The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-18 00:00:00

sloths. the erroneous easeeptioa--with s Pigsty,
half- ironical, smart style which is as eorruptias toque
popular taste es we hark • to •
it snaoseptable. This Wee ' view • -
vice of some of even the •
eals, it is with so smell • we
.4 t
&taxers's and hin.Ocs • •
among our soldiers inNihe
with our remembreoee of the time whets it was eon-

Aft to and hilitcnr_ in On 591001_144w AN*.
the Bible. It agrees with the fact which appears so
mionsalcom to many peeple--the immediate geom.
tion of any number of editions of " IBiakopere".rt
ketiCtirAtograit
Shakspste" which is especially pops* in Swamp.
Mr. SrOIIT deserves the pleasure of knowing this.
for his steadfast faith lathe popular love of "Shak-
opee*" tet than who would de good in the Crimean
upend over "Shairepsres" and "Milton? to the
utmost practicable extent. What alms P
We need not waste words upon the tract question.
The Chaplains themselves find that, to keep men
from the abuse of- their winter seeping% tracts are
not the thing. The very feria is objectionable; yet
more the mode of address. We need not go farther.
,If "humble cDttagers," the favourite neighbours of

proselyting gentry, throw the tract into the lire the
asorsent the lady has tamed her beck, such effusions
are not likely to find favour with soldiers. What
else, then? Why--ecnteidering the conditions of the
average camp atiod—we should say the highest order
of imaginative and dramatic litenkure, in the first
place. It is not so very long sines a large edition of
CAW'S "Dante," in double column, very cheap, was
bought ip in &few washy the working-class
And where is the wonder P In our own youth or early
manhood—(ilts state of intellect most nearly parallel
with that of the halt educated mac)—seek was

oar taste. Did We aot aU revel is

_
Mucci, drums. RUM. and other glorious old
posts P Next, we should say, in this particular c

history, in the form which will bring it warm to the
sealer's heart—that of Despatches. Let the " Wel-
Mersa " and " Nelson Despatches" be tried; and
"Peninsular War;" with, of course,
frouren's "Life of Nelson;" and other good biogra-
shies in either senior, if such there are. We
imknowleage that we would throw Pumice
freely before the amp readers. They would soon
show whether they liked it. Voyages and Travels
tiers should be in abundance: the old voyagers,
COOK and ANSON, and all that we loved whim
we were young. On of the first of AMNION
sibeisre says that the best American book yet Irritate
is levee's "Columba,' It is biography set
verges in one; exactly fit for our purpose. Afrlt
mid Polar discovery is found to be extremely in-
ineeting : so PARK and NAST should be plentifully
~,gelled. Huc and Cisarr's travels in Thibet and
OW are singularly interesting; and the American
fraweihr &urgers has left a sob of bootie, from his
Neils set Egypt to his Central Amities, itsecaelled
flu Oreillary tied unsurpassed fee effective theeriptiou.
11145 hairs sou, though few, really pod medals, of
efriskSteise. Plaines's are perhaps the best, as
aim sod simple, genuine, and unpretending; bat
Suiten of that clam, though it may fill vacant
=mast always take • lower place than este-
em/As written from their own inspiration,
anil set addressed to may particular public. "Pilgrim's
Prognse "RolaimaCtimese; " Arabian Nights,"
any bosh instils& by time and the generainfikage,
will eerier the mist% frith and love more than the
very best whisk ass possibly have been written for
him, or his gime, se his time. This may be on
seem why we Mi novels objected to, in the same
kWh with tames. No doubt, the subjective effu-
sing which appear seder the name of novels in the
present phase of the national mind are oat of the
trestle& But why not ikon's gavels? What can
the men have better than those objective presentments
of mins conditions of human life P And who will
vesture to exclude Dice= P No szoomanteisatiss of
"novels" will do, whish comprehends 800 Tr and
DICKENS. If Bowes semis should Wore the
reading of his Life by LOCKIANT, SO mush the
better; and that charming pins of biography may
hatiedues Boswnee " Jobases." But we cannot
undertake to furnish • catalogue of a Crimean army
Mary. We only offer a few Mate, with a foot, to
des oar discourse. While the world in general
aggress the popular rage to be nelealvely foe fie-
d., tbelesimillers can tell that the money of the
wishing sissies is spent mainly in scientific works.
We semelves happen to know that in the
game epees of time which it took to sell little mew
Mesa two thousand copies of " a highly peplee
novel," by one of our west suomodul novae%
twelve thousand copies were sold of an expenhe
illustrated geological work in Ave volumes. Oat
Crimean soldiers are doubtless very unlike our read.
ing artisans; bat still, there must be some among
them who share this taste with their countrymen at
been. Let such tastes be elicited by the wine
Meads of the soldier on the spot ; and then let them
be gratified. We commend the whole of this most
miens subject to all who think of sending books to
the Orissa, from the QUINN and the SECILETAIMAT-
WAR to the country gentleman, the clergyman, the
shopkeeper, and the schoolboy. No trash must go I
bat every book of inherent value will find its plan,
mad yield profit and pleasure.

&MID Or Hiairn.—Thir honorary nrcretary of
the ♦seoeiated Itegiatrare Society had an interview with
Kr. Mom, es Saturday, relative to the present state et the
law as to Napalm:pry vaedaaties,

SIR COLIN Caltreau..—Tbe baggage sod amp
rsguiresseatsof this distinguished asaa leave this day ter Wm
Crises. &r Colin follows sheet hentediately end pea
seeds to his de.tinelion vie Paris. In the latter be will
sake a very brief stay. ♦ menial steamier will be at his
disposal at Marseillse.

?Amorous Manumit= Acr.—The nifty-
mat of the perish of Bt. limy Abbott% imainglea, et
their westing, ea the 12th list, eluded Mr. William
Hawk" of No. 8, Leedom' Umber, Maui% toa, a
mamba of the Metropolitan Board of Work..
Tux Witrrumsras PLAT.—The third and last
reprematation of the Phoresio was alma lest sight by the
elsoreni of Westminster. There was the same fell sodium
as ea the forms eights, sad the some dbpositioa to ealey
the sußset 'Mats of the play. The yang Idstrice else
teed more late the mak spirit d the insatiate tad lea-
guer with each medals. The campahy last Walt
Weleded M. Hawses, the Turkish Amboweder, sad
Modems Mamas, the Earl of Demo. the Bev. Dela
llliblea, Dr. Dolgellau*, Mr. Darby, &a
WI

r. the 24th inst., will be
kept me • holiday here, eheya all skied, die., than "dig
trade aeshisata the epportulty e/ Adria; their Meads for
eke* dye.

The Vienna Prue* relates that oa the 13th hot,
sheet sue, es tin Majesty the Balm= Elisabeth was

presediag So Schoolmarm IS • e•etrte sad four, the hare
toe► fright I. the Mukha*/ High-street. The rash-
sea "admired to stop dm by taming Ms late •'
oenew id. stair. The hones however rrs►ed bask to the
Nigh street, the twe leaden brake row, and therashass
brag balled frost hie hoz wea severely Word. The two
wheelers brae sow wholly vorestrebted dashed es, alma a
carte" ming is the 'orrery &Mies, with peat promos
dried, drew up hie ear ems the Mr* sad is tide
memoir stepped this light et the soisela Het Ideleety
dogleg the whole of this oesarrear pureed her rail
wirress, stepped itarowilately isle • private mires pear
lag seer et the tire, sad drove bask to the castle (Set
bud meld the red she.. at Ohs pawls, as Mr Ks/Baq
deleeiiw gresssibilsallalima i siasessesssimp.