The Press.
London, England, 1857-11-07 00:00:00

THE PRE S S, NorEmEn 7, 1857.

was a suitor for it on her behalf." A letter from Gerard,
Lord Chancellor of Ireland, to Burghley contains the fol-
lowing refetence to the Queen's present to this important
personage, whom the Deputy describes as a grave, wise,
and well•spnken lady, both in Scotch, English, and French,
and very well mannered. " I sent my man," writes the
Chancellor, " with her Majesty's gown to Torlogh O'Neill's
wife, who is a continual good instrument to continue him
in quiet. I made a forepart altich wanted to it ; his letters
to me acknowledging the receipt I send your honours to be
male known to her Majesty; her Highness never bestowed
a gown better.

howevor, make' the same complaint of this
magazine that We have done of fllackwoml—i.e., that
it contain, too little pure literature.

Bentley, in a smaller compass than the three lead-
ing magazines, presents us with more readable
matter than either its Scotch or Irish contemporary.
Two tales—one capital, the other of that light, vs-
samer character which just suits a lazy reader—a
couple of lively French papers, and a good sporting
d►ary, which if not strictly veracious is none the less
exciting, atflrd us a varied and stimulating enter-
tainment. One political article, on "The Day of
Humiliation," is very much severer than usual upon
the Ministry. It is curious to see how public feeling
is veering round upon this point; and we cannot but
feel gratified at seeing many statements which when
made by ourselves some time ago were denounced as
factious, gradually adopted with more or less qualifi-
cation by numerous writers who must be supposed
to possess some sense and ability, or they would not
be employed. Here is a most remarkable coincidence
not a little surprising in a periodical which like
Bentley is usually " the other way ":

PRESS, Oct. 10. BENTLEY, Nov. I.
On the 10th of July Lord Even so late as the 10th
Palmerston point blank re- of July, or two months
fused to take any steps for nearly after the news of the
providing substitutes or re- insurrection had arrivaand
serves for the Line. "He while every mail was bring-
WM no reason why the in- ing tidings of fresh disas-
telligence from India should tens, Lord Palmerston deli-
cause any change" in the berately refused to take any
intentions of Government. steps for providing substi-
On the following day he re- tutes or reserves for the
peated his refusal in still Line. He saw no reason
more emphatic terms. And why the intelligence from
this, too, when Delhi was in India should caase any
possession of the rebels, change in the Government
and our losses had already policy This refusal was
amounted to some thirty repeated in still more arro-
thousand men. On the t2Stli, gant language by Lord Pan-
in spite of Lord Ellen- more in the House of Lords,
borough's warning, this opi- and it was not till some
nion was repeated by Lord weeks afterwards that Go-
Panmure in the House of vernment gave way to the
Lords with characteristic incessant pressure, and
doggedness. And it was lot called out ten thousand of
till fairly frightened out of the Militia. The mere fact
their hauteur by the united that this amount was not
demands of the Opposition sufficient, and that fifteen
and the public, that a slight thousand more men are now
concession was made, and beingslowly collected,speaks
10,00 n of the Militia em- volumes for the foresight of
bodied. Fifteen thousand the governmental policy.
more are now to be called
out, and there can be no
doubt that it will end as we
predicted, in the whole force
being employed.

The Train, the National Magazine4and the Trish
Metropolitan are all cleverly written—the National
more than cleverly—but as they abstain from con-
troversial topics, they do not invite criticism or com-
pel reply. We are very glad that it is so. It is
a boon to the public tha► they can have an amusing
and well-managed periodical without being either
wearied by 'esthetics, irritated by politics, or driven
mad by theology.
Cassell's Art Treasures (First and Second Quar-
terly fart.•).—This is a work both the design and
execution of which we can cordially approve. Taking
its origin from the opening of the Manchester Ex-
hibition, it at first proposed no more than to lay
before the public copies of the great masterpieces
then for the first time publicly displayed, together
with such criticisms and explanations as should be
deemed necessary. Now, however, we are informed
that it is not the intention of the proprietors to con-
fine themselves to such paintings only as were
exhibited at Manchester, but to include say others
which may seem either to throw light on the manner
of paiticular artists, or which from their beauty de-
serve a place in their serial. Of the present num-
bers we can conscientiously say that, considering the
price, the engravings are very meritorious, and the
text fully adequate to serve as an introduction to
such readers as may be unacquainted with the pre-
liminary information necessary to the real enjoyment
and comprehension of an artist..

The Ladies' Treasury for November deserves its
title. It is a repertory of matters interesting to the
femidine gender, containing some nicely written
tales, sketches, and lessons. The illu,trations are
very fair, and the patterns for fashions doubtless all
they ought to be.

Several other periodical we received too late for
notice this week.