The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-03-12 00:00:00

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THE ART JAHHWAL FOR 111 &RCN. —This admirable
repreeentativn 'M the Arm, maintains its high
character ass beautiful work for the drawing.room,
and • 'valuable instructor to art-produeers of all
dime. It•contalns three fine line engraving'
Autolymrs," the "Cheap Jack" and ballad singer
of ancient Bohemia, which is full of expreemon and
:barsitter, and tells its own story very plainly ; "Art
eritiot in Brittany," which is a pictunisque group of
• villagers freely criticising the painting of an artist,
whose studio they have invaded in his temporary
. absence; and The Fish Market," a lively scene,
true to nature. The literary articles comprise the
second part of "The Kirglits of the Middle Agee,"
"Sculptors' Quarries," treating upon the mildew and
Bath and Case atone. "Modern Panama Belgium,"
N. Claudet on the" Physiology of Binocular Vision,"
part two of "Historic Devices and Badges," "Textile
fabrics nf India," "The Palace of Justice," "Th.
Lions in Trsfalgar-rquale," ko., Ike. Touching
Landeser's bons, it remarks, "It can never le said
with truth the lions are • special failure, but it may
he asserted on Knott ground. that Sir Edwin Landeeer
has in their construction a laggerated some points sod
slighted many others. They are too large to compose
with the column, and even if we look rens,' fee
forme to afford them sasistaao• and support, every'
thing retres from them diminished and broken ; sod
In their presence the treasure %tat they are fore.
gathered there to defend, looks mean and worthless."
The other oontenta are of • miscellaneous character
Learing upon art, and they complete a number
excellent in every respect.

Eyes LCD CO EYES, PART I.—Taunton has the
honour of smarting forth a "magazine of local and
,ceneral meteorology and natural histo."," which
I gores gornl promise of being both useful and enter.
taming. It se erlitited by the Rev. W. Tuckwell,
m. a., •, at the Taunton oollege school. The
opening article is a dissertation on the title chosen for
the work, and sets forth Vat the different* between
" Eyes" and "No Eyes" is a difference of education,
not of nature. and consists in the one case of 11P.N0NI.
ing, and in the other lacking, the habit of observe.
lion. The purpose of the msgszine is stated to be
"to create and to emu& the test* for Natural
Science; to give instruction pleasantly ; to invite
queries, remarks, and information ; and to commence
and continue with the aid of others such • record of
current Physical events, both general and local
as may be of permanent scientific value." There is
an interesting paper by the 1t.,. J. G. Wood on
Natural Histlry us an introduction to that
useful and fascinating stately. An article on
wasp's seats follows, which affords • good deal
of information in a pleasant manner. The mi.
croscope is treated of in the following paper, after
which we have a clear description of "the atmos•
phere," aryl the phenomena intimately connected
with it, lime remarks on "the November shower
of meteors," in which it ia intimated that a similar
grand spectacle le to be expected in 1699, answers
to queries and notions to correspondents, "the
month," • meteorological summary, &a. It le •
magazine well worth the threepence charged for it,
and we hope it may have • large circulation.

OUR ONVNI FIRERIDE.—Tbe March number of this
well-conducted home magazine oontainri • large
amount of instructive and entertaining reading,
which merits and will, we doubt not, ensure for it a
hearty welcome into many families.
CAMELIA ILLOST AAAAA BOOS OP SACRED Ponta,
Parr I.—Thie is the commencement of • band.
:simply illustrated and well.printed work, and it is
published at suck a p.ice SS brings "within the
reach of the lowliest homestead in our land, such
soirees of wholesome and beautiful thoughts, as
thi se to whom God as given the ability, enshrine in
the earnest end loving words of Christian song."
It ia edited by the Rev. Robert H. Baynes, age.,
assisted by able contributors.
CARAELL'S SicOR•TIIIC•L DICTI , PART I.—
The ever fertile publishing-house of Camell, Fetter,
and Cialpin heels undertaken the taws of • biogra-
phical dictionary, and, from the specimen we hays
rtcti•ed, it appears to be prepared in • careful and
*wanking manner.
CARIIBLCSNACIAZINR, No. 1. —Last week the first
number was published of a new illustrated Magazine
with the above title. It contains the opening
chapters of two exciting genii.., several interesting
papers, • sweet little poem, • graphic account of the
celebrated South Sea Bobble, accompanied by a
presentation plate of Ward's famous picture, and •
column of jokes. From its varied exoellencies we
predict for it • large sale. N. magazine of this
stamp has been before attempted for en lows price.
It sinsista of 16 pages crown 410, well printed on
good toned paper, and may fairly claim to rank as •
first clam magazine.

Tue JOIST-STOCK CONT•NIiIe DIRICTORT TOR
1567 in its new and enlarged form ban been issued
by Messrs. Charles Baker and Seine, Birchin.lane,
London. It must be useful to everybody connected
with general enterprise, and the contents are more
varied than ever. No doubt can be entertained
that in its present revised oondition completeness
and correctness have been assured ; and the addi-
tional information is of an important character.
The lists of railway., bank., finance. insurance, and
other companies are very fall, and with the cleasilled
.arrangement of directors' names, constitute its
• desireable work of reference. It is almnet difficult
•to describe the g I details, because they are en
varied, that to reaming them would occupy a large
amount of apace. Quite certain however is it that
the volume improves year by year, and that its
Increased recourses of information canoe it to be
generally appreciated. It must, on the present
occasion, have a very large circulation, because it not
'now only interest* the banking, financial, and
commercial community, but also the legal profeeninn,
through the litigation which is going forward in
Chancery and elsewhere. In the supplemental
appendices is a mass of information useful to the
members of the Stock Exchange, viz. : —the I,,ans
awl other principal transactions concluded from 1859
Mc 1868, inclusive.