ P ^^ of »^^^^ . _ "PP" ^™* trade ^^ ^ ^ p ^^ . ^^ mm" & ^ » "P c , PB , ^^ were P ^^ " ^ PPT ^^^ " ^ PP ~ - ^ not ^ ^^^ P" » "P ^ ^^^ called » m ¦ A ^» a - ^ « . ' —— - The MMM — — — , secretary P ^ P * ^ ' ^ m ^ pP * «¦* ^^^ T ^^ ^^ p ^ V P 's PPP brother ™ W 1 ™ W ^ JP' ^^ PP > W ^ " ^ PH ( K Mr PVPVMPFPPJ . P / E PPPPPT . V Ellis pPPPPT ^™» "" I ^^™ ^^ P ^ ) £ was m ^ ™*^"' ^^^ entruste ^™^^ ^^ " ^™ ^^ ^^^ ^ W ^^ ^^^ d —

      with the conduct of the Company's case . The Company consisted of a few ladies

      them and ) gentlemen who had subscribed ( Madame Blavatsk money to y start among a

      monthl to Mr . y Red magazine way in called August ¦¦ Ducifer 1887 . wishing They ¦ - ~ came to

      avail ^ ppr ~ pp ~ ^^ pp" ppipp ^ pp themselves ^ P" ^^^ m ^ m ^^^ ^ p ^ p ^ ^» P ^ » w ^^ " ^ ^ " ^ ^ p ^^^ m «™ of *^^^ ^^^^^^^^ " ^ his *^^^^ ^^¦ m ^ " ^^^ ™ *¦ connection "" ^^ ¦ ¦ ~^™~ ~^»~ p ^ , * p — » ^ - ~ w as * p ^ - ^ p one . peculiarly PJ ^ V ^ p ^ p- ^ pr ^ pppp ~^^ m ^^ m ^ pp ^ pr ^^^ B ppr ^ p suitable V ^ p -pr ^" —^^ ^^— *^» ^ p" »^^ P ^^^ ^ p ^^ for ^^^^ ^^^ ¦ ^ their ^^ ¦ ^^ — - —^^^ magazine ' - ^^ - ^ ~ ^ - ^ ^^ ^ ppi ^ pk ^^ —^ - ^ — ^^— , ^ g and — ar — -

      ranged with him that he should solicit subprint scriptions and for publish a period the of magazine twelve months in Ms own and

      pip' vppj ppi wvp > ^ pp- ^ ppr ^ pr ^^ v ^ pjv ^ pr ^ PV f ^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^*^* ¦ ^^ P ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ t ^ i ^^^^ ^^^^ " —^^ ^ ^^ ^ pph ^ ^ ^ ¦ — - — ^^ — ~ ^^^ — ^—^ name . Mr . Kedway each month made out his account ^ PP' ^^ ^ P ^» ^ P ^ ^ PP' ^^ p ^^ p ^ p ^^ pp » ^^^ , ^ H crediting ^ PP * ppi ^ p ^^ v ^ p ^^^ v ^^ ^^^ v ^^ ^«^ sppjp ^ K the ^^^ ^^ ™ ™ ^^ p ^ Company ^^^ - ^^ - ¦ h ^ ^ ^~ ^ ^ ^^^ m with ~ — ^ ^ " the ~ ^~^ gross ^ p ™^^«

      Tn amount June received 1888 , the by him Company from all started subscribers a book . concern ¦ ^^ at Duke StreetAdelphiand took the

      magazine ^ ppT pvpi . ^ Q ^ ^ Pa « r ^ B ^ p » pj ^ ^ pr ^ pT ^ pp out pp ^ pp— ^ V ^ p ^ t ¦¦^¦ of ^ ' " ¦ W ^ pp Mr * ^ " ^ ^ p . ^ pp" ^^ Redway , V p ^^ p ^^ Pi — ^^ " HP * ' pi" s , ^ m ¦ hands " " — ' ^^ ^ . ^^ ^^ Un ~— - fortunately the Company __^^ did not see the

      necessit ppr ^ ppv VPJV ^ PP ^ ^ PP ^ PP ^ ^ " »^ PPT ^ ^^^^ P * ^ y P ^ ^ PP ^ ^^^ ^ of ^ ^ ^ P ^ ^ refunding ^^ ^^™ ^^^ . a ¦ ^ ^^ - ^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^^ - _ - - ^ - ^^ to _ _ ^^ the _ ppb - —— publisher ^ — « pa A pm -. — the _ — ^ m — sums p £ pp ^ pi he ppi - ^ p ^ p- had paid-themon * account 1 of his

      PP subscribers |^^ ^ pp ^^ p ^ p ^ p ^ p pp pp | PPB , VP ^^^ iV for ^ Ppr ^ PB ^ the P ^^ ^^ P" ^ PT ^^ " ^^»^ P" ^ numbers ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ - ^^^^^^^ , - ^ h ~^ r not ^^^ ¦ ^^ ^ yet ^^ - ^ ^^ - ^ ^^ ^^ published ^ — ™ ^~ ^ " ^— . -Mr pPPBl W pp S ^ pP PPPI . Redway PBPPPPi ^^^ ^ PPP ^ P ^^ PP » W ^ ^^ P - ^ felt ™^ ^^^ ^^^» ^^ , ^ P however ^ " ^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ ^ ^^ ¦ 1 ¦ , ^ H compelled ^— ^^ ^^— ^^ - ^ H ^ " ^ ¦ ^ ' ^~ ^ — , ^ P ^ now — - —

      that } ie could no longer supply the magazine to Hf . . ) the P ^ P ^ P * —~ subscribers P ^ PP' ^ p ^ ppBT ~ ^^ P' P ^ PP' ^ P * ' PP " " « P » ' ^^ ^ P *^ ^^^ ^ K ^ , P ( ^ Pt to ^^ ^ " ^ ^ h return ^ ^ P ^ ^^ ^ " ^^ ^ ^ to ^^^ ^ " ^ about _ ^ " ^ — 300 — ~^ PBk of — _ PPBI thenl Sk — flH

      did the ppp balance in ^^ July of 1888 their expecting subscri ^ ^ ptions PPk ^ to , recover and this the he

      amount ^ p ^ PBP ^ pp « BB ^^ PBBT ^^^ ~^» - froinTKe _ - ^»^^ ^^ w ' - » 1 ¦ ¦ ^^ 1 - ^^ ¦ _^ ± ^ m . ^^ , ^ p Compiny - ^^— PI ~^ r- T t — . ^^^ " ~ The pVBVIpbpB Company Jha ~ ~ ~ L pbpj resisted ws ^ pppp" ^ m * P *^ ^ P ^ ^ PJ ^ ^ pjpp ^ b the ^ pPf p"pj ppi p » ° claim ^ p * ^^^ - ^^ - ^ pi pv ^^ - ^^ ^^ , pb alleg h ¦ ^^— ^^^ pph ing ¦ ^ pppph that — — the — ' — publisher m *~ " ^ " ~ " ~ —

      had all along acted as their agent , and that it was ip for them pppr ^ ppr to make what arrangements they

      p facts ^^ ^ P p jPPj leased _» pp ^ > p ppp ^ FP ^ ^ P pp ^ that p P ^ ^ ^ p pr * PPpi . ^ _ ^ ^ PBP PT ^ ^^ with ^ - ^^ A the ^ V ^ p 1 ^ pi ^ PP ^ ^ ^ ^ > ^ pppr ^ ' ^^ the ^ publisher pp _ ^ ^^^ - ^»^^ ^»^ m ^^ ~^ ^ ^ ^ ^ subscribers ^ ^^ — ^^» ^~ r ^ " ^ p " ^ ^ ^^» ^ PK ^ ¦¦ ^^ " - ^ i - ^^ ^ ^ ' »— s PPP , nam ^ ^^ —— ^ - ^ — ~ - ~ - ^ ~ . ¦ e ^^ alone ^ - — - . Doubtless ^ Pk ^^ pp — _ - — ^^ r ^ ^ »— « app — . ^^^ « p ^^ pa ^^ eared — ^^ — the _ * ^^ ^_ - *

      solicited in the matter in his to name the public and , that ~— orders his connec were - among

      tion been pp UCtJ ^ p ^ pp ppj p w . ll ^^ , pp . p ^ and ^ g giVCJIl ^ p ^ p iven ^ pp-ppi pppp ^ h that ^^ ^ to ^^ bU " ^^^ ^^^^ " ^ p ^ his the \ JllX ^¦^¦^^ " ^^^ ^™ 3 recei ¦ - - f . * subscribers ^^^ \ XKfB ^ - ^ - ^ —— pt \ JM ^ - ^ ^> . M for . VV - * - 3 lO . , ) the — wei ^ W ^^ rfl CJlgUOU money — ghed — ^^ ^^ witTi W hacl XU 1 I ^

      action the jud ai was ge in riht deciding - » and ~ that Mr and ~ r . Redway that the - ~ - ' s gproper

      him p p Compan ^ p ^ pp pp * pp pprp pBj pp ^^ , . ^ ^ . ^ m w The y ^^ w ^™»» prwm ^ " ^ must mm ~ - ^ mT ^^^ Company ^ p ^^^ ^ p > ^ refund ^~^^ ^^— p ^ " ^^— pj ^¦ ^ ^^ ^ ^ — »~ - ^^^ the appear — _ . — ¦ — — pa ^ amount _^_ , — — — to — have claimed — — — - ^_— — — — acte — b y d

      manner throughout pjfVpppjp even in going an bpk -w arbitrary so far and on one cantankerous occasion

      when ^ P ^^^ W - _ ^* ppp , 'P ^ P' pp his ^ K , pp iS ^ pr solicitor ' ^ pr ' PB ^ ^ ^ ^ - ^—— ^^^ ^ objected ' V . ^^ ^ ^ — b 4 ^ — to < — produce ^ PB — — the A ^ , whole P P p ^ p ^ ^ |— # Pt P ^ of 'P ^^ . PJ . the PJTVPi ^^ ' ^ P- office « C ^ pbf ^ H-PP > ^ p > ^ v correspondence ¦¦ P "' ^ P * PP ¦ " ¦ ^^^ »^ rmr- ^^ r ^— ^^ - ^ -w - ^»* — ^—* - ^ p » - ^ during — ' ^ -w — ' ^^ ^ —— ^— vppH the — — ' —

      to entire commit period Mr 1887 . Redway -8 ; as to to app prison ly for — an conduct order

      which the Judge referred to in deciding the question of costs against the Company .

      » 0 * 1 ¦

      Copyright In Canada. On January 22, The ...

      COPYRIGHT IN CANADA . On January 22 the Privy Council of

      Canada received a memorial , on the subject of copyright from an influential deputation

      representing the Canadian Copyright Association , The members of the deputation were : Messrs .

      J field ^^ ~ ^ - ^ ^ . ^ P ^ P ^ P ^^* ^ Ross "PP * , ^ PJ W Secre ^¦ P' ^ ^ PP _ ^ ^ PP' Robertson PPJ" ^ mmW ~ rih . . tary ^ »^^^^^^ pr ¦ - p ^ ; ^ m — W f » , . Bryce m ^^ President ^^— ^ r ^^ g pp ^•^ . m' ¦¦ i , ^ > h ^ A ^~^ *• ~ . ^ ir-W ^ v ; R . ^^ sCroil . ~ ' T ^ " ^ . , ^ p ^ Lance a D ^ ~ . ^ " n A »^^^ ¦ ¦ - . p >

      Toronto R v- - ose » - ¦ —mr 1 , A . & S . nd i . Irving Messrs t , . ^ and John ¦ » - C Lovell . H . Suckling ^ John - - ___ Ma . _ . _ , . h of c 1 -

      Montreal farlane ^ pv—^^ pk ^^ , , ^ . J 1 « p ^— . ^^ p- ^^^ ~~ - pp D wph — w . —~ -m - ^ pr — Rolland ¦ — —¦ p —— > — — - - pp » * pB _ — — mm , and Pi wm } — ^ I , ^™ A — . Crosb ^* % — d <« ^ y .,

      ¦ Pi P I"P" ~ mr / The by ' - ^ » " - ^ the PT' " — following '"^^ * Toronto are Evening thie terms Telegram ( as supp ) of lied the to

      us UB * JJ VXM . V JL \ JM . \ J 11 VU JLUVViWIVlJ A ^ VKAJIKKill *} KJA . HUO , — petitio . , " ^ i . ^ dressed x . , tc > i the Council :- — . , ~ m

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 1, 1889, page 215, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01031889/page/5/