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THE VICTORIA.--This number opens with an
essay on " The Queen as a Ruler," which sets forth
truly and simply the debt of national gratitude
which we owe to a sovereign v;ho has restored to
the English throne the love and confidence of the
people ; has helped to -preserve her country un-
shaken by the social convulsions and political conspiracies
which have agitated continental Europe during her reign,
and has fulfilled in their highest sense those difficult and
delicate duties of a constifutional monarch which have
rarely been adequately performed. Mr. Thomas Adol-
phus's story of " Lindisfarn Chase" proceeds with consider-
able interest. This instalment chrcnicles seine very im-
portant events, and displays the characters of the two sisters
in very strong light. The two offers of marriage, feared by
the one, and courted by the other, tece place on the same
day with opposite results, although the affirmative and ne-
gative are both prompted by the weighty Beene of
the unknown heir. Kate's honesty and Margaret's
eratftiness are differently affected by Ike Ishiden
knowledge that they are no longer the leiressss of
Lindisfarn. ;The reader may reasonably hope, however,
that the mystery may be cleared up, and that the course of
true love may finally run smooth, even if it entoils the dise
comfiture of the ingenious Margaret. " Tho Difficulties of
Domestic Service" touches lightly upon a very important
social question, and hints that tee prevalent complaint, that
"good servants cannot be had," might in some degree be
echoed by the other side. Miss Frances Cobbe gives us
another of her pleasant papers of travel, and Mr. Dicey
contributes an accmnt of the rights and wrongs of &Ides-
wig-Holstein. Those who wish to understates a little of the
subject had better read his brief and clearly written paper, •
in preference to studying Mr. Punch's histofical summary
of the case. He inclines somewhat to the Geeman side, and
omits all mention of the moving spring of German ambition
—the desire to possess Kiel—but, on the whole, his essay is
impartial and satisfactory. It appears but too probable, as
he observes, that a question of orthography—Schleswig, or
Sleswig—will plunge Europe into a war of which none can
foretell the issue.
TEMPLE BAR.—Tho author of " Lady Audits-vs
Secret," &c., is determined not to rest on laurels
already gained, for before one story is completed
another is commenced. Thus we meet with the
conclusion of " John Marchmont's Legacy" side by
side with the opening chapters of " The Doctor's
Wife." As might have been expected, the gentle
Mary had passed through too much suffering to be
able to recover her strength, and scarcely was she
re-united to her husband before a still more insurmountable
but less terrible separation divided them. It was a message
of mercy that removed the stricken heart and gave the
wearied spirit-rest. There is more pathos in this story than
in some of the writer's earlier productions, and after the sad
fate of the fearful Paul, it is soothing to turn to the descrip-
tion of the latter end of his victim. The closing scene of
this eventful story is very effectively related. There seems
a cairn sunset evening to a day of storms and tempests, and
if the brightness of life is for ever dimmed to the hero, the
picture is the more true to nature, for the mind never really
recovers its tone after such fitful struggles as those which
Edward Arundel had gone through. After the description
of his second marriage and the renewed measures which
spring up around him, the never-dying link which bound
him to the past is thus touchingly referred to :—" I leave
him, above all, with the serenelamp of faith for ever burn-
ing in his soul, lighting the image of that other world in
which there is neither marriage nor giving in marriage, and
where his dead wife will smile upon him from amidst the
vast throng of angel-faces, a child ever, and ever before the
throne of God." " The Doctor's Wife" begins in a very
spirited manner, and has already introduced the reader to •
some very mysterious movements on the part of its heroes
and heroines. " The Trials of the Tredgolds" still continues
its dismal record, and in this number the blow seems to
strike home to the guilty man. Doubtless there are many
Mr. Giffods in the world of living men, and it would be
well if retribution thus overtook them in the eleventh hour
of their iniquity. "The Streets elf the World," by Augustus
Sala, has for subject "Pall Mall." This aristocratic locality
is aptly sketched by this ingenious delineator, and many
will be interested to notice their familiar haunts in print. •
" The Millet s and their Men " refers to the fight for the
Championship. " What Ralph Ilallsett Did "is a very
entertaining sketch of a supposed mystery. "The Lady of
Belmont" gives a description of the strange story of the
origin of " The Merchant of Venice." Various sbort
poems diversify the contents, and there are altogether seve-
ral subjects to attract the notice of the reader.
ST. JAMES'S.—The author of " Saekville Chase"
commences a new story in this part, under the
title of "The Man in Chains," which promises to
show us some of the intricacies of our London
society, and to exhibit the skeletons that sometimes
hide in a rich man's cupboard. The Rev. T. G.
Wood, whose name is pleasantly known through the medium
of some works of popular instruction, draws us a sketch of
"Fairy Land"—not the dominions of Oberon and 'Titania,
but a veritable fairy land, within easy access of mortals. A
picture of German home life and social manners is given in
an account of " Society in the Schwarzwald," from which
it appears that our estimate of domestic life in the Father-
land is somewhat too high. The third part of "The
Science of Good Cheer" discourses on.somc of the ameni-
ties of the table, and a pleasantly written paper on " Penny
Readings" sets forth the merits of a scheme which wo wish
could be more extensively carried out. " Miss Primwort.h'
Butler" is a story for dark nights and lonely houses, but
it has a moral, nevertheless. We have also a narrative of
" A Trip to Athens," an account of " A Tour Round the
Sun," and a iurther instalment of the story of "Madeleine
Graham,"
GOOD WORDS.—This excellent serial begins a
new year with fresh spirit, and if any doubts of
its varied merits and popular attractions, they had
better procure this January number as a sample.
It opens with an essay from the pen of A. K. H. 8.,
on "The Sweetening of Sour Grapes," followed by
"Personal Recollections," by Isaac Taylor, and a paper
entitled " Meadowside House," by the author of "John
Halifax," which describes an admirable institution lately
founded in Edinburgh for poor, sick, and desolate children.
Mrs. Henry Ward, authoress of " East Ly nne," begins
with a new domestic story. Sir John Herschel commences
a series of articles on weather prophecies. Principal Forbes
has a sketch of the Admirable Crichton. Mr. Grosso begins
the records of " A Year at the Shore." Alexander Smith
discourses on the attributes of " Winter," and Jean
Ingelow tells us the story of the first Eddystone Light-
house. More serious topics are touched upon in other
papers, and the amount of really good reading in this un-
pretendlng serial is remarkable at the price, and sufficiently
accounts for the immense circulation it has attained.
CORNHILL.—" The Small House at A.ilington" is
continued, but without much incident. The Earl
and the Squire prove themselves but clumsy
match makers, and Lily is determined to have
nothing to do with the affair. This is unsatisfac-
tory, for Bernard Crosbie is not at all deserving of
being the ideal of any heart through life, and the
sooner such an image is displaced the better.
The poor Squire is very melancholy in his well meant en-
deavours to serve his nieces, for Bell engages herself to
Dr. Crofts, and thus loses the chance of an excellent match
with her cousin, who will inhereit the Squire's property. The
very unattractive mansion in Bruton-crescent becomes the
arena of a tragedy, after so long being the centre of 'comics
enactments. One almost feels pity for Mrs. Roper, with all
her objectionable qualities, as she mourns over sad fortunes,
and depicts her sombre picture. " Publishers, before the
age of Printing," brings some curious things to our notice,
and it is truly remarked that the chief cause of the defec-
tiveness of old tests proceeds from the works being pre-
pared from dictation, and copied by those who joined
errors of the eye to those of the ear. " Sermons" is a
paper that deserves attention, alike from the tone which
pervades it, as from the tenour of its remarks. The con-
cluding passage is an exemplification of the style :
"The highest form of a sermon is nog oratory. If the
message be anything, it is a Divine message. No fl towers
of rhetoric can exalt and may ignominiously degrade it.
Intellectual dignity of style it should have—neither common
colloquialisms, nor slipshod expressions; but a certain
solemn musical flow, which springs naturally out of the
high beauty of the subject. That, and no more. The
simplest sentences, terse and succinctthe fewest illustra-
tions—the most careful avoidance of all claptrap appeals to
the sentiment, fancy, or emotion of the audience : in fact,
a style pure, noble, and severe as those discourses which
are chronicled in Holy 'Writ—this is the perfection of a
sermon."
" Cousin Phillis" is proceeded with, and there is some.
thing very pleasing in these simple details of :an unevent.
ful career. Phillis herself is a simple girl, who is yet as
good a heroine as any stately dame or love-sick damsel,
who substitute sentimentality for feeling. " Respecting
Asses," is tt: paper on that ruach despised quadruped,
which goes far to remove the stigma that has been attached
to the species. In some parts it may provoke a smile from
its extreme notions, but the genertd purport is a goad one,
and has for its object a very important thing to estalish,
the claims of a useful animal to protection, instead of its
being a drudge and a victim to tyranny and caprice.
" Shylock in London," may prove of service to some as a
warning from the facile approach, but difficult tee of
spirit that ivests
that part of the world with a
to descriptions
the peculiarities of
aYnodrkismhpir,eL
analysis of LT
"Money and Money's Worth" it 3
anrftlY
lsiootni ref.' of its Lasesbttin sting,
attention to
im-
portant question. which it is requisite call
fia.s
apt
to
pressing a it is
occasionally, or in the hurry of
and neglected. " Margaret Denzil's History'
be put aside 0 rftelamteceiness
is continued. This is a very strange story that cannot be
the heroine attractive with her ex.
called pleasing, nor is
peculiarities and strange adventures.
traorclinery
RINGING THE OLD YEAR OUT _Last nigh •
cording to ancient custom, the departing knell of the ar
1A63 was tolled on the bells ot the several churches Mrs
out the metropolis, and at midnight merry peals Ler
and welcomed the commencement of the present year.

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MAGAZINE DAY.

BI,ACKWOOD.—There is an article on " Captain
Speke's Journal," which is, of course, one of the
most interesting features of this number. It would
be difficult, indeed, to find a theme more sugges-
tive in its style, and more attractive in its associa-
tions, than this one referred to. The peculiarities
of this subject are alluded to in the prefatory remarks, when
it is said that this river unites the past and pres2nt. "At
one end it belongs toposee and Hcrodotus, the Sphinxes,
and the Pyramids, at the other the different notable points
are named after our Gracious Queen, the Emperor Louis
Napoleon," &c., Captain Speke has entered into the details
of his exciting adventures, and recorded his remarkable ex-
ploits with an earnestness that imparts to them a double
zest, and a descriptive power that adds to the exciting
nature of the narrative. The " undramatised simplicity"
of the work is made special mention of in this criticism. and
doubtless its readers will coincide with the accuracy of the
remark, when its pages are scanned by eager students
throughout the land. This work is not a book made up
after reflection, but a journal of events set down as they
occurred. As such it is far more valuable, and imparts to
us more of that inner life of adventure and peril than any
record of abstract criticism and occurrence, and embroidered
sketches of facts could possibly have afforded. There can
be no doubt that this journal of the discovery of the
Source of the Nile will be one of the famous books
of our day, and in its subject, and for its chronicles,
it seems one of those rare works which will equally
excite and interest other and distant generations, pre-
senting, as it does, a record of what belongs
not to our age, but to all time. "Young Butler,"
is very amusing. In this instalment it relates the
hero's adventures in town, which for rashness, inconsidera-
tion. and absurdity may rival any provincial escapade or
extravaganza on record. In farce or novelette, all comes
alike to this energetic spirit, whether he is bullying the
porters at Government offices, or frightening the respect-
able inhabitants of a suburban district from their propriety.
His money spent, he returns home, having done little in
the way of advancement for his future life. "The Mind
and the Body," by Pisistratus Caxton, is a quaint, gro-
tesque, even in parts a broadly comical dialogue : full, how-
ever, of a profound significance. It appears to be a sequel,
or rather pendant, to "The Boatman." Though—in a
strain, how marvellously different I " Chronicles of Car-
lingford ;" The Perpetual Curate is very exciting
in this portion. The various dangers that sur-
rounded the unhappy Mr. Wentworth seemed to cul-
minate, and the result is most oppressive to the be-
wildered young man. The disappearance of Resa El -
worthy, and the death of Mr. Wodehouse, continue to render
the whole place in a confusion, and Mr. 'Wentworth is, of
course, much mixed up in both affairs. This writer gene.,
rally contrives to get her heroes into some inextricable con-
fusion before the conclusion, and the Perpetual Curate is
now in that predicament. " Winchester College and
Commoners" is a very readable sketch. The article fur-
nishes a fund of entertainment, with its varied accounts
of historical reminiscence and anecdotal details.
"Letter from Poland" refers at some length to the pro-
tracted struggle that has taken all Europe by surprise for
its pertinacious spirit. It has been rather the notion lately
that all attempts to free Poland are unavailing, and that
therefore it is better not to think about an unpleasant sub-
ject. This is, however, a strange kind of political morality,
and one that can hardly be suitable to the standard of right.
It is well at any rate to have the matter brought forward
occasionally, and in this instance it is done very effectively.
It is justly observed that the attempts made by the
great Powers have placed matters ore a worse footing than
ever, since the various remonstrances afforded that stimu-
lant from without tbat increased the ardour of the insur-
gents at first, so that afterwards, if a more threatening
tone had been adopted towards Russia, that nation might
have yielded to their demands. " A Song of Proverbs" as
a lively strain that brings in many homely sentences in an
ingenious form, and is suitable to the present season for its
mirthfulness. A paper on " The European Crisis," that
enters into the vexed questions now looming in the distance
with a portentous aspect brings to a conclusion this number
of Maga, which inaugurates the year with very varied
contents.
FgAszit.—Fraser begins the new year with a
discourse on " The Highway of Nations," which
treats on those points of international law which
have been engaging the attention of the writers,
speakers, and thinkers of England and America for
the last three years. It is followed by the con-
tinuation of the story of " Late T...urels," which
proceeds with interest. Poor little Nelly's happiness
trembles in the scale through the crafty malevolence of
Florence, but sho is rescued by the firmness and courage of
her sister. Mr. Stephens's recent work on Criminal Law
receives Et careful and favourable notice', and those who in-
cline to that critical argument and analysis now so much
in vogue will be attracted by the essay which follows it.
" The Poetry of the Eighteenth Century" is the subject of
an article which is mainly devoted to the consideration of
the works and genius of Pope. Of the merits and gifts of
that eminent poet the writer speaks strongly, paying him
the tribute so especially due to him of refining and correct-
ing the style of the literature of his day. "In the highest
qualities of imagination he confessedly felt that there was
little more glory to be reaped. But what ho did see was
this—that the straggling and rather lumbering metre in
which poetry was then written might be girded up and
disciplined with advantage. This was the task he took in
hand. He gathered up the loose threads, he re-wove it, as
it were, and tightened our whole metrical system, and cast
it in such a form as remained dominant for a hundred
years, and educated a school of poets." The singular
story of " Nala and Damayanti" translated from the San-
scrit, is continued, and apparently concluded. It is a
curious production, and chiefly interesting tits introducing
us to one of the standard works of that Oriental literature
of which we know so little. Japan, which, after being un-
thought of and unnoticed for years, has suddenly risen into
such conspicuous importance, is the subject of an article of
some length. The most interesting paper in the number is,
however, to be found at the last. Our old friend A. K. H. B.
reappears under the familiar heading of " Concerning
Ugly Ducks," and gives us his reflections on mis-
placed men, whom he illustrates by Hans Christian Ander-
sen's immortal story of " The Ugly Duck." It is easy to
guess what sharp insight, what kindly philosophy, what
playful sarcasm, what varied experience the essayist brings
to bear upon his subject. He finds examples of his Ugly
Ducks in John Foster, Archbishop Whately, Dr. Arnold,
and Charlotte Brenta. The essay is not among the writer's
best, but it is, notwithstanding, a pleasant conclusion to a
somewhat heavy number.
MACMILLAN.—The talented author of " Ravens-
hee" continues his new story of " The Hillyars and
the Burtons ' with marked interest. The double
thread of the narrative is a little perplexing at first
to the reader, who is uncertain as to the connection
between the dates of James Burton's story and the
love tale of George Hillyar and Gerty Neville at the antipodes.
Still this point will probably be very soon cleared up, and
meanwhile the plot is thickening, the incidents crowding
closer and closer, and all the fascinations of the author's
brilliant style combine to attract the reader. The Rev. F.
D. Maurice gives us his Christmas Thoughts on Renan's
" Vie de Jesus," in which he comments on the
marvellous inconsistency of that celebrated work,
and finds in it a parallel to an ancient allegory in which the
dead were represented as crumbling into eternal dust while
the little children raised the pathetic cry " Have we no
Father ?" to be answered in an appalling negative; The
eighth part of the "Letters from a Competition Wallah"
discourses on some of the peculiarities of the Ilindoo char-
acter. "It is not too much to assert," he says, "that the
great mass of Bengalees have no notion of truth and false-
, hood," yet he considers the case by no means hopeless
"Bengalees who have received an English education, and
who mix much with Englishmen, have learnt to appreciate
the English feeling about veracity." The love of gain
and the aversion to work are two other prominent points in
his portraiture. The love for litigation, which the native
regards "as a stock exchange where fortunes aro to be made
by cleverness and industry, and lost by carelessness and
stupidity," is another. A very able and interesting article
on the seventh and eighth volumes of Mr. Froude's History
of England will gratify the reader. "The many
are no believers," says the writer, " in the theories of Mr.
Buckle. They have a strong and wholesome belief that
mankind is not an abstraction, but signifies the men and
women who have lived or do live, and that the history of
England is the history of the men and women of Eng-
land, not of its soil, plants, and animals, and therefore
they crave for a history of the hearts and characters of those
same men and women, and not a mere history of statistics,
events, and principles. The statistics must be set forth in
the weal or woo of the human beings who were the
better or the worse for them ; the events in the deeds of the
men who acted them ; the principles in the lives of those
who worked them out, fought for thorn, died for them.
The things did not do themselves, the men of old did them,
and therefore the men of to-day must see the men doing
them." The editor continues his " Peccolleclions of Three
Cities," and the story of " A Son of the Sail" proceeds with
interest. A careful criticism does full justice to Mr. Wool-
ner's new poem, and it is followed by an article by Profes-
sor Cairnes on an American work on English neutrality.
Anther and critic alike, while they agree in denunciation,
remonstrance, and argument respecting the wickedness of
England in allowing the escape of the Alabama, find it
very convenient entirely to forget the enlistment in Irish
coact tuwng, the Arms and ammunition snipped fur the
Federal Government from English ports. Such reasoners

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