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engraved on the base of Beckford'►s statue in
Guildhall—it was never spokm. Chance-
medley was converted by !party spirit into► a
imlitieal funnier. Soldiers surrounded the
place of trial under the pretence of preserving
the I►ublie peace, in reality to restrain the
efforts of the counsel employed. Cieero was a
rank coward all his life. In the eireummtances
of his death are to be tiau►d the only symp-
toms of courage that he ever exhibited. The
loud 51 is of the (Italian party interrupted
him. His client was condemned. Of the
speech which In attempted SA) deliver only a
few fragments remain which have been cited
by Quinctilian. The present ono was written
afterwards, and finished with such care that it
may claim to be regarded IL masterpiece.
But it smells of the lamp. It is too ►olished.
too elaborate, and wants the tire, life, and
indignation that overwhelmed Cutiline and
Verrem.

This speed' is proposed as one of the sub•
jects for the " previous " examinat. at Cant
bridge in the year I5:►1. The Syndics of the
University entrusted Mr. !qui.' 111 with the task
of publishing tot edit 111 l to SerVe as all author-
ised lIMMMI fur the use of those who would
have to submit themselves to that ordeal. The
occasion does not permit the full employment
of those talents which that gentleman by his
ptatititm no (build 11/4/SIieMSCH. Deep reMearell
Mid rrofollll4l eritielmilt would have been inad-
missible. llut he hits furnished a work fully
equal to the wants Of those for whom it was
intended. There is a translation of the intro-
duction of Aseonittm Pediainus explaining the
state of things that resulted in the death of
elodius, and which is neeessztry to explain
those allusions in the speech to contempora-
neous events which would otherwise be unin-
telligible. Thu notes are apposite and scholar-
like. Difficulties of idiom and peculimities of
style are estrefully illustrated from Latin au-
thors of the best repute, and more especially
from other works of the orator. Suggestive
references are made to larger and more ambi-
tious works, both English and foreign, where
fuller informati 111 l may be obtained on those
legal or historical points which could not be
noire amply treated of without increasing nm-
terially the size and price of the work. The
standard text of Orelli has been followed, with
tweasionad variations, adopted chiefly from
Alatthwi. lint the text of latin prose authors
admits but of few various readings, partly be-
cause the copyists understood something of
the language which they were transmitting,
partly because the accuracies of grammatical
oonstructions are not fiweed to yield to the ne-
cessities of the metre. lin the whole, Mr.Pur-
ton has executed his task in a way that leads
us to hope that at another time the piddle
may receive front hint some work giving hint
fuller scope for his learning than the present.

Cruise im the .E prate. The Retrospect of ►►
Summer Journey Westward, '• frou► the
Gre►►t City by Propontie Sea." including
au Ascent of Mount Etna. By Walter Wat-
London : 'l'. Harrison.

NMI.

AN amusing, though not very instinctive, vo-
lume of travels, chiefly over at beaten track.
Mr. Watson run desciibe, but matter SOUR'.
times fails hint in dealing with countries and
customs so well known. In truth, the mere
tourist's oecupation is gone within the limits
of Europe. What ean he add to the store al-
ready Fathered, KIM' an emendation sous
to
casually mistaken criticism in the omnipresent
" Murray "? Travellers like Mr. Laing who
deal with the social economy of nations-
-politicians bringing practised eyes to the
settlement of disputed questions—voyagers
who go about with a fixed purpose, collecting
information upon some particular subject, and
limiting themselves to that only—may succeed
aecording to the measure of their capacities,
and be welcomed as contributors to the gene-
ral stock of knowledge. But for the every-day,
superficial observer of men and manners there
are 110 gleanings left. Ile must go farther, or
he silent.

There k nothing better in this volume than
R Sket►•h of Constantinople. a ►its• which our
Author does not greatly admire