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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-08 00:00:00

LITERARY NOTICES.

Magazine

October. Smallwoods, Lon-

Miss Muckleston continues her extracts from the
Diary of a Country Clergyman," in the commence-
tory called " Millbridge Hall. "—The
s also continued: the antiqua-
of history will be greatly pleased with
" The Impenitent "
"My Carpet
i which the dilemmas of a
re detailed. The " Adventures
re pleasantly told : this is the
fresh tale.—Blue-fire Fitzball's
is progressing : we see it is to be

vent of

my of Venic

Jut a dull story

shed in another form, with illustrations.—
of Seville " is a tale of necromancy and
lat will enrapture the lovers of the horri-
le Rossetti contributes two elegant son-
A.. Morris a poetical trifle.

I'he Doct

Cruikshank's Omnibus. Tilt and Bogue, Lon-.
don ; NV, Webb, Liverpool.
)mnibus is improving rapidly : the present is
number yet published.—" Frights," and the
of the haunted House" is capitally told : the
ions respecting terrifying children are very
t and worth remembering.—Michael Angelo
h, that most humorous writer, contributes a
le story of " Little Spitz."—" Frank Heart-
continued with much ability, and capitally il-
-I.—" How to raise the Wind," by Captain
, is one of the most laughable tales in the
-indeed we may say, we have met with for
_ _ _ _

Ns the

cene is laid in Liverpool, it will
)re than usually appreciated here.—The rest of
umber is filled with choice bits of wit and plea-
There is a deserved compliment paid to the
pry of Dibdin, who died lately. We have no-
something in this style in several of the maga-
and periodicals since that clever man departed
hat bourne whence no traveller returns." We
d have liked these said magazines and periodicals

better if they had, in his distress, made room
contributions, and paid for them at a fair rate.
!mpty laudations are sickening when we think
d he offered a clever trifle it would, perhaps,
:en refused insertion—at a price.

Dublin University Magazine. October.
re is but one political article in this number, and
of written with the vigour and ability which
papers in this magazine. No
try is to appear, and the last of th " Poetical
contributions from our ta•
1, M. A. Browne, who is designated
A. proposal for the
Protestant and Roman Catholic
priest in the latter communion, is
ifying proof of the charity existing
s in the Roman Catholic Church in
igible reason is assigned whereby
f the likelihood of such a consumma-
; the creed of Pope Pius the Fourth is
4ed standard of the Church of Rome,
the dogmas of that creed are contrasted
id condemned by the articles of the Church of
inticipate a union between the two is
sterous. The interesting " Letters from
:lare" are continued, and from them we
the following graphic description of the process
n the cliffs of Moher ; premising,
is much in the number before us
I instructive beyond what we have

churct

id: tt

ig poetesses

) briefly to notice

ner nest in the cliffs of Moher—a
e for the king of the feathered tribe. We were
-nough to see any, but I can fancy how fine
much in keeping with the grand and
,r of the place it must be to behold these
es wheeling and circling among the mighty
re very ferocious and bold, and sometimes
a attacks upon the bird-catchers, flying at
iescend the ,cliffs, with beak and claws, and
fury against the eyes of the intruders. To de-
s against these formidable enemies, the men
yes ; and a story is told of a desperate en-
aok place some six or eight years since between
r and one of these sea eagles, which was well
ling fatally with the former.
,ad been lowered from the top, and hung sus-
the over-hanging precipice, when an eagle
im from out of a fissure in the rock, and corn-
rious attack. The bird-catcher drew his knife
d himself : hut his feathered assailant eluded for
every blow. At length, however, finding himself
;sed, and maddened by repeated slight stabs of the
enraged bird gathered up his powers for a last
dart at the man. The latter saw the impending
nd blind to every thing but the necessity of a
effort to parry the attack, raised his knife, and
furious blow at the eagle; it took effect but too
le stroke that freed the bird-catcher from his fierce
L, severed at the same moment almost iu twain, the
hich he was attached, leaving the unfortunate man
by but a single thread or twist of the cable over

nd ho

Ktremity there was nothing left him but
by which his companions overhead
hat be wished to be drawn up. Most
perceived his awful predicament, and
greatest caution, commenced pulling in
) slender, and there seemed scarcely a
lmost severed thread could last until the

:ached the top ; and with sickening suspense
,t the frail link that still bound him to life,
.om the horrible gulf below, stretch and crack
;ht. It required, too, the utmost skill and
,art of those overhead, to keep the fractured
me from chafing against the sharp knife-like
.olecting rocks ;- and between the agony of
ile thread gradually attenuate, and become
weaker and weaker from the continued
lie necessity of drawing it very slowly, lest
I shock should cause it to snap suddenly, and
Alto the abyss, the men on the cliff were in a
y less suspense than the object of their

nate bird-catcher neared the brow of
pinions redoubled their efforts, for the
tr showing increased symptoms of
d just as he was within an inch of the
of the men had seized a firm grasp of
o was enabled to drag him triumph-
At sight of their comrade in safety,
a breathless silence had hitherto pre-
mt ; but he heard it not. The awful
ad been so long suspended, was too
rd-eatcher ; he lay stretched on the
lotion. For a long time, so profound
i companions thought he was dead ;
th, though he has never, it is said,
effects of that fearful hour.

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October. \Valaisley, Liverpool.
es with a learned and elaborate article
iu which the authenticity of the
of the poet are considered. " Vani-

"by B. Simmons, introduces us to some elegantly
Is. A new feature is presented to the reader of
:his month, in a smartly written farce, called
" It would act capitally. We fancy we see
ing through Smout

)n" eonti

" Brighton" is a jingling,
on of that celebrated, but to our fancy
ice. In " Three Nights in Berlin"
ich occur in three different epochs,
The adventures are quite des-
" The World of

spirit, or point

to show up the natives of that great
he advertising humbug is ably exposed. These
ry clever and pointed. The old and modern
two clever lyrics, by Anion. In

terature" we find a critique in a

a good'story about that capital painter,
mortal Cervantes, the poet, who, as

pain's chivalry away."

. -J.
Jenkins on the Manchester Con-
ws" is one of the best things in the
elsewhere. " Notes of Travel" is

Lecdote

criptiou of a tour in the
Penin-
"` The Crisis of Modern
ritteu article. " The Prospects

,a read by every eonser.

(). Webb, Liverpool.
turned to his borne, and his

' :VI alley we Iliau -- -
dead. The gallant dragoon settles down into a
ry gentleman. The Blakes once more step on
a prominent part iu the number.
vel character. The reader will be
introducing herself to O'Malley.
This amusing publication will be
We can safely say the readers
[ion. The spirit of fun, wit, and
ig throughout. The illustrationi

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