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London, England, 1856-07-03 00:00:00

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Dublin University.—The two stories of " The
Darragh," and " The Fortunes of Glencore," are
continued. The former becomes more complicated ;
the evil genius of the tale is employed in some deep
designs. The plot is-more elaborate by the intro-
duction of two amusing; but not interesting cha-
racters, who are relations of the General, the mas-
ter of the Darragh. The latter narrative is as mys-
tical as ever. In the portion now before us we are
introduced to a Duke of Massa and his confiden-
tial minister, who are involved in all kinds of State

intrigues and domestic discords, so natural to an
Italian domain. The heroes of the story do not
appear on the scene at all, hut it is to be presumed
that the grandees referred to bear some relation to
their fortunes, which will be hereafter explained."
." Novels and Novelists" presents Daniel Do Foe
to the notice of the reader. It is observed that
few lives have been more active than was his. He
was not however appreciated, but since his death,
which occurred a hundred and twenty years ago,
he has been defended by several able and clever
men. It is said of " Robinson Crusoe," that there
is no necessity to sound its praises. What school-
boy is not familiar with it, and how many in the
decline of life -have over its pages grown young
again. Charles Lamb assorted that this romance
excited the-greatest influence on the juvenile mind
of England, and also its power was extended to the
other nations of Christendom. It is added that

"out of Chriatendom might have been include,
• for it has been translated into Arabic, and read
aloud by the wandering tribes in the cool hours of
evening." It is interesting to peruse this glimpse
of the great man's life, which brings forcibly before.
the mind circumstances and details necessarily out
-of the leach of the general reader. • "The Plants of
the Superstitions" is a curious pap3r, which con-
tains elaborate information regarding the subject
under consideration. Those who are pleased with
floral.emblems will here meet with a study after
their own hearts. It is mentioned that "in the
early ages men were more impressed with the pro-
ductions of the earth in her vegetable than her
min-ral kingdom." They were more addicted to
be botanists, florists, and herbalista than geologists
and mineralogists. Besides the descriptions of
the herbs, plants, &c., there are verses interspersed
here and there analogous to the context of the ac-
counts, which impart a variety to the style. An
aricle is written on the work lately completed of
"Memoirs of the Court of George the Third," &c.
After some notice of this admirable production, it
is said " that we may look back with peculiar pride
oh this splendid passage in English history, as to an
epoch that filled all the theatres of political life
with the greatest intelligence that the . world has
seen." It is also declared that to whichever side
we look for geniui and originality, Ireland has
the largest share of the intellectual glory of that
age. "'Wellington was hers, Sheridan was hers,
Burke 'was hers, Canning, and Grattan, and Moore,
with many another illustrious name." Some re-
marks are made on the subject of " Mr. Crampton
and the American Question," in which blame is
attached to the, Government of Lord Palmerston
for their conduct in the transaction. An interest-
ing article is the last one met with on the subject
of " Lord Brougham's Contributions to the Edin-
burgh Review,"in which several interesting extracts
appear on important characters, that serve to illus-
trate' and enforce the arguments referred to. It is
noticed that few of the many aspirants to renown
attain their object, and of these some are too
weary of ill luck' to enjoy the Elysian plains once
so desiderated, but that no one is a more' happy
contrast to the sad list mentioned than the subject
of these reflections., "For. a type of the ambitious
man, combining all the qualities most essential to
success, we would fix upon Harry Broughani."

Cotburn's New Monthly.—Cyrus Redding con-
tributes, as usual, a political article to the opening
of this magazine. It is not difficult to conjecture
that the subject of it is in some way connected
With our transatlantic difficulties. It is entitled
"The American Presidential Morality," and' takes
the common view of the case, that the American
Government have'acted with ifidiscfesPimi And ill-
humonr.• A SttitfiS- cantnehce4. by
_the writer,
, who signs himself The Authoi of the Unhicky
Wish, seeiningli having
~a4optecl , this singular
unPIPIOI4 tale; It, promises
.a full share of
the Melodramatic interest, usually. found. in, his
tales. ..gumber 111 of Sir Nathaniel's Scissors and
Paste Work" is devoted to the second notice of
Meriyale's " Romans under the Empim" The
above curious appellation is not so inappropriate as
it appears,•seeing • that the:. uthor -chiefly confines
himself 'td extracts and' abridgrtients 'of the biogra-,
phtical-.sketches contained is the-histoiy. .tho
who have not the opportunity of perusing
th4e'valtinies May obtain a gOod idea of their
'style',', is well as some agreeable reading from these
papers. " The History of the .Newspaper PreFs,"
by Alexander Apdrews,
.progresses satisfactorily,
though it, will; Of course, increase in interest as it
advances. The following veracious -piece 'of intel-
..

ligence is extracted from the " MerCurius Denier
exitus," of November 1241653 A perfect
finer-
maid,was,: by the last great winde, driven ashore
mere Greenwich,. with'her combo in One hand and
her lookinge-glasse in the ' other. • She seemed to
be of the counteatnee of a 'most faire and bOauti-
fatvntnaii;Withler armes crossed, weeping out
many pearly drops of salt teats ;' and afterwards,
she gently turniLge herself againe swamme away
without being seen anymore.' .drs. Bushby
cc n-
tributes a story, translated from the Danish, which
has appeared somewhere before, and, though curi-
ous enough, it is not sufficiently pleasing to merit
perusing a second time. Floreutia continues her
" Narrative of Pilgrimages to the French Palaces,"
and interpolates some "extracts from the ..,thernoirs
of Gabrielle d'Estrees in her account of St. Ger-
main. " The Village Priest "is the title of a
story that has not much to recommend it. Those