The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-03 00:00:00

The Sportsman. New Series. July, 1838.

The lovers of the manly sports of Old England will
find this periodical an interesting addition to their
libraries. In this number we have two splendid en-
gravings—one a portrait of "Amato," the winner of
the Derby this season ; the other a portrait of "Shot,"
a: celebrated setter. The description of the latter
plate contains some very curious anecdotes. "An
Angler's Experience—The Trout, and how to catch
him," is an excellent piscatorial article. The remain-
ing papers are "The Manchester Meeting"—" Life
on the Banks of the Dee and the Mersey"—" Sporting
Biography"—" The Calcutta Hunt"—" The York
rin
Spg Meetino."—" Aquatics"—" Cricketting," &c.
&c. ; all of which reflect the highest credit on the
conductor of this spirited magazine.'

The Farmer's Magazine, and Monthly Journal .of
Proceedings affecting the Agricultural Interest:
: July 1838.
The mass of
_,truly useful knowledge which is con-
tamed in thiivaluable periodical is astonishing, espe-
cially considering the very reasonable price at which
.it is published. The following may be enumerated
as among the most important articles in the present
number :- -" On:the- best Breeds of Sheep, Wool, &c."
On Agriculturalchemistry"—" On Improvement
irr Agriculture"—".on the -Planting and Storing of
Potatoes"--" On Railways and Agriculture"—" On
the Means of increasing the Fertility of Land"—"The
florie•:-Fasttirine—"Vomitina in an Ox"—"Bank--
ing Laws," &e. ate. This number is illustrated by an:
excellent engraving of Three Southdown Wethers,"
ancla "Plan designed for a Farm of 300 acres,",

The New Monthly
_Belle Assmblee. New Series.
July, 1838.
In this number the proprietors of the Belle Assem-
bl‘v have presented us with an exquisite portrait of
the august mother of her Majesty. It is said to be a
very good likeness. We are glad to see that this
periOAical is characterised. throughout by a high tone
of-morality. It .may be placed in the hands of the
young and virtuous female without exciting a blush,
which is
.more than can be said of some publications
designed for theperusal of the fair sex. The literary
articles, in this number possess considerable merit,
especially the memoir of the. Duchess of Kent—" The
Revolt of the Gladiators"--" Recollections of my
Boyhood"—" Fortune-telling"—" Leaves from my
Life"—" Mary Morris"—" Paris in July, 1830"
" The Flower Girl"—and " The Tempter."

Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. July, 1838.
Tait's is always welcome, however ultra-radical in
its opinions. We have always plenty of solid food
for the mind within the limits of this periodical, after
rejecting all the trash. The " Sayings and Doings of
M. de Talleyrand Perigord" is an extremely well-
written article. " Abel O'Hara's Own Trip to Don-
TlYbrook" is exquisitely rich in its humour. "Minis-
terial Patronacre in Scotland" is a bitter political arti-
cle, in which the writer endeavours to account for the
ascendancy of conservatism in the Scottish counties.
"The WindinE,,-up of the East India Company's
Commercial Affairs" is another paper of a very strong
WV political nature, containing much truth intermixed
titth
k.. fk, a much larger share of prejudice and misrepre-
.-
..
-7.4,:" se ation. " Montrose . and the Covenanters" con-
tainsianother potent dose of politics, or rather of reli-
gious',bigotry. " The Pastor's Deathbed" is a very
pathetic narrative, pervaded by a good deal of Ger-
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