The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-10 00:00:00

rut Stf N, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING„IANUARY 10, 1865.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKKUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Winslow.)
IN RE J. SWIFT-A PROFESSIONAL SINGER IN COURT.

This bankrupt was described as a professor of singing,
of Drumniond-street, Euston-road, and to-day he came up
on his last examination and order of discharge. The ac-
counts show that Mr. Swift owes 2471., with no assets.

The bankrupt was sworn, and said he had no property,
and for the last 12 months had earned almost nothing.

Mr. Levy—As he has lost his voice, of course he could
not earn much.

His Honour—What has been the matter with you, Mr.
Swift ?

Bankrupt—l have had a very bad cold, and could not
sing.
His Honour—Have you not been able to sing for the past
twelvemonth ?
Bankrupt—Very little.

His Honour—You are discharged.
The order was then granted in the usual form.
IN RE LEE.-AN EDITOR'S FAILURE.

This bankrupt was described as an editor, of Grafton-
street, and the accounts showed, debts 3821. 19s 9d, and
property in the hands of creditors 4801., leaving an esti-
mated surplus of 971.

Mr. Brough supported the bankrupt, who passed without
opposition.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE PAUL BEDPORD.-A COMEDIAN'S FAILURE.
In this matter Mr. Lewis applied for an adjournment, as
no accounts had been filed.

His Honour pointed out that as there had been other
previous adjournments in this matter, it must be now
allowed to stand over at the bankrupt's expense.
Mr. Lewis said there was no estate, and, in fact, an
attempt had been made to settle matters out of court.
An adjournment was then ordered until Feb. 2d, but our
reporter is informed that a composition of 5s in the pound
has been offered and accepted by all but one creditor.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

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OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
MAJOR LUMLEY AND HIS CHALLENGE.

This morning Major William Brownrigge Lumley was
indicted for sending to Mr. Lawrence Desborough, solicitor,
a challenge to fight, also a libellous and threatening letter.

Sergeant Parry, who had been for some time in convex.—
sation with the Major and his friends, came to the counsel's
seat while the indictment was being read.

Major Lumley, in answer to the usual question from the
clerk of arraigns, pleaded guilty.

Sergeant Parry said that he and Mr. Sleigh had seen the
Major, and had pointed out to him the illegality of the
course he had pursued. Major Lumley was unaware that
sending a challenge was an offence against the law. He
was certainly aware that sending the second letter was an
illegal act, but that he had sent it under the influence of
strong excitement. Major Lumley had pleaded guilty, and
had expressed to Mr. Desborough his sincere regret at hav-
ing written those two letters. He trusted that Mr. Des-
borough would consider those letters as withdrawn, and as
never having been written. That Major Lumley was sin-
cere in this, he (Sergeant Parry) was thoroughly convinced,
for he was most anxious to make an atonement for the
offence which he had committed. He had consulted Mr.
Metcalfe, who, he believed, had no objection to the major
entering into recognisances to keep the peace.
Mr. Metcalfe said he was instructed,• after the handsome
speech which Sergeant Parry had made, to state that Major
Lumley's apology was considered quite sufficient. The
only object Mr. Desborough had in view was to secure the
reputation of his own firm, and to protect the public, and
at the same time to protest against a practice—that of
duelling—which the public voice had emphatically con-
demned.

The Recorder, in addressing Major Lumley, said he had
heard the statement which his counsel had made, and he
presumed that it was an expression of his own feeling of
regret, and that he was desirous of making a public
apology to the prosecutor for the outrage he had committed.
Some punishment he had incurred already by appearing in
Court to answer the indictment, and some punishment
also in making himself an object of public ridicule. Under
these circumstances he (the Recorder) thought he was
justified in not passing any sentence more severe than that
Major Lumley enter into his own recognisances in 5001,
and one surety of 2501., to keep the peace towards Mr. Des
boroughlor twelve months.

The recognizances were at once entered into, and Major
Lumley left the Court with his friends.

11, THE ROBBERY ON THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.
The man Fuller, who was convicted yesterday of rob-
bing the South. Western Company, his employers, was
brought up and sentenced to five years' penal servitude.

NEW COURT.
STABBING BY ITALIANS.

Montigni Alexander, an Italian, was indicted for stab-
bing George Smith, a seaman, with intent to do grievous
bodily harm. _ _ _

From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner occu-
pied a' room in a house situate in Shadwell, and that on the
18th of December the prosecutor, who was in a state of in-
toxication, with a woman entered the prisoner's ttpartment
by mistake. The prisoner thinking they had come to rob
the !place, a scale ensued, but the prisoner, being the
weaker of the two, he drew out a knife and stabbed the

seaman.
In defence, the prisoner said he struck the blow in self-
defence, as he thought, and not with the intention set out
in the indictment.

The Common Sergeant, having commented upon the
evidence, and informed the jury the circumstances that
would justify the prisoner in using force to defend himself,
The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully
wounding.

The Common Sergeant sentenced the prisoner to nine
months' imprisonment. _ _

Another Italian, named Conceni, was indicted for stab-
bing Henry Davis, with intent to do him grievous bodily
harm. _ _

This was a case which had arisen out of the disturbance
which had taken place in December last on Saffron-hill,
when the unfortunate man Harrington was killed. The
evidence showed that there had been a great disturbance
at the Golden Anchor, Saffron-hill, and that the prosecutor
and prisoner were amongst those present. The prisoner
took part in the quarrel, and eventually ran away, when
Davis pursued him. On corning up to him he caught hold
of his coat, when the prisoner turned round and stabbed
him in the head.
In defence, the prisoner said he was the injured party,
and that he was very much ill-used by the costermongers.
The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully wound-

ing.
The Common Sergeant sentenced him to nine months

xisonment.

CHARLES DICKENS AND HIS DREAM-CHILDREN
—I love to picture him far from the din of the
critical Babel, surrounded by those delicate and beautiful
creations of his fancy, that ideal family, the children of his
pen. There, in the twilight of his study, I see him sitting
with his arm round Nell the favourite child. Her face
seems worn and sad, but when she looks up in his eyes, it
becomes suffused with heavenly light. At his feet rest
little Dombey and his sister hand-in-hand, and nestling to
the father who has called them into birth. Poor Joe is
there, the fungus of the streets, crouching like a dog beside
tho fire, grateful for food, and warmth, and shelter. I hear
the clumping of a little crutch upon the stairs, and in hops
Tiny Tim, the crippled child. Above them hover the
shadowy forms of other children, children who on earth
were poor and suffering drudges, workhouse outcasts that
the world had turned adrift, but which are now on high,
a blessed band of angels. And yet this man, great critics,
is only a mere buffoon, and nothing more ? Truly, a fit
companion for that low player of the olden time,who wrote
"King Lear," and acted at the Globe.—To-day by John
Holliugshead.
THE ITALIAN MINISTER OF COMMERCE, AND THE
UNITED STATES.—The following circular has been ad-
dressed by the Minister of Commerce to the Chambers of
Commerce and Arts of the kingdom of Italy, under date
December 26, 1864:--" Introduced by the necessity of war,
the paper money of the United States has undergone great
depreciation, through the excessive extension given to the
compulsory circulation. The prices of merchandise Were
thereby subject to continual fluctuations corresponding with
the rise or fall of the premium on gold, Which, rising last
spring to 285, caused the same, and even a greater, augmen-
tation in the prices of other objects. The immense profits
then made by merchants On goods Which they already had
in stock, led them into new and large purchases, a wilder
sphere of business, and a more important scale of produc-
tion and exchange. The consumption considerably di-
minishing, however, through the exorbitant prices, and gold
falling in a few days from 285 to 180, by reason of the
strong expectation of peace, a commercial crisis very soon
took place the effects of Which were felt all over Ehrdpe,
but especially in England, where the relations with Ame-
rica are more extensive ; and where, consequently, the fever
for large importations into the United States was much
greater on account of the speedy advantages offered thereby.
The course of events not having subsequently responded
to the hopes of peace, the premium on gold rose to a higher
proportion, and will probably maintain the same rate,
with perhaps constant variations, until :the war be termi-
nated, or the financial condition of the Government be
radically changed. Meanwhile business remains sus-
pended, and the panic has not yet disappeared, none
being able to foresee the future state of the market, so that
the commerce of the United States at the present moment
is entirely dependent upon fortune. The commercial rela-
tions of Italy with America are not at present such as to
cause these perturbations to be much felt ; nevertheless, I
have not deemed it useless to address the Chambers of
Commerce and Arts on the subject, in order that they may
apprise the'mercantile community of the great circumspec-
tion necessary to be used by those who wish to speculate
in the United States markets."

Hopton parish church, midway between Great
Yarmouth and Lowestoft, was destroyed by fire on Sunday.
It was
partial]y insured. There was no loss of life:

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

STREET PREACHING.—AIderman Sir R. W. Carden
waited upon Mr. Tyrwhitt this morning, and said—l wish
to call your worship's attention to an inconvenience—an
inconvenience amounting almost to a positive nuisance—
which arises of a Sunday morning in Portland-place, at the
top of Great Portland-street, opposite the railway station,
and near Trinity Church. A person is in the practice of
coming there every fine Sunday morning, getting on a
chair and preaching to what he calls " the people,"
gesticulating loudly, getting a large crowd toge-
ther, sometimes as many as 200 persons being col-
lected, completely obstructing the thoroughfare, inasmuch
as any one coming from the railway station has to go out
of the way to get into Great Portland-street. I believe the
person is a clergyman of the Church of England, and he
appears in full canonicals. I do not object to out-door
preaching, as I believe it does great good, but I have lis-
tened to the doctrines preached by this person, and they
are almost those of a Chartist—the preacher making it a
rule to abuse the rich, and he frequently points in the di-
rection of Trinity Church, and says " There's a church full
of aristocrats."

Mr. Tyrwhitt—He does not say anything about the
"bloated bishops," " pursy squires," and "foolish dukes,''
those being the favourite expressions made use of by such
persons. All I can say is, that I have nothing to do with
the person's doctrines, but if an obstruction is caused, there
is great negligence on the part of the police if they do not
remove it.

Sir R. W. Carden—The person, preaches far from the
doctrines. of peace, for in speaking of workhouses, he
calls them " prisons" and " bastiles." On speaking to the
constable on duty at Trinity ChuA, he said he would not
allow it on his side of the way, and I then spoke to another
constable, who said he could nqt interfere, as he was
ordered to watch the barrows, but that he was aware that
it was going on for some time.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—lt is desirable it should be known that,
though called police magistrates, we have nothing to do
with the police. We are above the police, and totally in-
dependent of them. It is for the police authorities to put a
stop to the matter, and it should be put a stop to.
Sir It. W. Carden—l should like to find out the person's

name.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—The matter is entirely one for Scotland-
yard, and not for the magistrate. They are the executive,
and this the judicial part. There is an encroaching power
springing up, but we shall soon find out who is the
strongest. There is a strong under-current going on, but
it will not do.

Sir IL W. Carden thanked Mr. Tyrwhitt for giving him
a hearing, and retired.

WESTMINSTER.

WIDOWED MOTHER'S MISFORTUNES.—John Scanlaw, a
determined-looking boy, was placed at the bar charged
with stealing an axe and a chisel.
The proscutrix was the prisoner's own mother, a very
respectable woman, in widow's weeds, living at 23, Eaton-
lane, Pimlico. _ _

Mr. Arnold--This is your own son, I believe. Do you
wish to prosecute him? _ _ _

The Mother—l am obliged. His father has only been
dead three weeks, and he is going on in a most shocking
way.

Mr. Arnold—What has he done ?

The Mother—Taken up with the worst of characters,
and behaved very ill. He thinks nothing of striking me—
he has struck me several times.
Mr. Arnold—How old is he ?

The Mother—Twelve years. He stops out an night, and
is robbing me of what little I possess.
Mr. Arnold—This is certainly a very shocking state of
things. What proof have you that he committed the rob-
bery with which he is now charged ?
_ _

The Mother—There was nobody else to do it. He took
up a knife last night and threatened to stab me.
_ _ _ _

Mr. Arnold (after hearing the facts of the charge of
felony)—l don't think the case is made out ; but the pri-
soner seems a very fitting subject for a reformatory.
The Mother—l should be much obliged to you if you
would put him in one. The morning after his father died
he struck me a violent blow in the eye.
Mr. Arnold—l don't know how much you would be re-
quired to contribute for his support in a reformatory. If
not sent there for an offence, but because his parents can-
not maintain him, I think they would require you entirely
to maintain him.

The Mother—l will do all I can, but I have nothing bui
what I earn at the wash tub.

Mr. Arnold—Have you any other children ?
The Mother—A boy five years old.
Mr. Arnold—l cannot remand him for the felony as it is
not proved, but when did he strike you last ?
The Mother—Last night.

Mr. Arnold—l shall remand him for a week for inquiries
to be made at the reformatory.

The Mother—A Catholic one, if you please.
Mr. Arnold—Certainly.

THAMES.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDES.—PhiIip Southern, a tall middle-
aged man, who precipitated himself into the Thames at
Limehouse-hole, on the night of the 2d of the present
month, was brought np on remand before Mr Paget.
The prisoner was in deep water, and was saved by a
waterman named Moore and his apprentice. He vas now
very penitent, and had behaved well in prison during his
detention.

Mr. Paget asked the prisoner if lie would keep away
rom drink and promise not to mate any attempt on his life

again.
The prisoner—Yes, sir. I regret very much what I
done.

Mr. Paget—What a sad thing it is you should have
done this while intoxicated. You had a narrow escape.

A respectable man said he was the foreman over the pri-
soner at the limekiln dry dock, where he had been employed
as a labourer seven years.

Mr. Paget—And he is a mac of good character and
conduct ?

The foreman—Yes, sir. I will put him to work to-day,
Mr. Paget—Very well, keep an eye upon him. I will let
him go.

Hannah Croyton, a middle ,fed woman, who mixed
some acetate of lead in a glass of ale in a public-house,
which she was about to drink, was brought up on remand,
and the following letter concernbig her from the excellent
chaplain of the House of Det'ettion, Clerkenwell, was
read:—

" Dear sir,—l trust the husbind of Hannah Croyton,
who has promised to attend the re-examination
to-morrow
may be induced to resume a weekly allowance to his wife,
in which case, his sister, who his also promised to be in
attendance, would take suitable caxe of her, and endeavour
to procure employment for her. .She is in a less despond-
ing state of mind and promises to be more circumspect in
future, and would be grateful if allowed to accompany her
sister.— Believe me, yours very truly, GEORGE JEPUSON,
chaplain."

The prisoner made a promise not to repeat the attempt
to commit suicide, and was allowed to go at large.

MARKETS—This Day.

HAY MARKETS.

,S MITIiFIHLD.— Meadow hay, £1 46 to £5 88 ; clover,
£5 5s to £6 8s ; and straw, £1 88 to £1 126 per load.
Trade firm.
CUMBERLAND .—Meadow hay, £4 46 to £5 88 Od ; clover,
£5 5s to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load.
A steady demand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 8s ; clover
£5 5s to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load.
Trade steady.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—Business has been inactive, and the few dealings
entered into have been at about previous rates.
SUGAR.—The market has remained without material al-
teration. Superior qualities of West India support pre-
vious rates, while superior descriptions are a shade cheaper.
In the refined market quotations are steady.
COFFEE.—There has been a moderate inquiry for supe-
rior qualities of colonial, which have realised fully late
rates.
RICE.—A fair amount of business has been done at full
rates for most qualities.
TALLOW.—The market has continued unaltered, and
quotations for both present and forward delivery are
unaltered.

KISSING A LANDLADY.—At the New Bailey, Man-
chester, John Ayrey, builder, was charged by Mary
Wolstencroft, landlady of the Lamb and Lion, a public-
house in Blackley, with kissing her. The complainant 1
stated that on Monday night, between nine and ten
o'clock, she Went into the kitchen, where several men
were drinking. As soon its she entered the defendant put
one arm round her neck, with the other encircled her
waist, and after some resistance by the complainant suc-
ceeded in giving her a kiss, to the great amusement of the
others in the kitchen. Complainant's cap fell off during the
straggle, and she declared that the defendant was impu-
dent, and his conduct quite improper. Mr. Trafford, the
presiding magisirate—What do you mean, Mr. Ayrey, by
kissing a young lady against her will ? Mr. Torr, who
appeared ffir the defendant, said it was no doubt a stupid
thing. The defendant—l apologised, and have done all I
can to arrange the matter. Mr. Trafford, to the complain-
ant—Will you be content if the defendant says he is
sorry, and pays for the summons ? The complainant—lt
is my character that is involved, and I only want what is
right in coming here. Mr. Torr—He says that he is very
sorry for his rudeness. Mr. Trafford—Yon have done all
you could do to prove yourself a respectable woman, and
he says he is Very sorry. The complainant—l will leave
the matter in your hands. Mr. Trafford—Mr. Ayrey, when
young men kiss young ladies against their Will, and are
brought to this court, they have sometimes to pay very
heavily
_for the offence. It appears that on this occa-
sion, you knew the lady ; but do be more tender in your
caresses. (Laughter.) Mr. Torr—He pressed too tenderly.
(Renewed laughter.) Mr. Trafford—He pressed so much
that the complainant was not herself for all night. Mr.
Ayrey, say that you are sorry for it, and pay the costs.
The defendant assenting, paid 3s. and left the court amid
some merriment, •

THE MAGAZINES.

THE DUBLIN.—" WhB is the Heir" is continued,
and becomes very elaborate as it proceeds. It is
written in •an agreeable style, and some of the
sketches presented to notice are good. An air of
impenetrable mystery as yet surrounds its atmos-
phere, which will, of course, heighten its attraction
for many readers. The sketch of Lily is very pleasing,
and the error her father committed in keeping her im-
mured in comparative seclusion will doubtless be produc-
tive of very disastrous consequences. A new tale is com-
menced called " Guy Deverell." It is of the old-fashioned
style of haunted chambers, and already in this first instal-
ment we find the old housekeeper giving warning because
her master proposes to put a guest into the "green cham-
ber," which is supposed to be for ever untenanted except
by its restless supernatural visitors. "Au Irish Actress"
brings " Elizabeth Trevor" before us, and other incidents
of a histrionic nature, which are very interesting. It is
mentioned that it is curious to reflect upon the strength of
talent concentrated in Drury-lane for many years at the
close of the last century. The two theatres then in
London, instead of its present " thirty," were not flou-
rishing. " Sheridan was on the point of bankruptcy when
Pizarro' and the dog Carlo retrieved him for the moment,
and Covent-garden, under the classic sceptre of John
Kemble, fled from Shakspere to horses and a live elephant."
" Two Remarkable Executions—Governor Wall and Col.
Despard," will prove entertaining to those who like to
dwell upon such gloomy subjects, and on the last hours
of the condemned. The governor was hung for a mur-
der he had committed twenty years before, while the
colonel suffered the penalty of the law for high treason.
" The Crisis of British Rule in India" is a very interesting
article, which pays a very deserved compliment to Mr.
Raye's recent work. " Gentlemen Past and Present" is a
smart sketch, which considers the Hon. Grantley Berkeley's
book in no very favourable style. The paper contains,
however, some noticeable comments on the change which
has ensued in the manners of the day, and certainly it is
one for the better in every respect. "Lectures on the
Science of Language" is a clever exposition of that elabo-
rate theme that cannot fail to profit its reader.

FRASER'S.—The principal article in this number
is the first, which gives the views of an American
abolitionist on the career of. President Lincoln. In
a clear, straightforward, and uncompromising
manner, he shows up the hypocrisy of the sudden
emancipation fervour which seized the presiding
party in Washington, and of the ingenious manner in
which they continued to defeat the terms of their own
proclamation. Mr. Lincoln before his election denounced
slavery as a wrong, but his convictions were not strong
enough, or his moral courage was not great enough to
maintain such a theory when it grew inconvenient and
embarrassing. We commend this article to the attentive
perusal of those members of the Emancipation Society, who
recently presented a fervent address of congratulation to
Mr. Lincoln on his re-election. " The condition and pros-
pects of the Navy" are considered at length in a paper
founded upon a late French work. The nominally standard
writer Richardson, whose works are, however, very little
read now-a-days, being happily ill adapted to the modern
manners, is the subject of a careful criticism in which his
merits and demerits are frankly inquired into. Miss Cobbe
contributes the first part of an essay on the hierarchy of
art, which may fairly be termed deep reading, and the
spiritualist will be attracted by a paper entitled " Spiritual-
ism as relates to Religion and Science," with whose conclu-
sions, however, he will scarcely le disposed to agree. The
story of " Gilbert Rugge" proceeds with interest, and
reaches a crisis. The old sibyl's prophecy seems to indi-
cate that the unlucky hero has no claim to his professed
position, while Capt. Hunswood appears destined to be in
some way his evil genius. There are also papers on Moun-
tain Beauty and on the London Drama, besides several
short poems of various merits.

COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE.—This number con-
tains several good articles pertaining to questions of
the day ; but the first takes us to the Court and
people of Siam in other times before we became
acquainted with the famous specimens of twins ; nor
need we expect to find any more samples in this
article which deals with the adventures and rivalries of the
French and Dutch more than a century ago. The article
is to bo continued. A paper on the military spirit of na-
tions and the discipline and morale of armies, is penned in
a smart military' spirit, and enters fully into the individual
characteristics of European armies, their discipline and
morale. They are all more or less brave, but much depends
on discipline and the spirit with which their officers lead
them to action. The French are strongly imbued
with the passion for glory. With the Russian
obedience is the first principle, but with the British soldier
duty is the order of the day. The Englishman considers
it to be his duty to conquer, and he generally performs it,
no matter the obstacles in his way. The Russian is praised
for his obstinacy and inaction. Trained to hardship from
his birth, he struggles on, despite the many privations to
which he is subject, and scarcely knows when he is beaten.
When the tenacity of the Russian soldier was praised,
Napoleon, whilst admitting their other military qualities,
justly objected to their lack of soul and passion. " Give
me," he exclaimed, " soldiers for proclamation!"—and
truly he found the French to his mind. Conceding to dis-
cipline all its efficacy, the reviewer says that most of the
continental armies greatly depends upon the morale of the
soldier. Morale, then, means the soldier's spirit, his being
"up to the sticking place," his " game," and " pluck."
This morale is everything to the French soldier—without
it he is nothing. So thought Napoleon. It is a favourite
saying with the French, " 'Tis the heart that makes a
grenadier"—C'est le cceur qui fait le grenadier. This feeling
' ' • ''

in the French army is considered to be in the ratio
of two to one over the physique, but the advan-
tage is occasionally neutralised by its being closely
allied to panic, which sometimes occurs when the furor
evaporates. But with the British soldier his courage is
ever stimulated by the home conviction of what he must
do, and that nerves his soul to daring, as Colonel M'Murdo
said, when only 2,500 men under Sir C. Napier at the battle
of Meanee beat 28,000. But independently of the best dis-
cipline and spirit, a gallant officer inspires his men to
valiant deeds. It is said that an old Scotch general, when
the Highlanders used claymores, thus addressed them
before the enemy:—" I'll tell you what, my lads, it's cus-
tomary for the general to make a speech to the sojers, but
hoot ! we've no time for that. All I have to say is—
there's the enemy, and if ye don't cut them, they'll cut you."
" Hygiene of the Army in India" is a notice of
an article on that most important subject. The
great point is to provide pure water, good ventilation,
and other requisites, which at a certain outlay of money
would repay itself in a couple of years. Surely it is the
best economy to incur such an expense, for what is more
valuable than the lives of our soldiers in the wasting
climate of India ? " The Campaign of Marengo" awakens
old associations, and " Oswald Hastings" is extremely
interesting. " A Tour in Canada and the Northern States"
is very opportune at this critical period. The Admiralty
and Naval affairs we leave for the present, until they can
make abetter defence for putting aside the Royal Sovereign
turret-ship, without giving that experiment a fair trial.
Prejudice is a sad stumbling-block in the way of improve-
ment, whether it be on dry land or salt water. The mili-
tary and naval intelligence of the month is given as
usual.

GOOD WORDS.—The January part of " Good
Words" shows no falling off in its management.
Its contents are varied and interesting as ever, and
admirably adapted to the tastes of very diverse
readers. Charles Kingsley begins' a new story in
this number, and Alexander Smith bears him company by
giving us the first chapters of a tale entitled " Alfred
Hagart's Household." Another interesting feature is the
commencement of a series of papers on Indian Empire by a
writer of such high qualifications as John William Kaye.
The Duke of Argyll contributes a thoughtful and able
essay on the reign of law, which is well worth attentive
reading. Dr. Playfair has a paper on the nature and com-
position of food, and the editor himself tells us of his
experiences in Malta and Alexandria, so that there is no
lack either of good subjects or able writers.
THE ALEXANDRA MAGAZINE.—This magazine has
an article on cheap clothing, by Miss Ellen Barlee,
the indefatigable manager of the Needlewomen's
Institution, who is thoroughly familiar with her
subject. It is full of sound practical knowledge, and should
be read not only by our ladies who buy cheap clothes, but
by those young girls who think that needlework or milli-
nery offer facilities for pleasure seeking and finery not com-
patible with domestic service. This paper will show both
parties their mistake. An account of Watchwork, consi-
dered as an employment for females, is interesting, and
there are other papers of merit.
THE ECLECTIC.—There are many things to at-
tract the reader who seeks something more than
mere passing amusement. We have papers on the
Mexican future, on the British Association, ou Merivale's
" Conversion of the Roman Empire," and on Lord Derby's
" Homer," besides others of the same calibre. The account
of an ocean newspaper got up to beguile the tedium of a long
voyage is pleasantly given, and pourtrays " the perils of
the seas" in various aspects.
THE GALLERY OF GEOGRAPHY. Part XIX.
By the Rev. T. Milner, M.A. W. and R. Cham-
bers.—This excellent publication is now completed,
and will doubtless be issued in a collected form.
It.is a perfect fund of information, and contains just those
particulars respecting the towns, cities, and countries of
other lands, which ordinary geographies never give, yet
which serve so much to make knowledge valuable
and interesting. The illustrations are admirable
and are plentifully scattered throughout. The
part before us relates to Oceania and Australasia, giving an
account of the rise and progress of our great southern colo-
nies. It is a work which reflects honour alike on author
and publisher, and can scarcely fail to attain a standard
position.
'URNAL.—The new series of this
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