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amounting to 7,000 separate volumes, have been printed amusing extracts, and pointed and sensible corn
since the publication of ‘• Waverley." mentary on the various authors discussed. A sketch
The chief objects of the writer's critical discussion of " Morocco and Northern Africa ". is extremely
are Richardson, Miss Austen, and Scott, though, well written, giving their history from the Roman
in his preliminary observations, he necessarily times to the present, which, under the present
treats of many others. In speaking of Fielding, he political aspect, is highly interesting and enlighten-
remarks that the fact, that he was seven years ing. We may pronounce the average contents of
writing " Tom Jones" should never be forgotten by this number to be of superior character, and we
" the many who are now ambitious of adding their shall conclude our notice with the following apt
contingent of three volumes to the army of one paragraph from a pleasant gossipping page or two
hundred novels which, it appears, is annually in- on the " Subject of Clothes," by the author of
vading us." Leaving this paper we come to a " John Halifax" :
continuation of Mr. Cairne's careful "Essay to- "A woman should always remember that her clothes
wards a solution of the Gold Question," to which should be in expense and quantity proportioned to her own
we direct the attention of those who are interested circumstances, and not those of her neighbour. The
in the thoughtful discussion of currency questions. mingling of classes is good--that. is, the frequent associa-
" The Shakespearian Discovery" is the title of awho isny
sympathies,
ifclear nmi,
oral
andu. the
purpose,
,saainnde
tion of fhthhoi sneal;iekres persons
tastes,
paper on the reported fact of the manuscript notes mental calibre,— however various be 'their degreespP of an-
in Mr. Collier's edition of the great dramitist being nual income, worldly station, profession, trade, or unem-
modern fabrications, in imitation of an ancient hand. ployed leisure. Provided always that the one meeting-
It is proposed to continue the consideration of the
point, which
themselves
e llikewisnedcannotalionntehebier theet fair
Ipoiniw point of rivalry,l
il
question on a further occasion, when a forthcoming
who have but £2OO a-year' dress like my frienda. Mrs Jones,
pamphlet pamphlet is expected to throw light on the subject. who has £2,000 ?—but is that any reason why I, who am,
" Ilohnhy house" advances ..with interest, and pro- I hope, as true a gentlewoman as she is, should eschew her
bably approaches its conclUsion. The opening very pleasant society, or, out of more cowardice, ruin my-
chaptersLel: 't.tbTatmalimaisckity her in. the matter. ofa_ clothes?—Nothing
es ?--Nothing
of another tale, entitled "Wheat and
ra-titnecnrl
peatisningftoh dress,b
inh at Is
tnyoleticeeq,uoafi
'fares," are full of promise. The second paper on
each class dressing,eovie•
to the class above it—the maid imitating er mistress, the
the " Memoirs of Shelley," promised to the reader
some months since, has been called forth by the pub- young shop-girl the woman of fortune, and so on. Even
lication of the recent volume of "Shelley Memo- mothers of families one sees continually falling into this
rials," edited by Lady Shelley. Some interesting
i, error,it
have
ed
hwearingchc gowns,to
family shawls,. &,e.,, that must of neces-
sity
of the incidents of the poet's life are given, deaYr ladies, will you not seethmactoamgeofoodr manydaily
which, which, considering the many injurious misrepre- on your table is far more conducive to the health and hap-
sentations which have been made respeCting him, piness of those sitting round it, than the handsomest silk
it is well the public should be made acquainted gown placed at the head of it? that a good, well paid
with, but there is little new in the way of reflec- domestic servant (and you cannot expect a good one unless
well-paid) is of more worth
.to you and yours, in absolute
tion or criticism. Mr. Peacock, the author of the comfort, than the very grandest of milliners or dreas-
article in question, is well qualified for his task by makers ~,
his intimate acquaintance with the poet. " Two
Life Stories" is the title of some very graceful and
pleasing verses, where refined and poetic thoughts
are prettily expressed. We could have wished that
the conclusion had been a little more clearly
put, but the general character of the
poem is superior to the general style of magazine
verses: A pleasant paper, on the " Literary Suburbb
of the Eighteenth Century," treats of the notabili-
ties of Twickenham, and will probably be con-
tinued. There are also papers on Prince Metter-
nich, and the Suez Canal Project.

Bentley's Miscellany.
A preliminary glimpse at the state of affairs,
public, literary, and theatrical, precedes the general
contents of this number. The editor continues his
new romance of the stirring times of the Round-
heads and Cavaliers with the diversity of charac-
ter and vivid descriptive power belonging of right
to the pen of Harrison Ainsworth. The latest con-
tribution of Alexandre Dumas the younger to
dramatic literature is discussed and described in a
paper bearing the title of the play, " Un Pere Pro-
digue." Certainly there is some truth in the critic's
opinion that the fashion of adapting from the
French must soon be discontinued, since although
the piece in question has achieved a brilliant success
on the Parisian boards, we flatter ourselves that
no possible adaptation of it would be tolerated on
the English stage. Dudley Costello furnishes
a ghost story for the new year, under the sugges-
tive title of" The Haunted HoiNe near Hampstead."
It will delight the lovers of the marvellous and
horrible by its dismal midnight adventures, while
readers of more rational tastes will be satisfied by
the curious solution of the mystery. Monks-
hood's "Mingle-Mangle" analyses the character of
Caliban, and gives some interesting extracts from
foreign critics. An amusing paper, " A German
in London," shows us the opinion which a son of
the Vaterland formed of ourselves and our country.
There are two poetical contributions, neither of
which rise above mediocrity.

The New 3lonthly Magazine.

A lengthened paper paper on " Morocco " is the
first that meets the reader of Co/burn. It contains
a good deal of varied information, and at this epoch
is not without interest. The indefatigable author
of " Ashley " commences another tale, in which the
interest promises to be of a truly sentimental cha-
racter. Two heroines are introduced to us—the
Lady Isabel and Barbara Hare. The former of these
fair ladies is by far the most attractive. Nicholas
Michell contributes some verses on 1860, which are
scarcely equal to the general character of his poems.
There are also some pretty poetic conceits of the
author of " Stereoscopic Glimpses," entitled " Wild
Sown Flowers." The " Notes on Note Worthies "
devote their twenty-fifth number to Lord North, one
of the most amiable of men, as well as one of the most
unfortunate of statesmen. Many instances of his
habitual pleasantry and good humour remain on
record. " Thus, when a vehement declaimer, call-
ing aloud for his head, turned round and perceived
his victim unconsciously indulging in a soft slum-
ber, becoming still more exasperated, denounced
the minister as capable of sleeping while he ruined
his country; ,the latter only complained how cruel
it was to be denied a solace which other criminals
so often enjoy, of having a night's rest before their
fate. So again, when Mr. Martin proposed, Hot-
spur like, to have a starling placed near the chair,
and 'taught to repeat the cry of Infamous Coali-
tion,' Lord North suggested that this importation
would be quite superfluous, while a Martin was in
the house doing the proposed starling's work."
After the unexpected resignation of the Premiership
in 1782, the house immediately broke up and the
members thronged the doorway waiting for their dis-
missed vehicles. It was a bitter snow-storm, and as
Lord North passed through the crowd of his enemies,
he said pleasantly, I have my carriage. You see,
gentlemen. the advantage of being in the secret.' "
" The Night before the Duel" is a tale of the South
American War of Independence, and relates the
warning visit of a man unjustly executed, to the
false friend who had been the means of his death.
A paper on " Mediaeval Demonology" will attract
the lover of ancient and curious lore. Central
America and the West Indies is the title of a paper
founded on recent works of travel, foremost among
them being M. Julius Frochel's thoughtful and
laborious account of his Seven Years Travel in Cen-
tral America and the Far West of the United States,
and Mr. Anthony Trollope's vivid and popular ,
nar-
rative of his trip to the West Indies and the
Spanish Main. Among the remaining contents are
papers on the Mysteries of the Desert, and the
State of the Channel Fleet.

A TRAGEDY OF ERRORS.

It is difficult to assign any reason for triteact of
insubordination on the part of the gallant admiral,
inasmuch as he had especially declared to Admiral
Pelham, in his letter of December 7, that " having,
during a rather long public life, uniformly disre•
garded the newspaper attacks to which he had been
frequently exposed, he was perfectly content to
wait until public opinion as to his conduct in the
affair of the Princess Royal righted itself, by the
discovery that a mutiny in the fleet at some critical
moment was a very awkward occurrence."
" My lords " had severely reprimanded Captain
Baillie in private for his share in the matter. By
this unauthorised disclosure Admiral Bowles has
inconsistently taken upon himself to convert their
lordships' private reprimand into a public one.
If " my lords " are disposed to adopt the gallant
admiral's advice, that the severest measures should
be taken to crush a rising spirit of insubordination
which he discerns in the British navy, it is to be
hoped that they will not begin by dealing more
leniently with that crime when it is deliberately
committed by an experienced port admiral than
when they detect it in a ship's crew of excited and
disappointed seamen, eager to see their families and
friends after a four years' absence.

CoMuria' s United service Magazine.
We always expect to meet with a number of well
written and able articles in this journal, and we
are seldom disappointed. The present number suc-
cessfully maintains its high reputation, and offers
much for the consideration of those in naval and
military power. The first paper, containing a retro-
spective view of the navy during the past year, is
particularly clear and sensible in its points and
observations ; and " A Few Words on Military
Education and the Staff College," is well worthy of
perusal, as it presents many wholesome sugges-
tions and home truths much needed by those con-
nected with such important national establishments.
An article on Morocco and the Moorish War"
will be read with interest at this epoch, and we
give the following extract touching the existent
population of the country, which is of singularly
various origin
"The Libians and Getulians spoken of by early Greek and
Roman authors as the aboriginal natives of North Africa,
were conquered, says Sallust, at an epoch unknown, by
hordes of Medes and Persians. The Persians, allying them-
selves with the inhabitants of the coast, formed tribes, called
Numados or Numidians, whilst the Medea, connecting them-
:wives with the Libians, gave existence to the race of Moors,
the term Me'les being changed into that of Moors. The
other natives, mostly Getulians, refusing to mix or to hold
intercourse with the immigrants, have to this day remained
wild, and all but free from all law. They were called, there-
fore, as they yet are, Berber, 1 barbarians, wheuoo Is de-
rived the name of Barbary States. Procopius mentions also
another invasion of Africa, by the Canaanites expelled from
Palestine by the victorious armies of Joshua, and says that
in his time there wasa column standing at Togisis (perhaps
Tangier) with the inscription, We are those who fled from
the robber Joshua, the son of Nun.' .Che story of the
Phconieian or Carthagenian invaders of this country, and
of their Roman conquerors. is well known. Towards the
middle of the seventh century, it fell, by another conquest,
into the possession of the Arabs, who also subdued a great
part of Spain, where, as they came from Mauritania, they
got the name of Moors. On their expulsion from Europe
they returned to Barbary, and built most of the maritime
cities, especially Algiers:; being ill-received by their country-
men in the interior, they took to the sea, became the terror
of all sea-faring nations, and for many centuries levied a
tribute on the proudest states, for the protection of their
flag. These Arabs, improperly called Moors, are the domi-
nant race again in Morocco. All the races which have existed
there from the I,4rinning are still distinct, though they are
so much intermixed in their ordinary occupations and man-
ners that it is difficult for a stranger to distinguish them."

The Constitutional Press.
" Hopes and Fears," the story by the author of
" The Heir of Redcliffe," is continued; it progresses
satisfactorily, and will, no doubt, prove as great a
favourite as its predecessors. There is considerable
skill in the relation of the love affairs of Robert and
Lucilla. Robert, with his good sense and grave
staid demeanour, was completely outwitted by the
saucy damsel, who seemed determined, under the
guise of amusement, to outrage the claims of rela-
tionship and to insult the honest affection that was
offered to her. Phoebe Fulmort is a charming
character that improves upon acquaintance. There
is something very pleasing about her, and she alone
renders the story attractive. This authoress espe-
cially shines in her first-rate delineations of home-
life, it is indeed impossible to expect that the events
of every-day existence could be better brought
before us. The other contents of this magazine
are not so pleasing as they were in the last
month's number. The " Romances of Balzac,"
form the subject of a brief sketch that is entertain-
ing, it will be found to convey a fair idea of the
great writer's general character and peculiar class
of works. " The Congress" refers to the state of
affairs abroad, and censures the Government for
sending representatives to the Congress. It is said
that, in the present position of things, England
can do no good at the conferences in Paris. Lord
Cowley, it is said, may be an able man, but
he is " nothing but a toy to the diploma-
tists of Continental Europe—a mere child, ask-
ing questions, and being soothed in the hands
of men who have studied deeply the doctrines of
Machiavelli, and gathered inspiration from the
Metternichs and Talleyrands of a past generation."
" The Supper of the Tories" contain, among other
amusing tirades on the follies of the day, a satirical.
allusion to the four Liverpool merchants, whose
political feat is certain to afford scope for humourists
of all classes for many a day to come. There is e
long paper on the " Reform Question" at the
end of this magazine, which in itself is rather out
of place in the pages of a periodical like the pre-
sent, and which cannot lay claim to being the re-
presentative of the views of the party, since it has
been authoritatively announced that it is not sanc-
tioned by the leaders of the Conservatives. In it-
self the suggestions it makes are in some cases fair
enough, and the whole bears evidence of consider- .
able research, but the essay would have appeared
to greater advantage in the form of a pamphlet.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,—lt would seem from an announcement in the
Naval Intelligence of this day that Admiral Bowles
has, in direct contravention of the rules of the sem•
vice, published in the newspapers, without the
knowledge or sanction of the Admiralty, a series of
confidential letters• and official documents, which
" my lords" had not purposed to impart to the public.

It is curious tOoli;erve how completely everybody
connected with the affair of the Princess Royal has
contrived to place himself in the wrong.
That the seamen were in the wrong in being
guilty of mutinous conduct everybody is agreed.
That the court-martial was in the wrong in award-
ing them an excessive punishment the subsequent
clemency of the Crown indicates. That Captain
Baillie and Commander Josling were more or less in
the wrong the reprimands which they received from
the Admiralty show. That "my lords" were, and •
still
are, in the wrong in treating the crews of ships
paying off " injudiciously and unjustly," Admiral.
Bowles's letter of November 20 argumentatively
demonstrates. That Admiral Pelham was in the
wrong in writing a private letter of approbation to
Admiral Bowles, his own good sense must by this
time have told him. That Admiral Bowles was in
the wrong in forwarding to the Morning Post his
confidential official correspondence with the Admi-
ralty for publication, nobody will feel disposed to
deny ; and that the public press were, and more
especially the Times, in the wrong for presuming
to comment upon the mismanagement which caused
the outbreak, for denouncing the excessive punish-
ment awarded to the seamen, and for urging the
propriety of its mitigation, few Admirals of any
standing will be inclined to dispute.—l am, sir,
your obedient servant, IL
Jan. 3.

ARREST OF TWO SUPPOSED AIU.R-
D_ERERS.
It will be in the recollection of our readers (says
the Dublin Express) that a man named Thomas
Geraghty was murdered in the neighbourhood of
Castlepollard, on the fair night of that town, Oct.
10th last. From that to the present time, ornt
least a few nights since, the four suspected perpe-
trators of that brutal murder—namely, Thomas
and Patrick Gerety, James Fagun, and Hugh
Kennedy—succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the
constabulary, although no exertion was spared in
order to discover their whereabouts. However, in
the course of the past week information was re-
ceived of the four having proceeded to North
Wales, and immediately two of the most active of
the Westmeath constabulary, and who• personally
knew the parties—namely, Constable Morton and
sub-constable Tracey—were sent in search of them.
Having reached a remote part of North Wales, they
there found that the objects of their pursuit had
left, but from information obtained they traced the
fugitives to the town of Conway. There again they
found themselves at fault, but once on the track,
they were resolved not to give up the chase ; and
having ascertained some further particulars, they
steered their course for Stockport—and here at
length their labours were partially rewarded by the
capture, on the night of Dec. 26, of J. Fagan. Some
judicious hints received here induced the constable
and his sub to make for Oldhara, where they again
were partially successful, and laid fast hold of Thos.
Gerety, another of the party. Encouraged by their
success they proceeded to a place in the neighbour-
hood of Manchester, where they had some reason to
suspect the other two of the party, P. Gerety and
H. Kennedy, were lurking ; but by some mischance
the game escaped. Kennedy having gone out, it
was said, on a spree, but, much more likely, having
got a hint of the hot pursuit after him, made his
escape. Of Gerety no direct tidings were obtainable.
On the evening of the 29th the constable and sub-
constable arrived in Mullingar with their unwilling
companions, who were committed to the county
prison by J. L. Cronin, Esq., R.M., to take their
trial at the ensuing assizes of Westmeath for the
murder of Thos. Geraghty, on Oct. 10,1839. Strong
hopes are entertained that Gerety and -Kennedy will
also be made amenable in time for trial, with their
associates in crime, at the spring assiz,s,