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The Days of Battle. London : H. G. Bohn.
An Englishwoman, resident at Brussels in 1815,
and who is known in the field of authorship as the
writer of "Rome in the Nineteenth Century " has,
in this cheap little work, furnished a simple and
faithful account of Quatre Bras and Waterloo, as
she saw them herself, and as she wrote whilst the
impression of those eventful scenes was yet fresh
upon the mind. Many more brilliant writers have
employed their talent in describing the battle and
the field of Waterloo, and with them this English-
woman may not cope in picturesque delineation,
eloquence, or profundity ; but she has one great
advantage over them all, in that she writes from
experience, while they write from report ; they de-
scribed the past, she describes the present. It
appears to us somewhat singular that the now vene-
rable author should call herself "An English-
woman," while the work bears internal evidence
that she is a native of Scotland, and moreover
attached warmly to the land of her birth.

" GOODNESS ME I" cried a nice old lady, the other
day, " if the world does come to an end next year, what
shall I do for snuff."
NOBODY likes to be nobody; but everybody is pleased
to think himself somebody. And everybody is somebody;
but when anybody thinks himself to be somebody, be
generally thinks everybody else to be nobody.
A NORTHERN DARKEY says "dey isn't gwine to
cotch him away down south, for dey make poor nigga
work 25 hours ebery day !" " How, when there are only
24 in a day ?" " Why, dey makes him get up in de
mornin' an hour before day, and dat makes 25."
ABSOLUTION IN THE GREEK CHURCH.—The priests
of the Greek Church read a long list of crimes to the
penitent, who nods his head at every item of which he
has been guilty, and the priest puts a mark of his thum-
nail against it accordingly. At the conclusion the whole
is summed up, and a receipt in full elven for the total by
absolution. In some places people abonner themselves for
some one favourite vice for six or eight months to come.
ANECDOTES FROM Tom MOORE'S DIARY.—Denon
told an anecdote of a man, who having been asked
repeatedly to dinner by a person whom he knew to be but
a shabby Amphitryon, went at last, and found the dinner
so meagre and bad, that be did not get a bit to eat.
When the dishes were removing, the host said. " Well,
now the ice is broken, I suppose you will ask me to dine
with you some day." " Most willingly." " Name your
day, then." " Aujourd'hui, par exemple," answered
the dinnerless guest. Lord Holland told of a man
kble for absene who, dining once at the same
The Dublin University Magazine. Dublin : James sortremar ofa shabby repast,c iancied himself in his own house,
M`Glashan, and began to apologise for the wretchedness of the dinner.
The present number opens appropriately enough Luttrel told of a good phrase of an attorney's in speaking
of a reconciliation that had taken place between two
with a triumvirate of " May Melodies," by Denis
persons whom he wished to set by the ears sorry
Florence M`Carthy, whose name is sure to be linked to tell you, sir, that a compromise has broken out between
in the future with the songs of his native land. An the parties." August 23rd. A good thing was told about
epistolary account of a pilgrimage to the Donegal Sir E. Nagle's coming to George IV., when the news of
Highlands is one of the best efforts of the kind we Buonaparte's death had just arrived, and saying, ".I have
ever read : rich, sparkling, attractive, yet tempered ethoeempyleiasszeed to, t,e,ll.Noyo,uirs that yoursai btiettle,ireegst
with the hue of genuine piety. Stirling's admirable Put this into verse afterwards. Went and eat an ice at
book on the Cloister-Life of Charles V. forms the Tortoni's in the evening.
groundwork of a very instructive and learned paper, LOVE OF LAW PLEAS IN DONEGAL.—My friend told
and is pronounced the best and pleasantest book the us of the love the people had for litigation, and how the
writer has seen for many a day. Michael Kohlhas,
quarterly advent of the assistant-barrister was looked for
11 German robber of the sixteenth century—one of NtviLthprinocnegsisnegd epaapretcytateial aesxwp
eenl l
tibnyg
at hgeood processtou gti)lr
aarsg by
y.
the most upright yet rebellious characters of his mentation at what they called the " la' " (law). His own
time—is the subject of a biography, which steward, Jeaky M`Quirk, having lately buried his wife,
reads like a fiction. " Rhymes from the was, in the idiom of the country, " a wuddow," or a
Edda," done into English by a competent "wuddow man" (my readers may smile at this strange
hand ; some gossip anent the Devereux Earls of
oau t r a go et
into on
a
paltry genderi ands
pgurtaa onmemaere,rnbiunt so it
is). Jeaky
Essex;
dear
Jasper ; the continuation of the running novel, "Sir ial
eceaseds assets with her brother, whog some of the
dd got
m he "processed
Jasper Carew, Knt. ;" a resume of the last pub- to the la'," spending twice the value of the disputed
lished volume of Thomas Moore's diary, which articles, and that twice over, in loss of time, and loss of
does not give Lord John Russell the castigation he temper, and loss of work, and in hard cash, and getting
merits for his bad editorship ; a variety of mister-
m soundly beaten at last by the judgment of the court ;
however,
sa ; Tfaeaetkiyon communicated to
3ahs isbe master eri with
ae
laneous poems by different authors of the day; awgrin'of
and an article on "Tolerance and Intolerance " la'-shoot, sir. Iti ped ten shillings to get wee Sam Sproule
complete the number. The last-mentioned con- out o' Ramelton—the 'torney ; and my oh ! but wee Sam
tribution is characterised by great breadth gave it them in the talk for better nor sax hours. Ech,
of thought, and is fraught with many an but he bates a' at the la' ; and so, air, though I lost
,the
as s
Maoyrel : Tangled. '
instructive lesson, gleaned from the humilia- DuoctlinitehileTnsartAlogtahzhaiion;
ting history of the human family on earth -e,
CUSTOMS AND MODERN INVENTIONS.,—Many
as well as the actualities of life around us. OLD
contrivances, which are so familiar and universal that
---- t people are apt to suppose they must have existed always,
The Sabbath Considered : In its Origin, Nature, are really of very recent origin. Many customs, also,
the mention of which now excites smiles and wonder-
and Obligations, Liverpool : Edward Howell.
ment, have only of late become obsolete—so rapidly has
The present position of the Sydenham Crystal the aspect of the modern world changed. In the reign of
Palace is one of peculiar moment to the British James I. men and women wore looking-glasses publicly;
Christian. The proposal to open it on Sunday to the men as brooches or ornaments in their hats ; and the
the flood of London ramblers is warmly supported
(wl
iokme etrileatl
at iei
e sr
ogirdles, or
yo)n their bosoms, ort. r sometimesaas
by a large section of the people and the press, and
which were dh
then made ofa feathers inserted into silver or
to those who cherish the due observance of the ivory tubes. At feasts every guest brought his own knife,
Lord's day, the wild outburst of the Sunday pro- and a whetstone was placed behind the door, upon which
faners is a source of unaffected concern. They are he sharpened his knife as he entered. In 1564, a Dutch-
fearful of a legislative infringement of the sanctity man, named 'William Boonen, brought the first coach
of that holy day, the setting apart of which was lannto d
Lnrsgelasnd; into aand,a ziettni sells at i. d , Aho ern sei gs ha
itdol't iwt
apsu
et
rboobt-hs rhne al rl 1
the crowning act of the world's creation. The brought from China; and some imagined it to be one of
threat of that leading London journalist, to whom the Pagan temples, in which the cannibals adored the
we owe the present position of the affair, that the devil. The business of cap-making was ruined in 1591
ca
.mien into
Lord's day in England shall no longer be protected
vboygtuhee c o glmmonont hrnega
moronsn o fa
rhea tosf ,
rat h
i treinventionhi eby statute, seems almost likely to be realised, and reign of Queen Elizabeth and James I. large stones, in-
thousands confidently anticipate that ere another scribed with texts of Scriptures, were used for that pur-
aummer has dawned, the Sunday at Sydenhatn will pose. A Mrs. Isabel Danton, of Leeds, is said to have
be a day dedicated to the delectation of gay metro-
first invented hats and baskets made of straw. In 1634
politan throngs, bent upon pleasure and indulgence, twodon, rich women desired to marry the Earl of Hunting-
In these circumstances, the Rev. Verner M. Whitefor the sake of the title. One of them offered to lay
, down £20,000 on the day of her marriage. The other
the accomplished pastor of Islington Presbyterian offered £5OO a-year during his life, and £6,000 in cash,
Church, in this town, has thought it incum- he to go with her to the church and marry her; imme-
diately after the ceremony, they were to take leave at the
bent upon him to deliver two discourses on the
nature of the Lord's day; and the substance of rcehnughn,door, and never to s;oelloewaeihn other again. lln Cla-
a paperswomaaimposed
doir4-
those two discourses is now presented, at the es e- Thamess, isspeaking against taxation imn
cial request of the congregation, in the shape of a parliament, was ordered by the committee to have her
compact little treatise, the appearance of which at tongue fastened by a nail to the body of a tree by the way-
the present moment is especially appropriate. We side, on a market-day, which was accordingly done, and
her
paper in great letters, setting forth the heinousness of
have seldom perused a small book on a great sub-
ject which so thoroughly achieved the design of its geesrtcareimote, fixed to her back. These curious. items sug-
her observation. When a philanthropic person
author as the present. The divine institution of has been distressed by comparing the world as it is with
the Sabbath, indubitably proved from the pages of the world as it ought to be, he may find quick relief by
Holy Writ; the true nature of the Sabbath, and comparing the world as it is with the world as it was.
the Scriptural method of its observance; the in- THE MORNING OF WATERLOO.—A second express
had arrived from Blucher, bringing intelligence that
trinsic connexion existing between its proper ob-
thee French were in much more formidable forceeo than
servance and man's temporal and eternal weal ; g that the
and a consideration of the objections urged by the rious ; they hideddt. Charleroi, and wdarsivene bamclec the
Crystal Palace party, indicate the themes of the Prussians. It was, therefore, necessary for the British to
several chapters into which the work is divided. march immediately to support them. The Duke had
The arguments are admirably digested, following received the despatches containing this important news
in the bail-room. We were afterwarwds told,. that upon
up each other with conciseness, rapidity, and force ;
,ma minutes
completelytea to b
and, whether as a pithy reminder to the professing perusing
ntly ahmsorteed Iseemed
profound for a f
Christian—telling him how to observe the Lord's abstracted from every surrounding object ; and that he
day, and arming him with arguments in its de- was even heard to utter indistinctly a few words to him-
fence—or whether as a voice of warning to the anti- self. After a pause, he folded up the despatches, called
observing, we consider Mr. White's pamphlet of
withe the
fhis staff officers to him, gave the necessary orders
great value.
utmost coolness and promptitude; and having
directed the army to be put in motion immediately, he
SERIALS FOR MAY.— Hogg's Instructor (G. himself stayed at the ball till past two in the morning.
Philip and Son, Liverpool) is enriched with a steel The cavalry officers, whose regiments, for the most part,
quarteredanweseeven t entyi nmi villages
s o atibeowu tfrothine
the frontier,l.t ten, fifteen,
Inftedei ns ,
engraving of Henry Hallam, the profound historian
and critic. The most prominent articles are those may, in search of their horses, and gallopped off in the
by Thomas de Quincy and George Gilfillan—the dark, without baggage or attendants, in the utmost per-
former quaint and amusing as of yore, the latter plexity which way to go, or where to join their regiments,
eloquent in the praises of the gentle Blair. The which. might have marched before they could arrive.
original poetry is contemptible. The Christian Numbers of the officers had been out when the first
Family Advocate (Messrs. William Whyte and Co., mo redieorectoi bo e p ienr f
el.:: diignneas
rsa
at oeemoar f
thh waseeo
mi s smueende,
eamneda
treo-f
Edinburgh) contains, among other interesting con- hostilities, until the alarm sounded, and called them from
tributions, a pleasing poem on the gentle Henry scenes of festivity and mirth to scenes of war and blood-
Martyn, and the third chapter of those well-written shed. As the dawn broke, the soldiers were seen assem-
passages in the life of an English Clergyman. bling from all parts' of the town, in marching order, with
Cocks's Musical Miscellany (Robert Cocks, London) their knapsacks on their backs, loaded with three days'
has a long " leader " devoted to a consideration of m
OrtiOnV
yisinonsOldFernzindcgmnesdellndothewamenidasttruss thoefdsitnraowf wattnrj
the moral tendencies of society in connexion with soundly slept, with his hands
still grasping his firel'ock ;
operatic performances. Of course the opera is others were sitting contentedly on the pavement, waiting
warmly advocated, and a
the arrival of their comrades. Numbers were taking
we should no longer be obliged to listen exclusive) hint is thrown out that
leave of their wives and children, perhaps for the last
to foreign operas but that we should have them in ttiemes, and many a veteran's rough cheek was wet with the
tears of sorrow. One poor fellow, immediately under
,
'our own language. We also find in these pages a our windows, turned back again and again, to bid his
wife farewell, and take his baby once more in his arms;
biographical sketch of Miss Elizabeth
.T. Greenfield,
and I saw him hastily brush away a tear with the sleeve
time, wrung her hand
the " Black Swan," who recently arrived at Liver-
of his coat, as he gave her
al back the child for the last
pool from the United States. She was born near
I'lleur osfifdeto otitoliine hisa ceoliopanly,
Natchez, Mississippi, in 1826, being the daughter which was drawn up on the other
of an Indian woman and a slave named Taylor;
bm,Mooasubnnaytoeddoef
ottnoh e
the
es ofil soldiers ed r, s
a' n wives
d I s a
wmarched u
young
Et withncg
li
English
Tlielyr,
received liberty from her mistress, Mrs. Greenfield,
rtwidaiwnsghheoeurt of town along
a very wealthy lady, who became a member of the with an officer, who, horseback,noslgssculiv3's
husband. But
Society of Friends; was the pet and companion of even at this interesting moment,
with those nearest and dearest ton their
rullanadts were
that lady for many years ; without masters she has parting
gravity was suddenly overset, and my sorrow tuernred'inmJ)
extended the register of her voice from 7 to 27
mirth, by the unexpected appearance of a long train of
notes ; until recently she has studied without an
market carts, loaded with cabbages, green peas cauli-
instructor, but she is now ambitious of becoming flowers,bi early . potatoes, old women, and strawberries
acquainted with the methods of singing adopted bv ,
peacea y jogging along, one after another, to market.
the best Italian masters, and it is with this view' These good people, who had never heard of battles, and
that she now visits Europe for the first time, who were perfectly at a loss to comprehend what could
The Scottish Educational and Literary Journal be the meaning of all this uproar, stared with astonish-
(James Hogg, Edinburgh) gives a seasonable word ment at the spectacle before them,
the ir way in theirandactuallygaped
in defence of the Scotch teachers, who have been
with wonder, as they slowly made long
assailed most unjustly by Sir J - .Tames Kay Shuttle carts through the crowds of soldiers which filled the
Place Royale. There was something so inexpressibly
worth ; that gentleman asserting that one half the ludicrous in the contrast which the grotesque figures and
children of Scotland are so taught, that their eduea_ rustic dresses of these old women presented to this
tion is almost fruitless. The contents, as usual, martial hurry and confusion, that really "not to laugh
surpassed all powers of face," and that I did laugh I
mingle pleasant with sound rea.ding.—The Edu- must acknowledge, though it was, perhaps,
cational Expositor (Longtnans and ondon) levity.—The Days of Battle.
Co.,_. _ very ill-timed

Frederika Bremer's Works. London :H. G. Bohn.
Sunny, charming pictures of Swedish life abound
in these two stories of " The Home" and " Strife
and Peace," which have been translated for Bohn's
Standard Library by Mary Howitt—the English
Frederika Bremer, and something more ; for the
authoress of "The Seven Temptations" has reached
greater heights than her fair sister of the Far North,
although she is quite at home in the comparatively
humble paths of domestic fiction. The young and
the old, the unmarried as well as those who have
embarked in matrimony, may all derive valuable
hints from the works of Miss Bremer—hints appli-
cable to the real business of life. Were they merely
amusing they would be dear at any price, and
should not certainly receive from us, as they do, our
cordial recommendation.