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results of that science, and is evidently the 4kik officio S
who has seine knowledge of his subject. " Waifs from "
the Dialogues of PlatO,".altogether a different topic, is also 1
worth the attention of the thoughtful and cultivated
readei-. " Physiological Studies" is the title of an essay on
the theory of life, which is written with some ability, and
" The Brigand Chief" describes a curious phase of Italian
life and society. •We must not omit to mention some
thoughtful and suggestive verses by Miss Anna Drury,
. entitled, ‘ Working Hours." There are other papers of
more or less merit, but most of them rather heavy in style
and character. The writers are for the most part suffering
under the disadvantage of opening their subjects, and -
when the machine is in good working order its parts will
move more harmoniously. The magazine, however, ap-
pears to address itself rather to a select thaU to an exten-
sive circle.

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his last assertion is somewhat puzzling. The letter which
he quotes, explaining 'hineoln!s,course, on tha subject of
slavery,- and vitich he przlises the expression of " a

modest and patient sagacity," would be sufficient of itself,
one would think, to undeceive Lincoln's wannest admirers

as to the fervour and sincerity of the President'Fi abolition
principled. But it is impossible for some men to detect the
inconsistencies of their. political idols. Professor Goldwin
Smith denies ihat Lincoln is a cruel man, and declares that
he is most averse to the execution of even a deserter or a
spy, But what can we think of the humanity of a ruler
who puts such a man as Butler ii absolute command of a
capturedcity; -who, if he has not directly commanded
cruelties:like the •desolation of_ the.-Shenandoah, has at
least sanctioned them by permitting. his agents to carry
them out. • But Professor Smith thinith' that, judging from
the. President's words 'awl acts, -" no man can be snore
deeply imbued with reverence fur liberiy and law, or more
sincerely desirous of identifying his name with the preser-
, ration of free institutions" So that the inferences which

LONDON SOCIETY.—St. Valentine is always pro-
pitious to this lively serial, and accordingly we find
no less than fiye items of the list of contents bear-
ing his popular name. Adelaide Claxton gives us a
humorous sketch of the great sharpening of arrows
that goes on. in Cupid's workshop at that-suspicious
season of the year, and the story which it illustrates
certainly proves that these arrows are sometimes
pointed to good • purpose. Another tale, " The
sensational Colonel's Valentine," is melodramatic in its cha-
racter. Happily, hov.v.ever, all comes right at last, in
spite of au awkward blunder through the omission of a
Christian name. "Politeness, Insular and Continental,"
gives some amusing details of the etiquette of " dinnering,"
winding up with a legend of a hunt for a fourteenth guest.
The second part of "Social Sketches" treats of the con-
ventionalities of life,• and satirises some customs more
venerable than respectable. "Scenes in Court" is as
amusing in this chapter as in the last, and the legal pro-
fession may well learn .the humorous exhibition of their
occasional disasters in a scene where they usually possess
fresh story, called ".The Lady. in_Muslin," promises well;
s° unmerciful an advantage over their fellow-men. A
with
„ at
fiction,
ieovn,en,t,s,Tfhoer
Mystery
fascination,teryof
the
he
of romance lovers.
We have also the last chapter of a.
Bloody Hand," in which there is a touch of the super-
natural.
it begins

which the
especially of
daeratliicnlgesownitil‘
he derives froin facts are opposed to those drawn by most
SlutantaeeMy.e
men.
. legal An
di,clinhee" treats
writer proposes for . the . present unsatisfactory state -of
things is the institution of a body of
properly qualified
scientific commissioners, whose report to the court should
-be accepted as final. "A Son of the• Soil" advances con-

siderably in this number. Colin is duly installed as a mem- 1
ber of that " kirk" to which he is so deVoted, but finds at
first more thorns than roses in his new seat. The tale,
apparently, is rapidly approaching its conclusion. " Essays
at Odd Times" are pleasantly written, though not quite
coming up to the writer's own definition of what an essay
should be, and the editor's recollections of eminent men
whom he has known increase rather than diminish in in-
terest as they near the end. He promises in his next and
14.44 paper tb' &w as tOrne,`thentorials ef-three Aistinguished
individuals—Hugh Miller, Dr. Samuel Brown, and Thomas
de Quincey—a worthy conclusion to an interesting series.
CORNHILL.—" Armadale" is continued at some
length, and the scenes depicted are of a very myste-
rious character. The Shadows of the Past and of
the Future haunt the record of these incidents, and
the particular style of the author is here exemplified
to great advantage. There is something vividly
dramatic in the occurrences that took place on the timber-
ship, and the great contrast that existed in the characters
of the two men so strangely situated is depicted with an
artistic skill that irresistibly arrests the reader's attention.
" Orvieto" is an interesting sketch that will please there-
fined and intellectual from its appreciatirn of art, and its
skill of observation. It gives a good definition of some
striking specimens of a high order of merit, and transports
one in imagination to the subdued gloom of a modiaDval
chapel adorned with works of immortal grace and genius.
Yet even there the present jars upon the past, as it is
forcibly described—" How strange it is to hear that faint
strain of a feeble opera sounding where a short while since
the trumpet blast of Signorelli's angels seemed to thrill
our ears." " Tid's old Red Rag of a Shawl" is a pleasing

MAGAZINE
—We have here a
eE.ntertaining
character,yll is,
indeed, of
the literaturecontents has
improved of late, and there are often really pleasing
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are others which are briefer and less sombre. A deserip_
tion of " Night Nursing in a Lunatic Asylum" shows ua
one of the dreariest phases of attendance upon the afflicted,
and there are other papers of interest. The story of "The
Talisman" is not original, being found in an old volume of
the Romance of History. A paper on " Temperaments" is
somewhat superficial in its treatment, but there is enough
to amuse the reader who is not over critical.

little narrative,' that brings some simple events before us,
and shows how the kindly action may be returned a hun-
dred-fold in the days of trouble. " The Rise of Roman
Imperialism" is an article of a superior style, that suggests
some ideas worthy of consideration concerning the inci-
dents of that eventful epoch. Wives and Daughters" in
this number is prolific of incidents, while the story rapidly
hastens on. Poor, good Mrs. Hamley passes out of the tale
for ever, and a new character, gay and sparkling, is intro-
duced. Cynthia returns from France, and instantly asserts
her influence, a very different ono from that of quiet little
Molly, or pretending Mrs. Gibson. Other things of a start-
ling character aro also introduced, and the narrative begins
to assume the position of a highly complicated domestic
history. -" University Life" is a capital sketch, that will
recall to the minds of many their residence at Alma
Mater, while to novices it furnishes an entertaining
record of the doings in such places —an epitome
of an under-graduate's career, while at college
Some of the anecdotes that are interpolated in this lively
sketch are most amusing, and agreeably break the mono-
tony of description. The writer enters fully into the
charm of these early days, and the regret with which from
the duller scenes of after years they are looked back upon :
" We doubt whether life affords many happier hours than
those college wines,' when five or six congenial com-
panions gather round the fire in a snug room, in all the
exuberance of youth and hope." " Winter Shooting" is a
paper suited to the consideration of a certain class of
readers, and gives good advice to the uninitiated in the
mysteries to which it refers. "Bohemia and Bohemianism"
is a very readable article, which pictures to us a particular
" set" who are themselves, their lives and actions, alike a
warning and an illustration. Some of the sketches intro-
duced are most admirably described, and one feels some-
thing akin to regret as one peruses the record of such lost
chances and thrown away talents, opportunities heedlessly
neglected, and positions of eminence despised for a place

that is neither allowed or accepted. Some of the anecdotes
that are given of their peculiarities are most entertaining,
and reveal a spirit and style worthy of a better cause. It
is said, in summing up the character of this class, that they
are of some service in their generation, and do more than
the common place of a demurer style, and more circum-
spect behaviour. " What is called Bohemianism in a word
gives a certain freshness and colour to life which is not
appreciated without inquiry ; its gas is in your fiction and
art, making them brisk and enlivening as your champagne ;
it breaks the inaction of industry, and checks the excesses
of cant ; and while the evil side of it brings its own punish-
ment, its good element works too in the world, and entitles
it at all events to a special notice in any account of the
varieties of modern life."

THE ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE.—" Only a Clod"
still occupies a prothinent position in these pages.
The story advances rapidly in this part. Francis
Tredethlyn marries Maude Hillary ; with but a
shadowy prospect of happiness, however, for Har-
court Lowther has appeared like an evil genius upon
the scene, and is busy making mischief between them.
Another trace is discovered of the missing Susan, who, it
seems, was really married before a registrar, though
whether under a false name or a true one remains to be
seen. Meanwhile Tredethlyn's fortune is melting, not-
withstanding his simple tastes, thanks to Lowther's
assistance and Mr. Hillary's difficulties. Whether the loss
of it will bring all parties to their senses remains to be
seen. An article on the " Transatlantic Press" enters
very fully into the peculiarities of American journalism,
drawing no very favourable or pleasant picture.
The clever papers are unscrupulous, the re-
spectable ones stupid. Such is the.substance of the opi-
nion delivered by one who seems to know them well. "As
the press becomes more unexceptionable in a moral point
of view, it also becomes more stupid. When it turns the
cold shoulder to exaggeration and turpitude, it is to worship
at the shrines of dulness and vacuity. As it becomes
noted for having a good character, it becomes equally cele-
brated for being a bore. There seems,to be no conception
of a just medium, no idea that anewspaper can be sprightly
without being licentious, or satirical without being per-
sonal." ing per-
sonal." This is not a very hopeful picture of the journalism
of a free people, but we must hope the great tragedy of the
time will produce some elevating effect upon it. "Touch-
ing Dead Plays" is a paper worth reading ; it treats of
dramas and dramatists, which, if not altogether forgotten,
are remembered by little more than the name. The varied
career of the Countess of Albany, wife of the last of the
House of Stuart, who bore a Royal title, is sketched with
interest, and Sir Lascelles Wraxall describes a visit to the
camp at Chalons in his usual lively style. We have the
first part of an entertaining story, called "My Uncle's
Honeymoon," whose plot is not too obscure, and a short
tale called "Tired of the Backwood." There are, besides,
some amusing gleanings from a parish register, and a fur-
ther instalment of Paul Feval's romance "Working in the
Dark."

THE ENGLISHMAN'S MAGAZINE. No. 2. Riving-
tons.—This new comer in the world of serials is of
a more solid character than most of its older but
gayer contemporaries. It commences with the first
part of an essay on " The Volcanos of Auvergne,"
in which we find an account of the period of the
freshwater lakes. The wonderful changes of -which this
district of Central France bears record are sufficiently in-
teresting to attract not only the attention of the man of
science and the geologists but of the general reader, and
this article is especially adapted for such perusal, since it is
written simply and naturally with an avoidance of mere
e
technicalities. In these days when "the testimony of the
rocks" is so eagerly sought by the unbeliever, it is w.sesh,
notice thit the revelation of these volcanicrocksecioungr An
to a great extent, the Scriptural account of
interestingthed
article on "Town Churches" gives somhein.
ches in the cities
parti-
culars of some of the most remarkabhieofc
of Europe. "At Ghent the
widteh ebyDninloi7llsl freieleeatlntolsnloehaiaagsst,a
an enormous parallelogramss of accommodating
with side chapels, and capable
sight of the high altar. At
1,500 worshippers,
cathedral has a nave 7p3pefere:
wbyithl6o
Gerona, in Spain,
em.2a,s3tocOfthwite.orslhi
Barcelona,
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choir,
capable
aisle,tarneoodff
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edaeei all in
atosd ot:h the east
churches
is
magnificent.
Sta.
ages,
Maria del Mar has a nave and aisle 90 feet
by 180 feet ; but the columns being not less than 45 feet
apart there is hardly any obstruction to the view, and the
effect is almost that of an aisleless church, nearly every
one of the 3,000 worshippers who could kneel to the west
of the choir being in full sight both of it and of the'altar."
Here are models full of instruction and inspiration for the
I paper “ o
modern architect,
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