The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-03-10 00:00:00

Literaturt.

Tug Art Journal la a marvel of illustration and
typography. It watches over the interests of art with.
tender solicitude and fervid zeal, and omisistently, in
its own pages, illustrates the teaching it advocates. The
part for March contains two splendid line engravings--
. The justice of the King," • spirited MONIS by .7. Feed,
engraved by O. H. Jeans, and our old friend "Sancho
Panic,' charmingly sketched by Leslie, and engraved
by IL C. Bell. The open's,' chapters of • paper on '
"Books and bookbinding in Syria and Palestine" are
exceediusl7 Interesting. As usual, the various art ',ivies
xf the month are treated with great ability, end illus-
trated with surpassing riskiness and delicacy. The Paris
Exhibition catalogue is condoned, and merits the
highest commendation. When completed it will form a
work quite unique, and be invaluable to the art student.
Amongst the many shilling monthlies which are now
acted, the St. Paida, under the editorship of Mr.
Anthony Trollops, is one of the best, and it coonpiee •
special position. Advocating Liberalism with great
power, its ,political articles are peal to those of
Blackwood, in the Tory interest, in Old Ebony's
*West days; two eboriee, which are continued from
month to month, are cleverly written and peonliarly
attractive; and the articles on general topics are
intermting, and monot by any miens he set down as
"padding." Being tatted by the well.known arm of
Virtue sod Co., the typography is, of unless, excellent.
The first volume is completed by the number just
issued, and all the promises of the Editor at the corm
menoement have been amply kept. The politioal
article this month is entitled "Our Progrvirm° for its
Liberals." It is not extensive and has the merit of
simplicity, being, in fact, "eetillishment of • national
system of education, abolition of the Betablistaid Church
in Ireland, and the maintenance of friendly relations
with the United Stales ;" and the writer urges that the
Liberals should take this ground at ones in view of the
approaching elections. The other papers Cr. highly
meritorious. We anticipate the St. Pouts will have •
long and prosperous weer, as it well merits.
The Victoria Magazine, for ladies and by ladies,
eaters well for the entertainment of the fair son, and
advocate, for them such an education as shall fit them
to be helpmeets of man if married, yettable, if Prori.
deem so will it, to can their own livelihood honourably
to themselves and useful to society, go that they may
not to be compelled to devote themselves to "angling
for • partner,' and to accept mem as husbands for
whom they have little9ove, or, failing marriage, to have
nothing before them but • dinupported and purpoeelens
life. Mee Bally Faithful lies rendered good genies
to her esx In many ways, and we conanend to their
support the Victoria Aragasise as • means of showing
their sympathy with her work. In the Marsh number
the articles was "Feminine earnings" and "Sensational
novels.," with the review of Hepworth Dixon's
" Spiritual wives," poems arms' interest, and we hope
our lady readers will obtain the magazine and teed them.

Orr Own Piresido maintains its character as 50 11.
collect ensfasine for lie Christian family. The March
number mil have special interest for readers in this
diocese, as it contains • viper by the Rev. E. B. Elliott.
M. A., on the Bishop of Salisbury's now notorious
Clisrge, In which its anti-Seriptual, anti-Anglican, sad
anti•C'bristian teaching is forcibly expiated.
Notting to Pray to: or, Flora MeFlimsy's Essen*
from Ritualism and Rome, by Peter Papal'. London:
John Stevenson, 11.4, P•ternoiter-row.—The proper food
for ridicule is hypocrisy nod comsat. No honest man
bates, because be does not fear, the Sotirist : but every
humbug looks upon wit, especially when engaged in
pulling off his own disguise, se profanity. Never was
there • body of men more eensitiv• on this poin
th more deserving e lash of ridicule, thanthese
Ritualistic Priests. To argue with them is to treat
them with a respect they don't deserve,. and ain't appre-
ciate ; to appeal to their consciences is to treat them as
if they were honest men. Better far to do maths author
of this clever satire has doe., and treat them as lambent
and impertinent mountebsoks. We aoinmand this WU*
publication to all who enjoy sound common seas.
dished up in pleasant and Bowing verses. Very gad
truths, and very important truths, are contained in them
few lines. The author is evidently well acquainted
with the fashionable ritualism of London, and with the
character of its most numerous victims, nor is his
protest spinet confession and oonfeasors one bit too
strong.

Judy, a weekly eerio-comie journal, is capitally
written, and it. illustrations are good. It la the only
paper of tho kind which can fairly rank with Pww.A.