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And older is love-life than years,
Its calendar supernal;
We count by smiles and joyous tears,
And love-life is eternal."

Cl PIPPX'

LITERA T URE.
THE SOCIAL CONDITION AND EDUCA-
TION OF THE PEOPLE. By Joseph
Longmans.
A work on so important a subject must always be
interesting to the public. The first chapter treats
of the social condition of the poor in foreign countries,
the second of the awful state of demoralisation,
Poverty, and crime which is but too common among
the poor of England and Wales. The accounts given.
of their destitution and suffering are most appalling.
The subsequent chapters describe the education ot the
poor in foreign countries, and the final one is de-
voted to the present state of education in England
and 'Vales, and considerations of the best plan to
Provide sufficient instruction for the people. lt a
highly interesting work on a subject demanding im-
toediate attention and those desirous of obtaining ac-
counts of the habits and dwellings of the poor will
find ample information.

This
NEEDLE. Simpkin and Marshall.
-"is is the first number of a magazine of orna-
mental work, under the direction of Mdlle. Diego de
la 13.ranchardiere. At a time when so much at-
tent!on is devoted to the art of embroidery, a ma-
g. 4 zine like the present, which combines beauty and
utility,
..
and gives the opportunity to its readers of
exerting their ingenuity in the production of useful
riic
great acquisition. The chief subjects in
the present number are a very elegant parasol cover
and
a point lace gilet. There are illustrations given,
dear and distinct directions for their manu-
'aeture.

111$ TOR y OF ENGLAND FOR JUNIOR
CLASSES. Edited by Henry White. Oliver and
-aoyd.
A. Concise and simple history intended for junior
0
Lia!",2l from the landing of Ca33ar to 1850. It is
Ozlni3.' written and well suited for beginners.
ercises are affixed to every chapter.

nip
GOLD COLONIES OF AUSTRALIA.
This
y G. Butter Earp. Routledge.
n: "is work comprises the history of the gold colo-
Os, their territorial divisions, produce, and capabi-
lities. There are also notices of the gold mines, with
enl_rY advice to emigrants. The present edition is
irged and corrected, with the useful addition of a
Map.

?no
RAGGED SCHOOL UNION MAGA-
ni ZINE Partridge and Oakey.
s is the third volume of this magazine, which
bulep' descriptive of the various Ragged Schools est.a-
fled throughout England, and even in America
1111,c1 the colonies, must possess much interest to those
ynno have
watched their progress. Those who are
444,:quainted with the sad details of poverty, crime,
tv,
find g 'ranee, which this work presents, may here
much information.

TRE TRAVELLER'S LIBRARY.
itany and the Bible. By J. Hope.
71Vatural History of Creation. By T. Lindley Kemp.
irgraan, Brown, Green, and Lonymans.
ve'"ese two volumes of this excellent series are upon
,23' different subjects. The first describes the
Zretcbed
erestingcondilion of the people of Brittany, and
inte second is chiefly scientific and anatomical. Many,
works by well-known authors are an-
nounced to follow the present numbers.

Jo 7-7
-fE,
—,NAL OF A SUMMER TOUR. Part II
By the Author of" Amy Herbert." Longmans,
164 work by the author of Amy Herbert, though even
foylnpretending as the present, which was penned
the children of a village school, must always be
"eating. The second part of the journal is from
the Lake of
Constance to the Simplon. A map of
t clf Europe from the Isle of Wight to Lake Con-
Ilee is prefixed.

LoC`4L
SELF-GOVERNMENT. By J. Tonkin
This Smith, John Chapman.
is
In Work treats of the characteristics of each Go-
.ern
ent and its practical tendencies, and it includes
jt prehensive outlines of the English Constitution.
Zries intended for the general reader, and to those in-
great sted in the science of politics it will prove a
ern
d acquisition. The Representative System, Mo-
L.,
inkA7 Making, Trial by Jury, Education, Stand-
of wh' ~ "InY, and Taxation are among the subjects treated,
—Ach combine the theoretical and the practical.
POETRY
by OF CHILDHOOD. A Poem
A B.'l Goodwyn Barmby. William Tweedie.
of ehlitcdPle pleasing little poem on the poetical subject
dUced • 11°°d• A variety of other subjects are intro.-
e in illustration of the theme. There are also
throe
Poems at the end, from one of which
-Pwing verses are extracted:-
4 It i 8 net life which some call life,
For love is one with living
In discord and the stir of btrife,
Pale Death its shroud is weaving.
But Life is in the soul of thought,
And in the breath of feeling,
And in the deed of good unbought
-Lilo heart of love revealing.
)(Ea,he who lives not for the true,
whomt •-- good no life doth give,
luateth only to the view,
Nor Ca II be said to live.
"16 love of God to light called forth
Theul, earth—the over-giving-
-e south, the east, the west, the north,
For love is God of living.

THE SaNDWICH ISLANDS.
Advicas from the Sandwich Islands reach to the
13th
f May. Parliament had been opened on the
'3th of April, and the King's speech stated that the
4lations of the islands with all foreign powers, ex-
v'ePting France, continued to be of the most friendly
character. The conclusion of the new treaty with
Great Britain was referred to, and it was intimated
;44 authority had been given to Mr. Barclay, the
-ePresentat' , of the islands in this country, to nego-
t;,..o a
similarthi!_ece one with. Belgium.vas With regard to
frn4(7,,,ar e:ititlyo:threatenedithinowleiong of private adventurers
d ment was made of the
Prompt
at measures of acknowledgment
the American Commissioner
"-loriolulu who caused protection to be
The
Cirievaetnionb.Yofthe 'United States' ship Vandalia.
Mende a military force, however, was recom-
Lis R. to guard against future alarms. Finally,
th jr;YlajeatY announced that it_ was the desire of
neealrvernment to carry
ho.n affairs so that no one
ieif by any political
eh.: expect to benefit
byue!ei and that the new Constitutionun recommended
oep ennarnittee last year in
grante in his sanction if it
place of the original
were d lB4O, would receive
Th' deemed expedient by the representatives.
subl;se9otistitution had subsequently been the chief
laic of of discussion, and was likely to be adopted
to 44 I.l°'3le amendirents. The Government wished
landl'lmilate it as much as possible to that of Eng-
The'vParticularly as regarded the King's prerogatives.
Pres „,nual reports of the various Ministers had been
Rreses—a'fed' and gave satisfactory evidence of the pro-
f the -rttle islands. In the report of the Minister
fatej,nera "Uaterior, it was stated that the
.number of
the who had taken the oath of allegilan3oce, too.
Nheradlnit during the past year had been t
Great 411,:ere natives of the United States,3l.of
the 15 of China, and 18 of various
e total of The Post-office returns showed
fLeto have -b°ef,4l:e2re4ign letters received and dispatched
d
f which 15,287 were to at.
ietit4 the ljnit 'largt et
s. The total of domestic
beeers Passingl At' e betweenae the several islands. .oan,
it lie-IvuO. Oa the subject of steam navigation,
Nyith r1,11,,e,"„ra that a contract was mafde last year
inter-island
ate-ro';:"es at San Francisco for a line o
11114tahcs' but that the vessel first sent
hwasdsfionuonedhueenn-
Rraate,,e) and that an extension of time
da.
February
Ind bit' Privileges were also concede
Frail arch last for one line of steamers bintween San
islatideL'co and the islands, and another between the
protection of
the 11.8 and China. In relation to the
the aitlß,tl4, the report of the Secretary at War shows
was o-
'`)ruia— 'tie time of the apprehended attack fromCparli-
Desecie the raising of a militia of ClOO men
farce: hut that a smaller, although more expensivenow
tonata was ultimately adopted. It
%taitte.l:l,ded that the force should bweascohn.tihnuweady.
Of all the midst of the Pacific, in the
from 41,"11, most important traffic, and yet highway
it "'e squadrons of friendly nations, the islands,a.
tacks contended, are singularly exposed to the t
on-
(4. Pirates, and to predatory expeditions, c
ad bg of the scum of all nations, such as that which
the die en organized at San Francisco. As regards
Iteiat'i9Pute with France, the Minister of Foreign
the n-i,"e„ba points out that, in conformity with
coal not given by the Hawaiian Government, the
the tillernial treaty with that country expired on
Lion 'Ltil of March lest. Until some communica-
poaecik,ould be received, however, it was not pro-
f the act upon that circumstance. The report
free - olinister of Instruction showed the number of
ai1a.7,10,)18 to be 535, of which 431 were Protestant
.."4 Roman Catholic, the number of scholars
ef marll°srespectively 12,9t6 and 2 506. The number
I+2x4 ridges during the year had been 1,771, of which
h"lorwere Protestants, 381 Roman Catholics, and 6
imperfect The returns of births and deaths were
a cVreet, but, so far as they are presented, they show
‘yhjeattinuatice of that gradual decay of the native racetainca
110 care seems able to arrest, the births as
being only 2,494, while the deaths were 5,792.

down , rzwiTcuET.—Tom Matthews, the celebrated
been and legitimate successor of Joe Grimaldi, has recEntly
5", L'rransformed into a Bonifaee At th Itoe and Crown' halls :IT-lane, the cry is " Here we are!"
1,41...,, dazzling light -6,
Old Tom" is to be met with in
'vt,lon.and in those