The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-21 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

BOOKS FOR REVIEW, &c.—Books, New Prints, Music, &c.
intended for review, may he left at Mr. C. Mitchell's, Red-
lion-court, Fleet-street, London, addressed " to the Editor
of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD," when they will be forwarded
and receive attention.

Chambers' Edinburgh Journal. Liverpool : Orr.
The part just published contains some very enter-
taining narratives, amongst which we may mention
"The Chemist's Shop at the Corner," the scene of
which is laid in Liverpool, but the names of per-
Bons and streets being fictitious, it has no other
local connection. It also contains some account of
San Francisco, Notes on the Caffres, an Australian
food, a visitor in Texas, and an adventure with the
giants of Patagonia.

SERIALS FOR JUNE.—The new number of The
Bteheark concludes the second volume of that
useful and earnestly-written periodical, which, we
tire happy to know, has attained a circulation in
some degree commensurate with the aim for which
it was established, and the ability with which it is
conducted.—The ninth number of The Scottish
Educational and Literary Journal is characterised
by that excellence which has distinguished its pre-
decessors. The usual literary letter from the me-
tropolis is omitted; but the agreeable " Vacation
Recollections," and the neatly-compiled sketch of
George Buchanan, lend a lightness to pages which
might otherwise be destitute of general interest.
—The Christian Family Advocate, now thirteen
xaonths old, still breathes the fine spirit of piety
and earnestness infused into its pages by the fair
editor, Mrs. Catherine Ponsonby. Those passages
cm the life of an English clergyman are, of them-
selves, sufficient to secure for this excellent serial a
large measure of encouragement and support.
.--The Protestant Magazine is still an excellent re-
cord of the efforts which are made in the month
to forward the good work of overthrowing Anti-
christ. It is a powerful engine of the Protestant
Association, under the direction of whose com-
mittee it has now been published during many
eventful years.—A somewhat tender periodical,
called Home Thoughts, seems to have perished amid
the untimely snows of May, as we expected. There
is a species of domestic literature run wild, for the
spread of which Mrs. Ellis is sadly to blame, and
we heartily sigh for its extinction, and the substi-
tution of a literature more wholesome and sub.
stantial.—Diogenes goes on improving. The tone
is, we fancy, more genial ; and in its pages we find
fewer insinuations against literary opponents than
were published in the earlier numbers.—The Cheer.
ficl Visitor, although its price has been raised,
appears to keep its ground, and a marked improve-
=lent is visible in its recent numbers, which are
well suited for the young.—The Home Companion
is improved vastly—not only in the mechanical
department, but also in respect of the literary
management. When we take into consideration
the character of the engravings, and the letter-
press, we have no hesitation in pronouncing this the
cheapest penny periodical of the age. Mr. Harrison
Ainsworth, the novelist, has commenced in this
part an historical romance, entitled "The Star-
Chamber," which is full of stirring interest ; and,
among the more solid contributions we perceive a
well-written and profusely illustrated sketch of the
City of Manchester.—The Educational Expositor,
the fourth number of which has been newly issued
by the Messrs. Longman, contains many admirable
articles, written with force and ability. Especially
pleased have we been with those on the social con-
dition of the schoolmaster, on method as applied to
education, and on the plan of lectures on English
literature. The schoolmasters of England never
before had the opportunity of supporting such a
worthy representative of their important class; and
we trust they will do their duty to themselves and to
the projectors of the Expositor.—Hogg's Instructor
appears for the last time as a weekly publication ;
in future the magazine will be published only in a
monthly form. The address of the publisher
would appear to indicate a change in the style and
treatment of the contents; and the admirers of one
of the most useful serials of the day may look
for numerous improvements in the succeeding
Issues. We heartily wish Mr. Hogg all the success
which his spirit and talent so well merit at the
bands of the reading public, both in England and
his own country.
NEW Music.—From J. Barra% 16, Soho-square,
London, we have a new ballad, entitled " She is
lost to us now," from the pen of George Linley,
who has set his lines to music. The song has been
written and composed for Miss Steele, to whom it
is dedicated, and to that lady it will, no doubt, be
interesting. More we cannot say.—D'Almaine and
Co., 20, Soho-square, London, have during the
past month published a spirited song, from the pen
of W. H. Montgomery, " I'll away to Canada,"
designed to illustrate an interesting passage in
Mrs. Stowe's novel ; Mrs. Mackinlay's song,
"Smile on Me," which has been rendered popular
by its real merit and the singing of Miss Birch;
'" La Victoria, valse brillante," composed by T. E.
Spinney for Messrs. D'Almaine and Co.'s royal
piano-forte ; and the "Mother Heart," a touching
ballad, from the pen of Frederick Enoch, a young
English poet of promise, who, although scarcely
out of his teens, has in the pages of Tait and else-
where given sweet verses to the world, which have
rank deep into the hearts and gained the lasting
esteem of many of his countrymen.