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London, England, 1863-12-01 00:00:00

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assisted genius for nun:defining smells displayeds
Hindoo becomes stupendous when aided by the sanitar)
measures of the local authorities." Our " Competition
Wallah" accordingly recommends as a radical cure the re-
moval of the seat of government from Calcutta, which he'
considers " unites every condition of a perfectly unhealthy
situation," to some cooler, better drained, and more salu-
brious locality. Matthew Arnold contributes an essayon
Spinoza, and the editor, in continuation of his " Recoil' ee-
vetne Dsof Three Cities," gives us a sketch of the career of Ole
la Dr. Kidd. Thomas Hughes finds a congenial Baja lt
in enforcing the necessity of orlr maintaining an efficient
military administration, observing very truly that "It is a-
mere costly and cruel sham to pretend to keep up an army
without an effective commissariat, and hospital staff and
machinery," and that we have no right "to send brave men
into the field to fight our battles, whom we can neither
feed, nor clothe, nors shelter nor tend in sickness." The
sekcond part of "A of the Soil" maintains the interest
of the first, and chronicle
into
LOS tN; opt toi syll usnoi the country lad's initiation.
cv;ErB2i,tyYLifoe.sur aerial navigators occupy
the first place in this. .number, and the history of
oce,:si,oc.nrioaslltyingbleyenskpe
balloons is graphically nn,d
put
thetdo
in it. Balloons have
other uses than meteorologicallut.
t.ll:ce or' the amuse-
ment of wondering crowds. battle of Liege,
during the French Revolution, the ee of the victors
placesart.trl e is,sic
ointvh;
was attributed to their use, since the weria,,eBl:
enemy's lines were perceived through theil.
other occasions a surprise was prevented and arniberans. On
speeted through the agency of balloons. The
cludesby quoting Mr. Coxwell's views on the subject.lee
reminds us that balloons have only been inventedBO He
and that 80 years after men first attempted to travel on the
water their vessels were but sorry affairs; so that he drawse
hopeful auguries from the comparison. "To be Let, wit
Immediate Possession" is the title of a sketch which pour-
trays the miseries of a bachelor in a quiet 'street. " Her-
bert Freer's Perplexities" is the title of a Christmas
Up in love
ve
story, recounting a lover's troubles;
and "
Clouds" terminates the narrative of an amateur ballooner,
will
being this time not fact but fiction. The a
Hundred Years
topographer
read with interest the paper on " Mayfair
Ago," and will learn from it some of the secrets
name from a
of ()Ur street
nomenclature. Mayfair, it seems, derived its
fair held there in the opening days of May, while the
origin of Brook-street may be traced to the brook which
once gave its name to Brookfield as the district north of
the present Piccadilly was then called. The illustrations
are, as usual, animated and life-like.
1 ST. JemEe'S MAGAZINE.—" The King and the
Maids of Honour" is the title of the first article, and
it apparently follows suit to the papers on i‘ Royal
Favourites," for it sketches tie careers of Marie
d'Hautefort and Mlle. de la Fayette, the two pla-
tonic_oo favourites of Louis the Thiti:eenth. "Picture
ebsssaksysianhoftdhtheir Mwhialicehrs" is one of the most attractive
their books,
e
" The Substitute"
number, telling us the story of the early illus-
tratorsare some of them curious from
antiquity—othersisalivineltyesrhesetteinhg thhoweir
apqaatitoks:
admirer.
" Allthneabler showingfr on I
witted A •
merman damsel proved too "'cute" for her Eng-
lishs Dream" is the story of a terrible
vision fufilled to
mites somewhat abruptly, otter. " Aubrey Marston" termi-
r a climax, so Ptthly' and "Madeline Graham" ap•
preaches lovers of fiction. Theere is no lack of entertainment for
about Babies" give, I author of the essay on " Poems
some reflections on "Bridal
Poetry," suggested by the Ro
part of " The Science of Goad Cheer" wedding, and the secondeer" will attract the epi-
cure. Captain Drayson has
at, article on the wonderful
h
skill possessed by the dwellers in
uncivilised countries in
following the traces of an animal through the wilds.
FBAsER,—A lengthened and thoughtful
" Women and Scepticism" considersh tful paper on.
h
which it best becomes an educated and conscientious
attitude
woman to assume with regard to the
theo-
logical vagaries of the day. It is followed;
by " Sketches in China," well written and
agreeable enough, although little that is new remains to be
said on such topics. " The Reforms of the Futuse" is an.
essay from the pen of a writer who does not conform to the
" Rest and be Thankful " doctrine of Blairgowrie, " Our
population," says this critic, " grows both in numbers and
intelligence, while neither our land nor our institutions
grow." He is by no means, however, to be ranked among
wholesale innovators, and he most approves of that condi-
tion of things in which "the public organism can grow of
itself and change with the changing state of the people."
The various aspects of the questions of the day, the matters
in which reform is an urgent necessity, and those in which
it can afford to wail and forget another generation, are
inquired into, diseussed, and assigned to their respective
places. Without at all expressing ivholesale conformity
with his, views, many of the theories put forward by the
writer are just and sensible. The conclitOion at which he
finally arrives is that, with the exception of one or two
questions, there is no occasion to be impatferd for reform,
for "much discussion must precede, thoughtful men must
be convinced, and details maturely consi,lered, even.
when .principles are agreed upon." It is well for
those who can conscientiously adopt this theory,
since our political practice for some time past' shows
little recognition of any necessity for change or pro-
gress. "A Chapter on Croakers" contains much good
sense, although it might have been advantageously Com-
pressed into smaller limits. It attacks vigorously and une.
compromisingly that habit of discontent and repining which,
once indulged, paralyses all honest and energetic effort. AJI
essay on " Plays, Players, and Critics discourses on
The
the
prospects of the modern stage. An article headed "
Polish Women and the Insurrection ascribes much of the
fervour and pertinacity of the Polish national feeling to the
high spirited and enthusiastic women of the country. The
story of " Late Laurels" procaeds rapidly. The weak and
unworthy Charles passes finally asvay front the scene, leav-
ing Nelly very ready to be comforted, and Margaret, it is
to be hoped, to replace his image by Lhat of a more worthy
successor. There are two or three poeical contributions,
the best of which is a charming little pereo entitled " Nuno
Dimittis,"

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and shortcomings are of little moment, when en-
countered by such mechanical ingenuity and chy-
mical resources as as possessed by Colonel Rains.
The details of his difficulties in the powder
mills here are too technical to afford
interest to
the general reader; but I may mention that
his substituti3n of a kind of white poplar,
called cotton wood, in the place of willow, for the
manufacture of charcoal required in gunpowder,
has been most successful ; nor can any one fail to be
struck with the ingenuity of the sensitive tube
attached to one of his projectiles, or at the adapta-
tion and improvement of Captain Blakeley's prin-
ciple of construction for rifled shells, and at many
other successful inventions of Colonel Raines genius.
He assures me that, having been summoned to
Charleston to investigate the cause of the explosion
which destroyed Captain Blakeley's big gun on its
first
discharge, he ascertained beyond question that
it was due to improper loading. The remaining
B lakeley gun was successfully fired with 551 b. of
powder, and at 21 degrees of elevation, it threw its
bolt for 900 yards, the bolt subsequently careering
along on the top of the water, bound after bound,
for nearly two miles, before it sank. It mat not be
imagined, because I have described somewhat in
detail the Government works in this city, that
Augusta is exceptionally conspicuous above other
Confederate cities as a contributor of war material.
It is estimated that Richmond alone furnishes 60
per cent. of all the war supplies needed by the
Confederates.

MAGAZINE DAY.

Foreign Mail Packet List;

MAILS DUB.
Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Dec. 19,
• via Marseilles ... Dec. 13.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Dec. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Dec. 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore,
viviaa S
Muarotseilleshampton.Dec. 2.
Dec. 13,"

Falkland Islands ......
Gibraltar, via Southampton ..
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. Dec. 2.:
via Marseilles ....Dec:. 13.
India (Bombay), via Southampton ......Dec. 12.;
ill
via Marseilles Dec. 6.
Portuga1....
......................Dec.,
via Marseilles Dec.. 6..
Newfoundland ..Dec. 6.
Oporto and Vigo .............. . ... . .
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit.. ...... ........... 3,
by U.S. packet....
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and TbyenCearinffaedian packet. Dee. 4.
Dec. 10.,
Bahamas, via New York Dec. 17.
MeXiCO. ........
.... Dec. 29.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili,
California. and British Columbia.. Peru, 1 Dec. 28.

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rer
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lic
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wealthy mercantile connections of the young Rhode Island
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to the bride. Accommodation for 40 guests from the CiAnty
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