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London, England, 1855-09-05 00:00:00

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twenty to thirty pounds ! the lungs h°lst•
(of this) about half a pound ! the heart
ing upon an average sixty or seventy 110,0,1
in a minute ! each throb driving RI 1,010
about two ounces of the vital-fluid ! the I°n/4
twenty or thirty pounds weight of blood rill;
onwards at the rate of one hundred and Olio
a minute ! so enabling the whole blood to eir9.nu tis
through the entire system every two minutes
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half ! or twenty times every hour ! or very 0.7_,0
five hundred times in the twenty-four ! oboe
indeed, during moments of excitement, the 01,°, the
of the blood being so accelerated as to enah"hso
whole to complete its circulation in lel troor
minute 1 Such are among the many won" e-ccOr
folded by Professor Johnston to the poPtner
seite
prehension. Ex uno disce omnes—every succef
chapter of the work constitutes a revelation ir
portant facts, abounding in almost every
stance in the purely marvellous. ''7tclia
lour, for example, is it to learn that, necis4lb.
to the estimate of Quetelet, a man weighing., dal
consists of only 381 b. of dry matter, srl"
many as 1161bs. of water. These 38110. r:
ob,
matter, comprising 241 b. of flesh and fat,
of bone, or 281 b. of organic matter, whiff 11is
bustible, and 101 b. of mineral matter., w,ne",ietli
combustible. Enough, however. The L''et:s
of Common Life must itself be studied in the lila
tirety, not superficially glanced at through 'OO
of merely fragmentary quotations. Conseiell,„-taes4l
;snd very cordially we may and hereby do ettotte
the volumes under consideration, not sin3Pv 001'
casual perusal, but to the careful study of th.; is h
ligent masses of our reading population•
production to be resorted to continually nit iteels
dard work of reference. It may assume /IA
by right a permanent place upon our raescoio
diously-selected bookshelves—among Of
repertories of solid and alluring inforrastierl'
They are only Cousins. A novel by Cho" Mt°
3 vols. Newby. latecrt°
This is a light cheerful story, well calen- The
while away an hour in this holiday season' bit"
is a great variety in the dramatis persell93 foe
duced to our notice. Indeed the reader is oo'
times puzzled to remember the distinctive, C b
b 1
ters, but the individuality is never lost sight,tsnd
the author, each hero and heroine, is ,
/•
separate in conduct and disposition. lad het
Clare Wilmington is the most pleasing
with ; gentle and yet firm there seems Ihitlei
serene and gracious about her. Frederica „aest,
was too bold and dazzling at the cominenc„;cll4l°
and though afterwards softened and stinuii•ers°.,
never competed with her friend. Gertrude feefel
is not so prominently put forward; she is VoiOr
and pleasing. There are many others °sold
importance. Among the elder ladies Leclihnies is
is conspicuous. A great deal of skill is e",-,00;
the description of this vulgar yet clever,: bur,
She contrived to obtain all her vrie'Zfb!,,
she had not the grace to make the best "1 gee:
her ingenuity had gained for her. n 19.-leet
scene that in which she had to preside at fOtr
at her own table. Her guests were B°Ulerd she,
diously fashionable people, and every wo goo.
uttered was some offence to their code °f to,
manners. The story of the Marquis of Avia(?0101"
is romantic ; but few can sympathise with,7l4.olill
bid fancies, and he evinced a want of right ory
in keeping up such devotion to the mein
Ginevra when he had contracted a second til-fie
The heroes do not appear to such advantsgehntiglt
heroines ; for Noel Vernon was selfish andt7oefew
less before he went to India, although he L-icalo ,
at last, and Lord Leyburne was exceedingly J)9
and even mean in his suspicious conduct',
Vernondale is a very charming person, 19.sti.'0 tht
not met with often. A melancholy epis°,ulniell_A'
of the young and beautiful Amy's eL(3.,tesiu,
The scene of misery that her little home Pro
is very naturally described. Altogether, ta, so'
gaiety of Gertrude, the vivacity of Frederl'rs
the sweetness of Claude, a fair assemblse ,1010
sented ; and, although there is nothing origitat_,
the characters or circumstances, a great anilio 08.
interest is conveyed, and the talent evinced the
numerous actors who pass over the scene/ '-epteal
energy with which the scenes are relates '
claim attention and regard.

510°
Post-Office Directory of Derbyshire, Leicesterioll
Nottinghamshire, and Buttandshire.
and Co.
A second edition, superior to the first,
ong
accuracy and extent of information.
additions will be found a list of magistra` feth,e
of principal seats throughout the counties,
with the nearest money-order office to ever!" be;
not having one. The classification also °Li), w'
improved, and the maps, engraved exPr'„ t3lO
the Directory, have been corrected up to 0"
of publication.
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Tait's Edinburgh Magazine opens with ttil;011
instalment of a review of " Some few .Ofl,BobJecoi
Monuments of Our National Literature,' lcstitt
of the writer's consideration being " the "peiff),"6
character as it is expressed in booksLted
didactic nor historical, but which have 1'0" to;,
taste and humour of the people so trilif uoe 'e
prized in every age since they were PrLr,llf"
The poets selected are Chaucer and o°7-Sit
lived during a period the events of which:, the re o
adduces in justification of his taking for '',l"f
commencement of modern English history't P-
of
_ioe.-
influences by which Chaucer, the ear"esd his 1
great English poets, was surrounded, au se:,
to stamp his mother tongue " with envy 10
classical authenticity and give it currrootiPP
polite world" are pointed out in all,;in' wittalb,
sketch of his career; the paper termina,7,ssef
brief notice of Gower, who patriotieaw -
"according to his measure of wit,"

"In our English for to make The
A book for Engellande's sake. d A
" Telse Wollersien," from the Danish, 9111 , d
Path of Roses" are continued—the for
of war, deepening in tragic interest. ifgos
Rails" is the heading of a not very Ma yd ,;1 •
humoured review of Tennyson's " Mall it Owlehe
the writer justly regards as a blunder.
Woman's Pamphlet" relates to Mrs. s°rwresPeei
title ironically indicating the writer's ijaWfjons 11310
ing it. Among the remaining contributl otati
be noticed an interesting paper on "The
Brittany."

tir
The Churchman's Magazine. Pi: ana ge"to
A monthly review of Church prog.re,,P-rotiog
ral literature, and likely to be in'
Churchmen.

Evangelical Christendom• mod, ?W-b
b
A monthly journal, in which the ateM —, ~uglas of
pects of Evangelical Christendom are 're-/ober°
fore the reader, under the auspices °fl3a
the Evangelical Alliance.

Newton's London Journal.
A record of the progress of invention, ad 001/3'
to the arts, illustrated by g
enravingo, a,ll oat°.
panied by useful information of a scientog.l-
-

The Merchants' Magazine. to
The second number of a serial clev°wnngetb:l
interests of commerce, and containing, ,alu,
useful matter, an article on Limitedblia
which
the commercial and genel.4w „lhPvg
3
blic
pointed out to them the way in vla—hpfil ray"' ill
panies, under the new act, should be `-'
order to avoid error.

Contains its usual variety of
Sharpe's London Magazine..giraent Jicl
entertal'., Tall‘
may be recommended to those who
the lovers of light literature. cc Tea Milo ad
relish ktfo
consequently care to know how that bele" '` il
maligned on its introduction to this countrcd '''
Visit to the Granite City " (Aberdeen), and
Pc
Midnight Adventure on the North Cnasb over
land" will well repay perusal• `Dr•roalisif,"
Maid " is a welcome instalment a a .11). fil Co•
g g 0,11._ to
story. "Lorimer Littlegood " and The
latter
verdale's Courtship " are continued. -"
has entered on a 59th chapter.

Vessels engaged in the herring fishery II" 11-tgisined °
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pia
iito,e_creatinuprowtiothFsrsenoccah
spkosrotsifisOh.o Friday one '
4 i Wt.,*
public meeting, convened by the Mayor 0f ILetir'ol 19.°
THE RESTORATION OF POLAND.--OR Monday
liby If 31
held at the Town-hall. The object of the patio, fill
the restoration of Poland and her etoen,,,,3cleitig
Russian tyranny. Mr. de Chylinski, a pile, , of "b
the meeting at some length, and in the coortab, folio
.
speech inveighed in good set terms spill. pol,,icet
adventurers,"
Association, which he says is composed °boo :rti
venturers," of "Russian serpents,'_' 1/11°;t6 pi°' ..,1",,
ganised in England a garrison of Mueo°_.f",,-d to P", 1;
agents." A petition to the Queen was egrr a to' take
agents." her Majesty to direct her Governmen) arms' 07,
proper steps to call the Polish nation t° ~,cjes.•
render it every assistance to regain its ialuenteetilig
After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the
separated.
THE MURDER AT CUMIA.M.—LATEST Pv:::::i:e :::ifl..!
BROMLEY Tuesday Tuesday Evening.- .Every doubt in tP ?vit&
the police, in reference to the person
the brutal murder at Cudharn, on the morning of °io of
day, the 25th ult., has been removed, a long tr:erper
circumstances having convinced them that it //141.1,,,r015e.
trated by Robert Peeling, after whom they are 111 pill
pursuit, and who, they seem to entertain no de
,pill
look-uP'
be shortly captured and lodged in BronileY tend°
Mr. C. J. Cartar, the coroner for West Sent, In the
holding an inquiry into the circumstances attericliogo,
death of Mrs. Jane Bigley, at the Hare and fillo.
Cu(lham, on the 18th inst., prior to which titoe,.,ted,
ever, it is to be hoped the murderer will be coret,r
No reward of any kind has yet been offered for sac
prehension of the murderer.