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106 except those in Downing-street and atithe Horse Guards, Gperal-klapka condemns the siege on the south side of Sebastopol by the allies, with out having an adequate force under their com mand to cut off supplies and reinforcements from the north. From the specimens of the work already adduced, it will be readily observed that its author is strictly a matter-of-fact man. He avoids description, and eschews all manner of sentiment, except the slight indication of it in reference to restoring or liberating nationalities. His mode of criticizing military evolutions and diplomatic tactics is' cold and phlegmatic, but it is also clear and convincing. He appears thoroughly in earnest, and speaks his convictions without scruple or fear. The History of England, from the Accession of George 111. to the Accession of Queen Victoria. By the Rev. T. S. Hughes, B.D. London : George Bell. The seventh and eighth volumes of this ably written history, being the concluding ones of the monthly issue, are now before us, and the beauty of getting up, together with the copious amount of pictorial illustrations, with which the publica tion was started, have been sustained to the end. The history itself is carefully compiled, and well written, the present edition including all the latest corrections and annotations made by the author, who thoroughly revised the work shortly before his death. These volumes, as we have on previous occasions remarked, form a continuation of the noble history of England by Hume and Smollett, bringing the narrative of events down from the earliest authentic periods to nearly the present day. The whole series consists of eighteen handsome and elegant volumes, which are pub iished A a very cheap rate ; a rate, indeed, which can only reimburse the publisher for his outlay by a very large sale, a practical acknowledgment of its value to which it is fully entitled. Dublin The Dublin University Magazine. James McGlashan. The September number of this publication, like the other productions of the season, is rich with mellow fruit. It opens with five chapters of Harry Lorrequer's new tale of " Glencore, and its Fortunes," in which the racy style and vivid colouring of Lever are conspicuously visible, and as usual sparklinc , and delightful. These charm ing chapters are followed by an ably-written paper on " Bunsen's Egypt." To these succeed a valu able assortment of prose and poetry, including some excellent literary criticisms and essays, com prehending two valuable papers, one on the litera ture of Italy during the tercento ; the other on Russian Literature," in which the moral and social bearing of the literature of Russia is con sidered, chiefly as illustrated in the writings of Nicholas Gogol, a native of Little Russia, who perished about two years since, through an agency similar to that which has invariably cut short the career of every man in Russia who has sought to establish in those mind-bound regions the slightest movement in the way of intellectual freedom. Gogol was eminently a delineator of life and manners, and possessed a rich fund of genuine humour ; so rich, indeed, that the maga zine writer claims for it a consideration to some extent kindred with that of Swift and Sterne. Like all his literary predecessors, the instant Gogol became distinguished he became also an 'object of suspicion to the government ; his prospects became clouded by misfortune, and his steps were followed by persecution. To escape from these he contrived to make his way to Rome, where he lived for several years. He was induced to return to Moscow, and took with SUPPLEMENT TO THE LIVERPOOL. STANDARD.) him numerous manuscripts, the fruit of hit 3 literary labour while in exile. In a brief time after his return, he was seized by mysterious illi less and died suddenly. The publication of his. writings was immediately prohibited, and his n ame was forbidden to be mentioned. Such has been the. fate and such the reward of literary aspiration in Russia. The heavy gloom of moral darkness which overshadows that land of despotism is in stantly fatal to the possessor of intellectual light.. The September number of the Dublin contains also a capital paper on Tennyson's " Maud," and is wound up by a terse and vigorously constructel review of the legislative and other proceeding.o. of the last session of parliament. The sketch,; though rapid, is bold and complete. Fables par le Chevalier Chatelain. London. The Chevalier de Chatelain is favourably known: to the public for his poetical translation of Gatfs Fables, and also for his admirable rendering into French of Chaucer's " The House and the Leff.."` In the work before us he appears as poet on his own account, and one of no mean pretensions- The book contains no less than fifty origimal fables, in that easy, joyous kind of metre which is peculiarly French ; and there are also several, minor pieces, some of them bearing special refer, ence to recent events. It is such works as,this which makes the study of the French language so pleasant, and we recommend it to thooe who are desirous to become proficient in its idiomatic peculiarities. Hogg's Instructor. Edinburgh : James Hogg. The September number of this miscellany main tains its character as a serial of varied usefulness, in which instruction is happily blended with amusement. LOVE AND BEAUTY-WOMAN'S CONSTANCY. IT is quite possible for a man, or woman either, to be too handsome. We do not pretend that it is an original remark, springing from our own brain, because our conscience forces ua to ac knowledge the working. Nevertheless,, it is an observation which few make, and fewer still will confess to be true. Therefore we intend to enter the lists in behalf of ugliness. From this declara tion it will doubtless be concluded that we are some old bachelor, ugly enough to " frighten the crows," as country children say ;, but decidedly not the case. Having thus given out our thesis, it is our intention to illustrate it by a tale—an " ower true tale," as the annuals would write ; and, moreover, we judge it best at once to acknowledge That it is a love-tale —nothing but a common-place love tale ; no wonderful self-devotion, no " heroism in humble life," will be found therein ; therefore, gentle reader, it is useless to seek it. And, after this exordium, we will begin. Philip Heathcote lived in a country town, where he was the beau, par excellence—the Adonis, Apollo, Narcissus, of almost every young lady from fifteen to fifty ; and, to tell the truth, Philip was indeed very handsome. We have no intention of describing categorically his eyes, nose, and mouth, because beauty is entirely a personal matter. It is seldom that two people agree on the subject. Each of them has his or her ideal of perfection, and judges others to a certain extent as they approach to or divorce from this image formed in each mind. Ugliness becomes beauty, and beauty ugliness, according to one's own fancy. There is no glamour so complete as that of a loving eye. Therefore, let each fair one picture our young hero as resembling her own, and she will like Philip Heathcote all the better. fSErrsivrear I_ 8,,H18911:; 110 Philip .was one- of those - pOrsells,„: on hem with talentsior everything. nwi:d Lion was winning;. enough to , " wile a " o h.' bush ;' he was ."-a man .of infinite huol4o Shakspere has-itcand possesseclith a.t e` rer- es v r i fl' quality of making the - dugast , pesti n i ,..0 11 , be.entered. Th en he was- the best ` l .,`"" r oo. best. singer, the best flute - player i:fOr ile: , orl short 0 wrote poetry,. drew% likenesses--is was . a ,patternl, of perfectiOni , 11131 & g oo dj through the countryrounct ; Jionewere 1 .1 to it, save one, the very lastle would bac ild -.' to have been.so—a . young gic4. l2l tin ed ' Lester. ' 0 With that :z peculiar co atrial:46°a w _n! raeterizes lbw,. young_ HOothrote's hen, had .a heart, which some • doubted-4'Y one entirely...the opposite-of assuming,. not beautiful, „ order. interest`" no accomplishment save a sweet valty: could warble for ever Au i- --rgiret Lesterse stolen away,all the love- why the noting, dashy Philip- could bestow;:. , 4 4 derful to tell, was. unite. insensible to ''s4 l She was.not in, love with, any one elstX certain ; , and the sweet, gentle PSMir c 'j himself. ..,..di heartless--oh I that: was quite Wire, and yet she did not care for PhiliP IP' s joij She never askedfor-his poetry ; sel a l ; 01. 00 him ;.. wasperfeetly, happy to waits w; else-;, would quietly, and with al : T s i l d j colour, acknowledg.e his persona l . l et ri qualities,, and praise him with the greo/0 cern. So, for. months and raooth * A triot moved through, the circles of cer r ol l4 o, meeting constantly, and furnishiog;#l°,l 4 a grand speculation. In worldb6or were equal ;: neither very, rich 9 'ol oe, matched,. as. the gossips said ; 14:: lfj . less; and. Philip at lastonortifie& A Ta i indifference which his. homage " it ol o „r $v gentle- girl ceased all outward all!„01'0 4 , attention equally to every new orIFVt 5 v seemed determined to dazzle or ow . ever really loving or being loved. 1 ' as apparently unmoved by her 10 0 0 1 10 00 as by his previous. adoration. gl o ve ' 0 on the subject were only expressed 7- ill who naturally wished to see her milli/ .)11 " Why could you not like Philip lo tiY, asked Mrs. Lester. "You knout"" Aft good prospects ; every one a dmire ° , O r , very handsome, and is the life c''' .1 wherever he goes." " That is the very reason he did 0 , r il dear mamma," answered Margare!` ' ,i' not wish my husband to be 0 i la s s l want more than mere outside clu 1 0 0 1 )/ should be inclined to distrust a 0 0 , 13 # / .1 very brilliant—he would never 0,0 Don't you remember Beatrice, tai' l about Nothing,' when Don Pedro ro i l A have him for a husband. ' N i , : 4 should want another o' week Or,' i is too costly for every day wea l r ' a ili, f tinned Miss Lester, laughing cheer: 00 01 i, it is much the same with myself an u if o tldf cote—he is, in truth, too ha do itt i o y, e Perhaps Margaret's feeling wag! true-hearted woman likes to feel he 1 lover, or rather to have one that! 0 and justly feel proud of ; there is to more delicious or more unselfish t l i l o oll' i !li we doubt very much if a woroll , ° s i11 1 :4 hearted, and good, as garet, would feel love for a Phil' a rls idol of a ball-room, the adralre„,t J'A . :O all the vain and frivolous. .."`", e tni We wish to i l l e gj deeper qualities than these was ils J O O r such was his apparent character' :,11 t (!i