The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-11-13 00:00:00

Litcratttrt.

',NEW PUBLICATIONS.

• SrAIN IN 166: Such is the title of one of their
high elan., yet cheap and interesting seriesof "Odds
end Ends" ((he 11tlit number) pot forth by Mews.
vironneton and Douglu of Edinburgh. A definite
fight intlinefmap upon the cover, givee,to begin with,
a clear conception of the corniest positioe of the
Spanish provinces, and even their relative importance
sa compared at least with Portugal. And the object
of the writ, r, which is admirably and perspicuously
worked out, is to give a view of the industrial and
comm. moil elate ol Spain. lather than tech political
artic'es as the loading P.TiOlll4lllllll have put foi• h
dilliog the lust 12 or Ift mouths, or the accounts
fornivlont by books of travels written by comparative
eiroucira to bpsin. If only to correct the absurd
mimetic' (entertain/ Spain, the pamphlet would
divert,, perusal. Rot having a higher aim, thet if
di-I.lllog throe delusions in order to promote com-
ae, mist iatioromerce, we really regard this little
work as me of importance.

linitVOUT NOIIIIIMII4 IT LORD KINLOCIII (Vim
burgh, Eilmonston and Douglae).—Tbie casual
°nem tree would uever suspect the once merry Scotch
advocate, William Penny, Fog., though now become
gmve et eater of the College of Justice, of indnlging
is devout moments, as the Times accuses the Queen
of enjoying "the lusury of grief." The present
publication is, however. a little volume of poems,
which, difficult as it would seem to be to compel the
sacred Mee to utter wends at once sufficiently
exalted for immortal praise, and sufficiently plain
fir populai Appriciation, comes far nearer the mark
in both respects than anything that has appeared
since the day. of Watts' Divine Song., Mime of
Benjunin 114,1ilorne, or James Montgomery. The
only fault, if fault it be, in "Devout Momenta," is
that the rhymes are curled, and often difficult toe
esprMious degree, which would rather ill.adapt them
for hymnal potpies. Still, the language is plain
and perapicuous. tt certainly lacks incitement;
soeg-writing we rattier think should, although in
Iletier's Missionary 'Hymn, awl such like poetic ont-
hosts. we have rare indications to the contrary.
ilne piece termed " Mysteries," is, in fact, a regular
'meet of fourteen lines, and very artistic too. We
cite Si a sweet lint simple specimen,

0111/t/IOWII APOITLIS.
Some were among tb Atoetll band
Whn.e names Mons we read;
Nor trace their room by sea or land,
Nor where they sowed the seed.
Onli by proof full sure we know
They bore no trnitor's blame;
Thyi kept the faith in weal and woe,
Mil And 'Tread the Saviour's name.
rr Thou muy'st to Christ as muskbelong,
Albeit alike obscure •
Ti fa air ith and lone John', be strong,
Ana more than Peter's ours.
Though nought of thee be told by fame,
Thou inny'et high work rota,;
And tract, to throng. the Saviour's name,
Apostle in thy day.
One thing is certain about this little book, published
to stiff paper boards, printed on fine toned paper,
with fifty-two wore, on* for every Sunday in the
year— tn. the fifty-second, is a Christmas carol—it
Calloot he published for profit, for it. price is only
tin pew*.