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SPERMATORRHCEA.
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MANHOOD :
MRDTCAL a.: ESSAY ON SPERMATORRII A,
NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &c..
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r Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. ~ulyrisi, 15, A lbermarle-street, Piccadilly, London.
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.INTRODUCTORY CITAPTER on the Physiological
c ,f7tcture and Functions of the Reproductive Organs.
r , RAPT 12R IT.—Causes of Spermatorrhcea and Impotence;
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s ..CITAP'I7ER IT I.—A Review of the various Disqualifications
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ollies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection.
eIIAPTEIIS I V-. and V. on the modern Treatment of
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. The Rook oncluues with numerous varied and interesting
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rietrtia REVIEWS OF THE WORK.
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AN IMP Olt T ANT DISCUSSION.—The
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in-
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inquiry ; but it would greatly add to their value if they in-
cluded the facts respecting the origin, the ravages, and the
prevention of that SPECIAL VICE, which wars more than any
other against the welfare of society—destroying the happi-
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and shortening the lives of its victims, and spreading desola-
tion through families.
The essential particulars relating to this great social evil
(the besetting snare of inexperienced youth and the curse of
maturity), together with ample instructions for removing its
tffects, and recovering health, vigour, and all the ennobling
privileges of our being are contained in Dr. LA'MERT'S
" SELF-PRESE RVATION," a Treatise on Nervous and
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LITERATURE.

How we got to Pekin. By the Rev. R. J. L.

M'Ghee. Bentley.

Having been chaplain to the forces in the late
expedition to China, Mr. M'Ghee had excellent op-
portunities for observation, and the amusing volume
before us shows that he turned them to extremely
good account. He describes what he saw neither
from a military nor a clerical point of view, but as
it would appear as an intelligent and comparatively
unprejudiced spectator. His style, too, is lively and
agreeable, his philosophy is evidently that of mak-
ing the best of things, and he shows a quick per-
ception of the ludicrous. The work he has produced,
then, is essentially a readable one, and not only re-
lates the progress of the English army to Pekin, but
conveys a good idea of the country and the people.
The place at which he joined the expedition was
Hong Kong, and he was much struck with its pic-
turesque appearance, stating that it has many of
the beauties of Naples upon a smaller scale. Here
he says, " Probyn's Horse and Fane's Horse were
the objects of the greatest attraction, although the
Armstrong guns excited a good deal of attention. I
never saw anything more gay, and yet thoroughly
soldierlike, than those two Irregular Regiments.
Probyn's regiment had been embodied much longer
than the other, and yet Fane's fellows were just as
well drilled and in as good order, although they had
only been raised for service in China. The light
grey tunic and that most handsome of head dresses,
the turban (Probyn's blue, Farm's red), set off
the men to the best advantage, and some of them
were not only handsome but noble-looking fellows
on horseback—for they did not seem as if they
were ever intended to walk—their legs were not
good, and required the large boots to hide them.
They were armed with pistols, carbine, lance, and
sword. Until I became accustomed to them I could
not help speculating as to what sort of people they
really were; they looked almost knightly when tilt-
ing with the lance ; yet there was clearly a dash
of the freebooter about them, so that one was re-
minded of Byron's criticism on William of Dole-
raine, i Not quite a robber, yet but half a knight.'
Of the officers commanding both these regiments
there was but one opinion in China, as there bad
been but one in India—that they were two of the
finest fellows in the service, and you could hardly
avoid finding it out by looking at them." Leaving
at Hong Kong and touching at Shanghai, the author
paid a visit to the sacred island of Pootoo, which
is occupied entirely by temples in and around which
about a thousand Buddhist priests reside. " From
the landing-place you walk along a flagged road,
which ascends with an easy incline ; ancient
temples on your left near the shore, and noble trees
casting a pleasant shade around them ; while on
every side magnificent camellias, 20 and 30 feet high,
are to be seen glistening with their wax-like blos-
soms to the top. Azaleas innumerable of
humbler growth, and wild flowers of various
hues, form a rich carpet of surpassing beauty
soldlatter picture
h maps theeing sacredrepreseinstlaend as islands
of l
the world,
elongated parallelogram, of which the Celestial
Empirecovers nearly the e l h w o , though a small bor-
der is considerately left all round for the different
Barbarian nations; each having a square patch,
and being described in a few words, whilst it is re-
presented as bringing its chief produce to China as
tribute. The expedition then arrived at T Y
a ien-
whan ; a large bay, some 20 miles long
by about
nine wide, where, as the French were not ready, the
troops were disembarked and encamped. In the
attack on the forts, which sopn after followed, the
Armstrong
guns. speaks highly of the effect of the
guns. " I was standing close to Barry's battery,
and it was at once a beautiful and yet a fearful
sight to see the precision of their fire, as the shells
struck the exact spot aimed at, and knocked the
guns of the Tartars about their ears, clouds
of t
k s
of &Ist." Strange as it may seem, tea was not used
by the natives of that part of China, as Mr. IVi
'Ghee
found on making excursions into the country, and
even when he did meet with it, afterwards, he speaks
anything but favourably of its quality. The cap-
ture of the Takoo forts is well described, the Tartars
fought desperately,and
our success seems to have
~been owing to the dry weather which har.

dened the mud around the forts, and so enabled
the troops to act. " But no sooner were our opera-
tions over, and the forts ours, than a tremendous
storm of thunder and rain broke from the heavens.
If it had come a few hours earlier it would have
rendered us perfectly helpless." The country on
the south bank of the river is described as being
one continuous garden and orchard, full of delicious
fruits and all kinds of vegetables. In these gardens
the French made themselves at home, whilst our
troops occupied the arid plain. The Chinese now
entered into negotiations, treacherously seized Mr.
Parkes and his companions, and the occupation of
Pekin and the looting and burning of the summer
Palace were the consequences. On arriving in
sight of the city the French mysteriously disap-
peared, but found their way, unintentionally no
doubt, to the Summer Palace. "It was a curious
accident," says the author, " that we should be
separated but once during the campaign, and that
upon that occasion the French should march to the
Ewen-Ming-Ewen (Summer Palace). And another
curious fact is, that while General Montauban
assured Sir H. Grant that " nothing had been
touched" (which, of course, he believed to be the
case), any number of richly-jewelled watches were
to be bought at that moment in the French
Camp, " with a very large portion of silver
and gold," while the soldiers' tents and
the ground around them was a perfect blaze of silk
The beauty and extent of the
and embroidery."
palace and grounds, Mr. M'Ghee describes as mar-
vellous. "The grounds extended for six or seven
miles in every direction, and 'further towards the
hills. If you can, you must imagine a vast laby-
rinth of picturesque rocks and noble timber, lakes
and streams, summer houses roofed with porcelain
of the imperial yellow, theatres and their store-
houses, filled with all the paraphernalia for masquer-
ades upon a gigantic scale, one theatre and its be-
longings covering from five to ten acres of ground,
all richly planted around ; temples more numerous
still, full of quaint deities (some of them, as it has
since turned out, of gold), and every building with
a view of at least one other, and all these filled
with works of Chinese art of great age, beauty, and
value, and in the background a range of hills, their
outline cut clear against the sky; you must think
of all the best gifts of nature, in colour and in form,
of trees, shrubs, and wild flowers; wood, water,
rock, hill, and mountain, you must add ; then deck
the scene with all the world-famed skill of the
celestial in landscape gardening, thrown in
here and there so well that it looks like
nature's own hand ; scatter those beautiful
buildings round, with their gorgeous roofs peeping
through the dark forest timber ; see there is an
imperial stag bounding across your paths; conjure
up the quaint old Chinese 'ridges here and there,
to carry you across the feeler of some placid lake,
with its ornamental waterfowl, and you may be
able to form some very faint and indistinct idea of
the Ming Ewen, which yen can no more conceive
than I can describe." With the city of Pekin, Mr.
M'Ghee expresses some disappointment; he says " it
is soon seen, nor are you long in making the dis-
covery that every street is exactly like its brother,"
and "it looks better fromthe wall than anywhere
else." And of the climate of Pekin in the winter
he speaks with anything but pleasure. "We
imagine that the bracing cold would be the very
thing for us all, and set is up again, after the re-
laxing heat of summer; but experience taught us
another lesson. Any weak point was seized upon
by the cold, and it was only the man who had no
such point about him that kept his health unim-
paired. Diarrhoea, dysentery, cheat complaints,
and fever were the prevalent diseases ; and there-
fore the greatest part of the winter we had ten per
cent. of theforce in the hospital, and I was informed
upon the best authority, that the month of
January at Tien-tsin was more fatal to the troops
than the worst month in autumn had been at Hong
Kong." The volume contains translations of
various Chinese State papers as well as documents
relating to the captivity of Messrs. Parkes, Loch,
&c. Some illustrations, too, are given, and although
the theme has somewhat lost its novelty, the plea-
sant manner in which Mr. M'Ghee has treated it
will ensure his work a favourable reception.

An Inquiry into the Theories of History. W. H.

Allen and Co.

With the intention of clearing the ground for
students of history, and of affording them a firm
basis on which to rest their investigations, the
author of the work before us has examined the
principal theories respecting it, with especial refe-
rence to the positivism of M. Comte. " There are
three principal theories," says the writer, " to which
men adapt their ideas of the events of history. The
first is, that events happen by chance; in mere suc-
cession as regards time, in mere contiguity as re-
gards place, without order or design, without co-
herence or connection, without mutual dependence
or relation. The second is, that events happen
according to law; law fixed and invariable, neces-
sitating the most stable order ; law final and abso-
lute, the ultimate and highest concession of the hu-
man mind. The third is, that events happen
according to law fixed and invariable, necessitating
the most stable order, but that that law, instead of
being the ultimate and highest conception of the
human mind, is the expression of a Supreme
Will. These three theories, with their re-
spective modifications in different ages and
nations, apparently exhaust human speculation
on this question. The first theory, that
of chance, the writer considers to be wholly unten-
able. Nor is the second, that of law, entirely sa-
tisfactory, " Since law implies, while the theory of
mere law negatives, the existence of a lawgiver. The
third theory supplies this deficiency, and affirms a
Supreme will, the source and support of law." The
tone of the writer is temperate, his style is clear,
and those to whom the subject is of interest will
find his work repay perusal.

Harebell Chimes, or Summer Memories, and Mus-
ings. By Andrew James Symington. Longman
and Co.
If these poems show no great power or originality,
they evince, at least, considerable taste, feeling, and
fancy, together with a healthy tone of thought.
About fifty of them are reprinted from a former
edition, the rest are either collected from magazines
or published for the first time_ As a short speci-
men we give—
ASPIRATION AND DUTY.
Oh I what is earth to those who long
For higher, holier, nobler things ?
I'd soar aloft, on burning song,
Amid the rush of spirit wings!
But; hush, fond heart I while here below,
At duty's call, fulfil thy fats ;
And humbly, onward—upward go
So shalt thou enter Heaven's gate !

Brother-Help. Darton and Hodge.
The aim of this work is to illustrate " The heroism
and humanity of every age." It is inscribed to Geo.
Peabody, Esq., and consists of five chapters treating
of educaticn, liberty, the influence of thefclergy, sla-
very, and the prison, hospital, &c. Thus the scheme
is sufficiently comprehensive, and as a great num-
ber of anecdotes are given, a readable volume is the
result. It is, in fact, a series of biographical sketches
of those who have distinguished themselves by
doing good, and its influence, especially on young
people, is likely to be beneficial.

The letters from Frankfort state that in that dis-
trict and the whole south of Germany the harvest has been
got in, and that the yield proves to be excellent, both in
quality and quantity. Prices, nevertheless, have been well
maintained in the various corn-markets—a circumstance
which is attributed to the fact that cultivators in recent
years have always found that they obtained better prices by
holding back than by selling at once. Hops look well, and
also the vines, but these will yet depend on the weather,
which thus far remained unsettled. At the Frankfort Ex-
change money is abundant, and. the prices of stocks firm,
the RlllOBll loan being a faveuri. te investment, while there
was also a demand for the various kinds of Italian pre-
ference share/9

" We have again to record a scarcity of commer-
cial news, and a general dulness in the markets,
both import and export. In the former market
things are but little altered since our last. The
same stagnation prevails, and holders are showing
no disposition to compel sales, more especially as
the recent intelligence from home will induce
buyers to hold off in the hope that holders may
eventually moderate their charges. Should, how-
ever, sellers be moderately firm, present prices must
be maintained, at least for the:present, as the active
season is approaching, and supplies are coming in
slowly. Yarns, however, continue in steady de-
mand, and stocks in first hands are diminishing.
In exports, too, there is but moderate business
doing, and the prices of all articles, except salt-
petre, are looking down. Government securities
are still dull ; money is but little in demand, though
the supply is abundant, and the share market con-
tinues firm. With the exception of a slight altera-
tion in the rates for seeds there is no change to re-
port in the freight market since our last."