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MESSRS. HOWARD AND CLINTON TO SURSCRIBERS.-..
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till you receive the circular. We have got the absolute
winners, as well as several winners at Worcester—fee for
one meeting lOi. 6d. ; subscribers to Christmas, one
guinea. H. and C. Post-office, Coveatry-street, Soho.
See Bell, and all weekly papers for our great coup on
the Cambridgeshire.

LOUIS NAPOLEON AND ABD•EL KADER

The Moniteur contains an interesting account of the
reception of Abd-el•Kader at St. Cloud yesterday.
Abd-clKader, before being presented to the Prince
President, desired to perform his religious devotions,
after which he was presented to the Prince, who em-
braced him with great warmth. The Emir then
said :

" Monseigneur,—You have been good and generous
towards me. I owe to you the liberty which others had
promised—which you did not promise,and which yet you
have granted. I swear to you never to violate the oath I
have taken. I know that it has been said to you that I
shall fail in my promises ; but you do not believe it. lam
bound by gratitude and my word. Be assured that I
will never forgot what one and the other impose upon a
descendant of the Prophet, and on a man of my race.
Not only do I say this, but I wish to place in your hands
a writing which shall remain a testimony of the oath I
have just renewed. I hand you, then, this letter, which
is the faithful reproduction of my thoughts."
The Prince graciously replied that be had not de-
manded any promise, at he placed full reliance on his
character.

The following is the act of engagement:—
"Praise to the one solo God.

" May God continue to give the victory to Napoleon
our lord, the lord of Kings. May God come to
his aid and guide his acts. He who is before
you is the old prisoner whom your generosity has
delivered, and who comes to thank you for your
benefits, Abd.el.Kader, son of Mahhied-Dun. Ho
has presented himself to your highness to return thanks
for the good you have done him, and to rejoice at
yonr eight; for I swear by God, the Master of the world,
that you are, monseigneur, more deer to my heart than
any of those I love. You have done for mo a thing that
I am not able to thank you for, that which was not
above yonr groat heart and the nobleness of your origin.
You are not of those that are flattered by falsehcod,
and that are deceived by imposture. You have believed
me—you have not given faith to those who doubted me
—you have set me at liberty; and I have solemnly swo:n
by the pact of God, by his prophets, and by his messen-
ger, that I will never violate the confidence you him
placed in me, that I will not fail in my promises, that I
will never forget your benefits, and that I will never sot
foot on Algeria. When God willed that I should make
war on the French, I made it. I made speak the powder
as long as I could; and when ho willed that I should
cease to combat I submitted to his decisions and I with-
strew. My religion and my noble origin makeit a law
for me to keep my oath and to repel all fraud. lam
Chee•if (descendant of the prophet), and I desire
not to be ac3used of imposture. How could it be
possibly, when your goodness has been exercised on
me in so striking a manner? Benefits are a bond tied
roiled the neck of men of heart. I have witnessed the
grandeur of your empire, the power of your armies, the
immensity of the riches of Franco, the equity of her
chiefs and the justice of their actions. it is not possible
to believe that any one can conquer you and oppose
your will, if it be not the Almighty God. I trust to
your benevolence and goodness to keep for me a plane
in your heart,
for I was far
.off and you placed me hi
the circle of your friends ; Ido not equal them by
my services, I equal them. at least by the friendship
boar you, Moy God inert-aro love in the hearts of yonr
friends, and terror in the heart of your enemies. I have
only to add that I confide in your friendship. I ad.
dress to yen my wishes, and renew my oath.
"Written by ABD•UL-FADER, BEK MAIII-ED-DEN."
The Prince, after this speech, took Abd-el-liader to
visit the palace. Being presented to the Minister of
Justice, who remarked to the Emir the little relation-
ship between his office and that of War, the Emir
happily replied, " A good empire rests on justieo and
'on the army." Being conducted to the stables, he el:-
claimed, " Why, it is a little palace !" The,Prince then
said to Abd•el.Kader that it was so long since he was
on horseback ho would lend him an Arab horse, and
that he would command a review of cavalry. The visit
lasted an hour and a half. All persons present were
struck with the nobleness and dignity of the Emir's
manners.—Morning Herald.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH Br STRANGULAT/ON.—OR Sa•
turday afternoon an adjourned inquest was resumed
before Mr. Bedford, in the vestry-room of St. Anne,
Soho, relative to the death of Mary Buttery, aged 49,
late servant to Mr. Blatchford, tailor, Carlisle-street,
Soho, who was found with a rope round her neck, which
it is supposed, had produced strangulation, under the
following mysterious circumstances i—lt appeared that
the deceased had been in the service of Mr. Blatchford
about four months, and that, on Tuesday morning last,
about half-past six o'clock, she was found by Mrs.
Blatchford, in the kitchen, lying on the floor, with her
head resting against a chair. She thought deceased
was in a fit, when she sprinkled her face with water.
As she did out recover, she sent for Mr. Rogers, surgeon,
Dean-stri et, who was of opinion that she died of disease
of the heart. After he left, a female, who was sent for
to lay the deceased out, on moving a block silk hand-
kerchief, which she had twisted round her throat, dis-
covered a rope. Mr. Rogers was again applied to,
when, upon seeing that deceased had a deep indentation
round her throat, he stated that she had disd of strangu-
lation, and he was of opinion that it Ives not her own
act. The coroner, in consequence, directed a post
mortenl examination by Mr. Rogers, who now stated
that in his opinion strangulation had beea nearly accom-
plished; but that, as she had disease of the heart and
' lunge, her death was produced conjointly by the oper-
ation of the ono upon the other. It further appeared
that the deceased had a male visitor, who called on her
for the last time on Monday afternoon, end that she was
the illegitimate child of a wealthy West India merchant,
who left her considerable property, but which was in
dispute. She was well educated, and was the widow of
Mr, G. Buttery, a landscape painter. The coroner sum-
med up, observing it was a most mysterious affair. Ver-
dict, "That the deceased was found with a repo round
her neck, but there was not sufficient evideuce to lead
the jury to decide that &ha died of strangulation."
NEW ROADS FROM CAMDEN-TOWN TO ISLINGTON.
—The want of a direct road between Camden-town and
Islington has long beetnaseeoupulrocpeoofus trgrdeiastits inconvenience
to only
c
to the inhabitants of these
means of communication at present existing being by
the circuitous route of King's-cross and the New-road,
or, on, the other hand, by the Camden-road-villas and
Holloway. This inconvenience, however, is now about
to be remedied by two now streets being made, which
will open a direct road from near the Camden-town
station of the Birmingham and East India Dock Junction
la to Islington. The first of these, St. Paul's-road,
will lcome into Maiden-lame opposite Belleisle, and
Murray-street, immediately to the north of the goods-
station of the Great Northern Railway, taking nearly
the line of an old footpath across the fields which was
stopped up about twenty years ago. These now means
of communication will be a great saving of distance to
foot passengers and vehicles, and also for goods going
from the Camden Station of tho London and North-
Western Railway to the goods-station of the Great
Northern,roposed
and will afford a ready means of access to the
p
cattle-market in Copenhagen-fields. The lend
has been taken for the purpose, and planned out, and
several builders have entere2s into covenants tf cover the
awl with buitcliEtge by a bt4ted period,

LIiERATURE.

THE MAGAZINES.
Mackuvol.—Sir 13u1 ;e'er Lyttores " Novel" con-
tinues, as it has not ceased to be for now upwards of
two years, the chief of all the literary attractions of
Blachwood. Lenstriere, at the present, and evidently
the crowning crisis of the story, has become the
central scene of attraction in the narrative—the
arena upon which are congregated the principal
among that wonderful crowd of fictitious characters.
Nothing can display more consummate skill than the
gradual unravelling of that apparently (at one time)
inextricably entangled skein of the plot, in which the
subtlest discriminations of temperament, and the most
astonishing facilities of invention, are revealed in
abounding profusion by the hand of the Mater No-
velist. It were scarcely desireable, at the present
position of affairs in the story, to give a barren
epitome of the progress made this month in its deve-
lopement. Before long, the tale will have rolled its
magic wheel to the goal, when the opinions of criticism
might be adventured upon somewhat more reasonably,
rather more appropriately, and certainly more dispas-
sionate. Just now, the critic cannot but feel his
judgment embarrassed by a complication of hopes and
fears, as to the destinies of those imaginary beings whom
be has been !for more than' six-and-twenty months
watching with such eager, and some of them (and not a
few of them) with such affectionate solicitude. The
sympathies of the reader for the time being eclipse
the serenity of the reviewer. We must refrain
therefore, from commenting upon the individual fea-
tures of the narrative, the latest instalment of which
appears in the number of Blackweed for this present
November. Enough that we simply reiterate an
opinion we have now taken occasion of late to express
repeatedly,—namely, that Sir Bulwer Lytton has
never disclosed his powers as a romaucist to more
brilliant advantage than in "My Novel, or the
Varieties of English Life"—a work in which his
abilities shine out in all their matured and ripened
perfection, and in which, with the aid of those abili-
ties, he has " held the mirror up to nature," and in so
doing has portrayed the aspects of an entire genera-
tion. A modest satirist has given us in the November
number of Ebony, without even an initial, a poem upon
" The Golden Age," moaning neither the age of Pac-
tolua nor that of Tom Tiddler (whoever he was—
and this let Notes and Queries decide), but that of
simultaneous emigration to Australia and California.
" Katie Stewart"—one of the most charming and
beautiful little stories imaginable—is brought this
month to a conclusion. We rejoice to observe that
it is announced for separate publication—as is also
the case with " My Novel," according to adver-
tisement. "Fictions for French Firesides" is the title of
a very valuable contribution, in which the English
reader is introduced to some of the recent effusions of
M. Emile Souvestre. Diabolically tedious is the next
paper, the one professing to tell us all about "The Re-
strictive Tariffs of Foreign Countries." Talk of
Soyer's Regenerator—here indeed is" Cookery for the
Million !" Do you doubt it ? Look at the statistics.
A curious, wild old story is that which is elsewhere
told once more by Maga, anent " The Pilgrimage of the
Flagellants." After an ample and deservedly eulo-
gistic notice of Miss Strickland's third volume of the
" Lives of the Queens of Scotland," comes the poli-
tical article for November, referred to in our leading
columns as in many respects remarkable. From this
paper, which is suggestively, headed "The Holidays,"
we make the following quotation :
The position of Louis Napoleon with regard to
France is one of the most extraordinary phenomena of
the present century. Hero is a man who has been gene-
rally represented as devoid of commanding ability—as
destitute of principle and character—as obstinate, vain,
sensual, and even silly—as false to his engagements, un-
faithful to his friends, and as one on whose word no
possible reliance could be placed; and yet this man,
without means, and without influence—ono day a pri-
soner, the next un exile—has contrived to achieve the
entire and despotic command of the very foremost na-
tion of cieilizsd Europa—to tread under foot all oppo-
sition—and to be able to appeal to the voice of the int-
mete e majority of the people, as his passport end title
to the throne ! Fie could refer to no favourable ante-
cedents; yet, at his first important step, wo find him
elevated, through the medium of universal suffrage, to
the Presidency of the Republic, over the head of one
who was justly esteemed at the first living soldier of
France. Next we find him in collision with the so-
called representatives of the people, and triumphant
almost without a struggle. With a strong heel he
crushed out st once the fire of insurrection, grappled
with a licentious press and strangled it, smote down the
rising power of socialism, and then appealed to the
nation at large far a confirmation of what he had done.
That confirmation was given to him, by an increased
majority of voices ; and in less than a year thereafter
we find him hailed, almost by universal France, as a
political deliverer, and solicited to assume, as his re-
ward, the grand prise of the Imperial Crown 1 We
statelthese things, nett n laudation of him, bat us a prac-
tical rebuke to the blindness of those who could see, in
this extraordinary man, nothing more than the features
of the common adventurer. Since the creation of the
world, no common adventurer has ever achieved so
mach. Chance did net place him where he is : it it
had been so, his first step would also have been his last;
Reviled, maligned, derided as ho has been, how comes
it that ho yet maintains such a hold of the heart of
Franco ? To attribute his power solely to the adhesion
of the army, as some egregious idiots still attempt to do,
is obviously and ludicrously false. The army is with
him, it is true ; but the army is with him only, because
the people are also on his side.
" The overthrow of Louis Napoleon, by civil insurrec-
tion, is now a thing impossible. His mission:was to crush
insurrection, and he has done it thoroughly and com-
pletely, leaving no room whatever for the re-appearance
of the hydra-head. What Louis Philippe could not
accomplish—the suppression of the barricades—Louis
Napoleon has effected at once by the strong hand of
absolute power. Liberty iu France had entirely die-
appeared amidst the saturnalia of unbridled licentious-
ness. There was no choice left, except between mot:-
rule, and autocracy ; and society, consulting its own
safety, infinitely preferred the latter.
" We have, therefore, now to deal with Louis Napo-
leon as a new power in Europe, and not the least for-
midable, if wo consider his position, and what he has
already accomplished. Single-handed he has taken
anarchy by the beard, and dashed it down. He
has stepped in before legitimacy ; and, as we think, has
utterly destroyed the chance, ic any existed, of the re-
storation of the heir of the house of Bourbon. Whilst
the Count do Chambord was dreaming, hesitating.
waiting for a summons which France, in the hour of
her distraction and extremest agony, might send him,
the nephew of the Emperor showed himself in the
midst of France, claimed his rights to act as a citizen
and as a man, and in an inconceivably short period of
time conquered that position which the other asserted
to be his due. We yield to none in veneration for the
claims of legitimacy ; but such claims aro absolutely
autile when vested in the person of a faineant. The
days have gone by when the monarchs of Europo could
league together to reimpose a weak and fugitive prince
upon a recusant people; and we need never again ex-
pect to behold their recurrence. The appeal of the heir
of Saint Louis !ay to the French people. He might
have made it with effect when the usurping house of
Orleans was driven out, and when the middle classes,
terrified at the revolutionary phantom they had evoked,
were ready to have given their countenance to any
arrangement which promised to insure the safety of life
and property, arid the firm adminiLtration of the laws.
But at that juncture, nothing was seen of the Count de
Chambord, and the opportunity was lost for ever. Louis
Naeoleou appeared, and took the vacant place."
It must be observed, that Blachwoodlooks upon the
future as " ominous of another era of war, bloodshed,
and devastation" ; but let us not thus sombrely count
upon the revival of wide-spreading disasters throbgh-
out Christendom.

Fraser.—An " Alabama Man" contributes to the
current number of Fraser a brief paper, which, in
the estimation of many people, will doubtless be re-
garded as the most attractive Magazine article for
November. The writer is evidently familiar a ith
his subject, and pens his remarks quite con amore.
They have reference to the career and character of
the now celebrated author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin "
being entitled " Some account of Mrs. Beecher Stowe
and her Family." According to the Alabama Man,
the family numbers altogether—exclusive, of course,
of grandchildren—the apostolic number of twelve.
The old father, Dr. Lyman Beecher, aged 78, seems
to be worthy of his patriarchal position. His sons—
William, Edward, Henry, Charles, Thomas, George
—are all Reverends. George at least was a Reverend,
having been, some years back, prematurely de-
atroyed by an accident. Besides these sons, old
Dr. Beecher has another son, James, who is en-
gaged in commercial business at Boston, and four
daughters : Catherine, the only maiden sister—
Harriet, now the renowned authoressand two.
others, Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. Hooker, the wives of
lawyers of great respectability.
"Family." As for Harriet Beecher (Sfouwche) is the
—the world knows all about her .noble nature well
enough already from the pages of Uncle Tom's
Cabin." She was born, it appears, in Litchfield, U.S.,
about the year 1812—being, consequently, just the
same age as our greater novelist CwhiallrlceosmDmiacnkdenast.
The whole paper, we feel stisfi,
this moment a very general perusul—and for the fact
of its timely insertion, we would now
gratefulexpresa
to our contemporary Fraser, our sense of
obligation. Besides this contribution, the Maga•
sine contains as usual the continuations of Hy.
patia," and of the "Autobiography of Captain
Digby Grand." The " Sketches of Rome under the
Popo and the Republic " are concluded at last—time
enough too—for the chapters were becoming deplo-
rably tedious, as they have been all along intolerably
atrabilious. There are also in the number before us
papers severally intitled, " Our Advocates and Ju-
ries ; " another, " The New Reformation ; " another ,
The lonian Islands and their Government "; a
fourth, " A few Words to Mr. Ball on his Return
from the Continent; " a ;h, 'The Northman in
Britain ; " and a sixth, 'The Exhibition Jury Re-
port',--same of them exceedingly entertaining, and
all or them distinguished by a certain degree of in-
telligence.

Ainsworth'slifagazine.—The "Lancashire Witches"
reaches the seventh chapter and the third book in this
month's number. It is entitled the Royal Declaration
concerning Lawful Sports on the Sunday. " Change"
is the commencement of a story, rather melancholy
and solemn. In the article on "The Duke of Welling-
ton," there is a great deal of information concerning
the career of that distinguished man. at home and
abroad. Among other anecdotes it is related, that
the " Duke to the last often visited Lord Wellesley,
who as frequently kept him waiting ; but his only re-
mark was, I believe my brother thinks he is still
Governor-General of India, and that I am only
Colonel Wellesley." "The Champs Elysees," trans-
lated from the French, is very amusing. It
contains an account of the transactions that
have taken place in that well-known spot.
In conclusion it is remarked, " Such are the Champs
Elysees, the promenade of the great and the poor, the
home of cheap pleasure. Every thing is there, from
the brilliant balls to beer stalls, from the magnificent
cirque olympique to halfpenny theatres. On sum-
mer evenings the alleys are a perfect garden of grace-
ful women, dressed to adoration ; while mingled with
them the families of the labourer and the work-
man ; a mixed assemblage of satin and calico, of
black coats and blouses, of riches and poverty, the
carriages rolling past, the gazers, the crowd, combine
to form a spectacle of which the Parisian never
wearies, and which stands alone in the world."
" Confessions of a Private Tutor" afford a good
deal of entertainment to those desiring
,smart sketches
,
and lively sallies. " The Confederates is continued.

Tait.—Tait's commences with an article on the
" Poetry of Martial Enthusiasm," which scarcely
equals its subject. The "Franksong," " Rueing Day,"
a Jutland tale, and " Luck and No Luck," are pleas-
ing stories. The poetical contributions consist of
some verses entitled " The Daughter of James the
Vast," and a comic song on the weather. " Norman
Hamilton" is continued, and there are several political
articles.

Bentley's Illiscellany.—One of the chief articles in
this number, is on the " Outposts of England; or, a
Retro,pective Review of the Military and the Chan-
nel Islands." " A Visit to Italy," by an Architect,
is continued, and describes Rome and Venice. "An
Autobiography of Alexandre Dumas," will prove
attractive to his admirers. There is an amusing
paper, entitlel " Out of Town."

United Service.—The first paper in the magazine
for this month is an " Rome and French Occupation."
An article on " The Duke of Wellington and Marshal
Ney," cannot fail at the present time to prove inte-
resting. It is followed by a "Treatise on Small Arms,"
Part 11. " Extracts from the Journals of the late
Mejor Macready," and the " Campaign in the Hills,"
are continued. " French and British Cruisers,"
and an account of " Trials on Anchors at Sheerness,"
will attract naval readers ; while " Three Weeks in
Gambia," and the " Adventures in Mexico" are
suited for general information.

New Monthly.—The present number opens with
" Some Reminiscences of the Duke of Wellington."
A story, entitled "Esben," translated from the Danish
of S. 13licher by Mrs. Bushhy, offers its attractions to
the admirers of Northern literature ; but it contains
more tragical and startling events than is usually the
case with such writers. No. VII. of " Female No-
velists" is devoted to Mrs. Marsh, whose charming
writings receive their due share of praise. " Young
Tom Hall's Heartaches and Horses" has reached its
thirty-ninth chapter. Mrs. Busbby has contributed
some lines " On the Death of the Duke of Welling-
ton," and there is also a pretty song by J. E. Car-
penter, which has lately been published as a duet. It
is, however, scarcely equal to the generality of this
author's verses.

The British Quarterly.—The most interesting arti-
cle in in this number is on Shakspere and Gue the.
Tho comparison between two great writers is always
attractive, and the present is no exception. " Chino,
its Civilization and Religion," conveys much informa-
tion. It is amusing to rind that divorces are granted
in that country on the ground of the wife's loquacity.
There aro papers on "Mare's History of Greek
Literature and French Memoirs of the Fronde."
The remainder are chiefly suited to theologians and
philosophers.

The Gendenzan's Aluzazine and Historical Review.
—" The Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Hal," is a very
remarkable occurrence for the present day. It is
well described in the chapters met with. The rem-
nants of ancient superstition still cling to a place sur-
rounded by the inventions of modern science. " The
Caesars, and their Peculiarities," contain a vast
amount of information in a small compass. It is a
fact worthy of remark, that only three out of the
twelve illustrious Emperors died natural deaths.
In the "Thoughts of Joseph Joubert," honourable
mention is made of his name. It appears that he was
not one of the showy or superficial style of authors,
but one of the studious, thoughtful race, whose lives
pass away at first sight unrigarded, but whose cha-
racters make many reflect, and, upon reflection, ad-
mire their earnestness and sincerity. It is re-
marked of him, that "he was a man who, during
the course of a long life, chiefly passed during the last
century, was known to the best spirits of his time, as
one richly endowed by nature, and furnished with
acquired stores of the most various kind. His power
of ready communication, however, was not com-
mensurate with his inner and outer resources. The
business of M. Joubert'e life was one of preparation
for what, after all, was never accomplished. Ile
' was ever heaping up thoughts upon numerous
questions, social and literary. His accumulation of
this kind was great ; and after his death more then
200 of those "small books," in which be had de-
lighted to record his thought.; on great subjects, were
found ; an infirmity of mind well understood by
himself, defeated his purpose of being an author, and
settled him down at last merely int!) the careful
worker-out of " isolated thoughts." The Topogra-
phy of ancient Newcastle „is very deserving of
attention ; it was read at the meeting of the Archtco-
logical Institute, ut Newcastle, I.lst August. Ancient
Newcastle was celebrated for its great advantages in
position ; and it was remarked by Leland, who saw it
in its prime, that " the strength and magnificence of
the walls of the town far surpassed those of the other
cities in England, and of most of the towns of
Europe."

Exhibition Lecture. fly the Rev. W. W. Cazalet.

Rudall, Rose, and Carte.
In a cheap form, placing it within reach of all who
may happen to ba interested in the fact of its publi-
cation, the very admirable and perspicuous lecture
delivered before the Society of Arts, on the 6th of
May, 1852, by the Rev. W. W. Casalet, A.M., has
recently been issued from Messrs. Rudall, Rose, and
Carte's establishment. This lecture, as may doubtless
be very generally remembered, had especial reference
to the musical department of the Great Exhibition,
the learned and accomplished lecturer having been an
associate juror of Class X. A., in that gigantic enter-
prise. The conspicuous merits of the compact treatise
here submitted to the public scrutiny are those very
popular ones of extreme lucidity both in style and
arrangement. Within the limits of a few sentences
we find recounted the history of the organ, one of the
most ancient of instratnents. Afterwards we have all
the principal facts connected with the invention of the
piano forte, whether sqnnre, grand, or upright. Then
the harp is described. Under the bead of " Stringed
Instruments," we find an account of the violin, the
viola, and the violoncello. Under that of " Wind
Instruments," we are told of the progress made in the
manufacture of the flute, the oboe, the bassoon, and
the clarionet. Under that of " Brass Instruments,"
ese," wither in ther regard
keyar
d
Many we hear of the horn. the trumpet, and the saxophone.
bLastlyllaie acnodm et
hteheco"rirnealve
tplisnisobt:rytu.
the
emy interesting
Instruments,"
t lecturer
ptoarit'iCeuolmarms
earrcelail enfienlaehogniven
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in regard to the "
Em-
ployment of Labour," and in regard to the ig Social
Mural Relations" affecting the subject treated of by
the intelligence of the Rev. W. W. Cazilet.

Snatches of Song. By William turner. Aylott
and Jone.
A little gilt-edged collection of fugitive pieces in
verge, with a lyre represented on the cover; and
among the contents, " Norostics " and, " Lines in an
Album, and others
" To my Wife," 'and others (like
the motto of a glass seal) " Such is Life," and " A
"
Voice from the Old Year," and a stanza or two on
" Friendship "—evidently in every page of it (and
there are only forty-eight in number) one of those
aromatic little productions breathing of the drawing-
room, and written for the delight of one's own circle
of friends and relatives. With these kind of effu-
sions criticism has nothing whatever to do. We
might as well expect Mr. Davidson or Mr. Jules
Janin to sit in judgment upon the musical perfor-
mance of an evening party—upon " The Battle of
Prague," by the young lady in her teens, or
upon the
" Adelaida" of the gentleman in the white neckcloth.
very amiable. The " Fare-
All that a reviewer can say is, that the Lyre is very
pretty, and the performer
well to Kossuth," at page 31,
appeared in
our columns at the time of the great
may be remembered by
some of our readers as having originallyt patriot's depar-
wreh, safe
place we ref-
returned e and sound"
to Old England, to renovate his health in tran-
quillity.

NEW LITHOGRAPHED MAPS OF INDIA.--The Directors
of the East India Company have ordered that there shall
be lithographed,
.with a view to assisting the parlia-
mentary inquiry into the operation of the Charter Act,
outline maps, representing by distinction of colours the
different native states, and specifying the superficial area
of these atatea and their population.