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cites the attention ; and though one may easily
believe in the powers of fascination ascribed to her,
her lonely and unloved position is not to be won-
dered at. We could have wished that Robert had
owed his final good fortune to other means than
those of Claudia and her father. It would have
been more consistent with the moral of the story„
as well as more probable ; for Government appoint-
ments are not so readily bestowed on the unkaown
and untitled. If Robert had more directly achieved
his own fortune it would have better carried out
the idea of the triumphant results of indomitable
perseverance. The story originally appeared in the
pages of Rouse/told Words, and we are sure all who
read it there will be glad to see it again in its pre•
sent form.

The Second Edition of the New Practice of the
_High Court of Chancery. By Henry Jarman.
This work will prove a valuable addition to the
library of the lawyer. The author has ably arranged
his work, which presents at a view the Various pro-
ceedings in a suit now requisite to be taken under
the new system. The present edition contains
much important practical information, and includes
the statute conferring indemnity on executors in
the admin istra,tien of assets with the several trus-
tees, and Charitable Trust Acts, and the decisions
there-under. Mr. Jarman has also judiciously.
added a masterly treatise upon miscellaneous sub-
jects of practice, comprising the proceedings relat-
ing to bills of discovery, foreclosure, interpleader,
specific performance, issues at law, and special
cases, besides a copious index and a variety of other
useful matter, eminently calculated to assist the
practitioner or student in the discharge of his duty.
The work throughout has been executed with
great care and ability, and we commend it to the
notice of our professional readers.

Literary Papers.
_By the late Professor Edward

Forbes, F.R.S. Lovell Reeve.
A melancholy interest attaches to this selection
of papers from the Literary Gazette, owing to the
premature decease of the gifted and highly-distin-
guished author. The selection, however, does not
need any extraneous aid, having originality of
thought, humour, and kindliness of tone, with
other obvious merits, to recommend them. They
consist chiefly of reviews of works on natural his-
tory, of books of travel, and of narratives of ex•
ploratory expeditions.

Familiar Fables. By Miss Corner. Dean and Co.
Miss Corner is well known to all juvenile readers,
both from the numerous histories she has written
for their benefit in a lively and interesting manner,
and also from the treasured fairy tales she has
arranged for them in a new dress. The present
work is "in easy language, suited to the juvenile
mind," and in large type, with the advantage of
being illustrated by Alfred Crowquill and J. North-
cote. Some are in prose and some in verse, all
with one moral, some with two or three. Fables,
it is well known, are always favourites with chil-
dren, and the present collection is not likely to
prove an exception.

The joist.—The January number of this inte-
resting magazine is characterised, like the rest of its
predecessors, not only by zeal, but also by original
thought, research, and acute observation in the
development and defence of Cerebral Physiology.
and Mesmerism as a true science, from the accept-
ance of which great advantages to the human race
must infallibly ensue. Among the more attractive
papers—we mean to the general reader—are,
" Phrenological appreciation of the character of
Alexandre Dumas," by M. A. Castle, M.D., of
Montmorency, near Paris, and two or three
medical cases communicated by Dr. Elliotson.
One of these is of interest to a large and
emphatically dependent section of the commu-
nity. It is the " Cure of a Ganglion of the Knee,
or of a case of Housemaid's Knee, with Mesmer-
ism." This disease has justly been regarded as for-
midable by those liable to it, many losing their
situations, and always occasioning prolonged in-
convenience, danger, and suffering. In May the
application to Dr. lliotson was made, and in No-
vember no remnant of disease was discernible,
though the case was an aggravated one, and mes-
merism could not be employed for a month after
it was ordered. When it is remembered how vio-
lent and how unsuccessful the treatment of the dis-
ease formerly was, the great value of Dr. Elliotson's
treatment will be recognised.