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IFFORD; OR THE CONSTANT
MAN.-4 Vozs.

Colburn, London, 1841.
ttMr. Ward is one of those few novelists in
lose fictions we always find something better
ItTo mere amusement. He improves our under-
nding, as well as delights our imagination, by
his healthy, unexaggexated. views of real life, the
Zelated tone of his philosophy, and the truth
Q force of the moral reflections—which seem
111 to be the resnlk of a long and attentive study
Of
fro human nature, and not gathered second-hand
' books—which he scatters throughout his
rratives. It is no slight praise to say of Mr.
Bard, that he is the most rational novelist of the
'Y. Ile gives no undue prominence to mere
ziment, keeps uniformly within the limits of
Probable; and has ever an eye to inculcating
lit)erviceable moral lesSon. In his present tale,
'ls object—to quote his own words in the
Rilreface--has been to show " the impres-
i44lB made by men and manners on a
werY young and unsophisticated mind, just
hrting into life, beginning even from his boyish
ersi and this, the total inexperience of the
wo) and the very varied knowledge of those
aI may call his tutors, gave me, I thought,
g°°d opportunity to accomplish." This object
our author has satisfactorily fulfilled in his re-
f the personal experiences of his hero, De
cl"rd--a character conceived in a lofty spirit,
14t1d exhibi&ing, in the progress of its develop-
:Pt) a perfect acquaintance with the springs of,
84,74 motion to, action. The incidents of the
t'our7 are somewhat meagre, and—in opposition
is the author's opinion—we must confess that it
‘ t°o much encumberedwith prolixity, and
1) " sages that lead to nothing." .De Cliford, the
Principal male personage, forms in early life an at-
comen t to Bertha Haitings, which he cherishes,
Ven the chances are a thousand to one against
success, but is ultimately rewarded for his
°,llstancy by the hand and heart of the girl
tilo,se favour he had so long coveted. This is the
aln outline of the story, and threadbare
tilliNh it is; but there are several subordinate
i,aracters, who serve to vary and heighten its
)vit7QBt, by the skill and chastened vigour
Kl.iwhich they are delineated. The style is
abol,`,lcl throughout, but has enough animation
an enit to redeem it from insipidity. We quote
it fTertaining passage, which, if it have a fault,
ter,s.„"lat it is too elaborately worked up. Ma-
superat opus :
ut tri
which eren without this, there is something
.in a brook
a.iway cepss bold of the min.d, quietly indeed, and
attraction
impepibly, but with an increasing and lasting
whaction wh,ch scenes more tumultuous do not possess.
atever Your humour, a brook administers to it. It
It °Ns itself to every sense ; it soothes, it exhilarates ; it
,
it°4', it laughs ; it sighs, it sings ; it is silent, it babbles ;
't 'oiters, it rushes ; it is darksorre, it is brilliant; it
still, it leaps forward; it is all melancholy, all gay.
ter" main, it has a freshness which nothing else can con-
'"o art ia-,ita.e, or luxury reach : it gives coolness to
effectslg, and sweetness to the taste. But its moral
ho ire still more pleasing. It dispels gloom and lan-
-4 ; promotes benivolence and gratitude; sympathizes
att the io in spirit, and will not suffer the proud to
t1.,11.13 their orn. It has vivacity for the youn trait-
, lifitv for the old it )romotes a love for elegant
, .
t
and a taste fur elegant poetry ; above all, it is
por 44'10Wed and peaceful, that it will suffer no guilty
Loi!urneltuous thought to pollute its vicinage, but diffuses
,Ines,, innocence, and cheerful virtue over everytLing
lirolin,d. lie who possesses such a brook may almost
at the world. What a fortune was this retreat to
contemplative man—particularly a contemplative
tit,r• But its effect upon me, after a very short face
with it, was anything but what I intended—
‘l,, In the leisure it afforded to fortify me in my resolu-
to forget 13e,tha. For two days the early morning
lkltlaYs found me there, and I could scarce leave it in the
t eveninv; ; for every murmur of the water—every
tr,'er on its margin—and, above all, the sweet freshness
ert h Itsa banks, spoke, loukcd, and breithed of nothing but
".

Ilt, PULPIT RECOLLECTIONS.
the Rev. Sir W. DUNBAR, Bart. Smith, Elder, and
Co., London, 1841.
The spirit that breathes throughout this col-
-4011 of sermons cannot be too warmly ap-
rrov
itto ed, for it is one of unfeigned piety, simple
unassuming in its character, and inculcating
jrace on earth and good-will towards men."
rt,th e chaste eloquence of his style the author
tr"llds us at times of Dr. Blair ; and in his ser-
a entitled " Piety manifesting its Blessings in
to Age " we catch something of the impassioned
,"
of Chalmers, but without any of that profuse
1)-Play of trope and metaphor in which the
I)°„t,nr is so prone to indulge. Sir William
4loar makes no attempt at abstruse, metaphy-
reasoning. He does not bewilder his readers
\kiti Points of controversial or scholastic divinity,
tklnforces the great leading truths of Chris-
-I'o' in simple and perspicuous language. His
Bt:ine appeals to the heart as well as the under-
"ding ; and, utterly devoid, as it is, of anything
of e bigotry or sectarianism, is calculated to be
4, great service in these days of religious
,epticistn.
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EVA VON TROTH-2 Vats. •
Thomas, London, 1840.
The period to which the principal tale in these
441-Imes refers, is that of the Reformation, when
German States were distracted by civil and
C.lious broils, and the disputes between the
D4ttiolics, and those who held the doctrines of
ki„t,her, were raging with the greatest fierceness.
"Ke Henry of Brunswick, who was one of the
t °St determined enemies of the Reformed faith,
figures conspicuously in the story, and his bold,
tecqxlpromising character is vigorously con-
Ired, and consistently maintained. The tale
well translated by Miss Addison from the
4el'rnan of Blumenhagen. Of the minor stories
is the volumes, the utmost we can say of them
that they are neither above nor below com-
-04-place.

ASIATIC JOURNAL.
e most interesting article in the present
h,1111)er of this periodical, is one headed " Ram-
s in Ceylon," in which occur several lively
iePhic descriptions. The " Asiatic Intelli-
tice" is, as usual, very full and circumstantial.
ARdCTICAL RULES for the MANAGEMENT
°.,,f a LOCOMOTIVE EiV GINE, in the STA-
),VON,on the ROAD,'and in cases of ACCIDENT.
""I'i CHARLES BUTTON GREGORY, Civil Engineer. John
r eale
1,11 the present stage of railway travelling three
leading considerations ought to engage the at-
tti"tkon of the civil engineer. The first, of im-
%en, se importance, is to seriously deliberate upon
then arrangements as may be calculated to give
the greastest amount of security to the lives of
to
'se Passengers, and to endeavour to improve
412 arrangements as 'much as possible.
fore,o,llght not only to consider the means of af-
flng protection to the lives of the passengers
t uele event of an accident, but also the means
of t Obviating the unfortunate delays that have
to en been experienced in such cases. The third
refers
pis of a more general nature, and
hers principally to the more mechanical and
th.tely scientific advancement of his profession,
)y: Possibility of making improvements on the
14" Y as well as in the mechanism of the engines,
Ati°,l'e particularly as regards speed, consumption
srvm.ivvear. Mr. Gregory's book is devoted exclu-
, 4tr,ely to the two first and most momentous 0b-
,744,8) and his rules and directions, which bear
ti"nence of great judgment, are clearly and con-
IZly written, and they are given in the best
Mible form for the use of the working engine-
-141• At page 41 the author observes:—
6 "the most essential personal qualifications of an en-
pf:rnan are sobriety and steadiness, activity, presence
th Ind, and unceasing watchfulness ; and whenever these
rk,tonabined with an accurate knowledge of the construe-
Ili' of a locomotive engine, and the principles of its ma.
.tiliernent, they tend in no small degree towards rendering
%sways %hat they properly are, the safest as well as the
1t agreeable mode of travelling."
to ~ e,hope that the work may become a hand-
tl44c.) and be well digested by every engine-
% `ter on the various railways. Though small in
411ensions, the matter is exceedingly compre-
krilsive and valuable, and it does great credit to
Gregory's talents and assiduity.

tk„llE GREAT MATCH BETWEEN THE [NI-
44•11ties OF CAMBRIDGE AND OXFORD.—The great eight-
-1114 cutter-match between the students at the above
41,1.1'er:hies will take place, as ire have before stated, this
1144111 g, the start being fixed for six precisely. Both crews
:.been in daily and bard training, and a first-rate con-
e, It is expected will be the result. The odds have in-
ft,-jed to 6 to 4 in favour of Cambridge, and are taken
by the opposite party, who have been selected, we
'yaformed, under the eye of Coombes, the celebrated
k`etnian. The boats in which each I a-ty row corres-
W:td so nearly in colour and appearance, that on the
NZ!. at any distance it would be difficult to know them
and for the information of the thousands who in all
l41).1i „ ty will attend to witness this soul-stirring exhibi-
hi t-ti we beg to say that the light blue or almost white oar-
%mei will denote the Cambridge boat, dark blue the Ox-
e'l4,it fWe have already given the crews. Pat,nam qui
erat
LATE DUCIIESS-DOWAGER OF MARL-
vlit;ll,7". --The remains of the late Duchess Dowager of
a4rarough were on Monday last, deposited in the family
. bee: in the chapel st Blenheim Palace, to which they had
Th; F oved from her Grace's residence in London.
Afuneral was strictly private.
ELECTION.—The Dublin Mail of
)4.irlY evening publishes the formal resignation of Mr.
t;t
10th - o
PENIENT.—Hobart Town papers to the
• ter o°,„f November announce that Miss O'Connell, daugh-
the t, Major-General Sir Charles O'Connell, commanding
h., .rPt at New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land,
644: °Ped with her gallant fathei's Aid.de-carop, Lieut,
'tuts 61st Light Infantry.