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ODD FELLOW'S SONG.

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-" The Pilgrim of Love."

LITERARY NOTICES,

Blachrood's Magazine. January, 1840.

Frazer's Magaiine. January, 1840.

The .Asiatic Journal. January, 1840.

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Dear be his memory who founded our Order,
Around his loved name let a halo be shed ;
On each brother's heart may his worth be engraven,
For peace and contentment to thousands he spread :
The tree which be planted will bloom for all ages,
Its arms shall extend to the farthermost pole ;
For Truth is the sap, Faith and Hope the supporters,
And sweet:minded Charity guards over the whole.
CHORUS.
Then hurrah for Odd Fellows, that noblest of Orders,
Which breathes peace and joy where'er it is found :
May no jarring discord be found in its borders,
But peace and good fellowship ever abound.
'Twas planted in England, where grows the proud monarch,
Britain's glory and hope, as it rides on the seas ;
Her brave hardy sons in its young noon watch'd o'er it,
Till matured into strength, it withstood every breeze.
The stranger was welcomed across the Atlantic,
As the happiest plant ever sprang from the soil ;
For it healed all dissensions, made strangers as brothers, ,
'And the tear of the emigrant turned into a smile.
CHORUS.—Then hurrah, &c.
No foe can assail it, thus virtuously guarded ;
The demons of strife may bring discord in vain :
United in friendship to stand by each other,
In health and in sickness, till death breaks the chain.
When laid low with trouble, it smooths down the pillow ;
The mind steeped in anguish a cooling balm finds ;
And old age and wrinkles, at home finds a haven,
In peace ends his days, and throws care to the winds.
CHORUS.
Then hurrah for Odd Fellows, that noblest of orders
Let each brother's glass be filled to the brim :
" Here 's success to the Order, all over the world !
May it prosper and flourish till Time becomes dim !'
—Chester Courant.

On the whole this is rather a heavy number, if anything
can be called heavy which is replete with learning and elo-
quence. What we mean to say is, that the majority of the
articles are not adapted to please the popular taste. The
continuation of "Ten Thousand a Year" and "A Passage
of Autobiography" are, however, splendid exceptions to the
character which we have bestowed upon this number. Tit-
tlebat Titmouse is sure to become a popular favourite.
.Some
of the scenes in thir narrative are eminently rich. The,gro-
the most suitable workssiiir series tiro-'cliCgi:'.;4lfitgigirog.
that we have ever met with. Is the author the veritable
" Boz" himself? If it be not from his pen it is high time for
him to look to his laurels. " The Goblin Lady," from Cal-
deron, possesses an absorbing degree of interest. The con-
tinuation of " Goethe's Life and Works" is an excellent bio-
graphical sketch. The " Thoughts on Asses" strongly re-
minds us of the style of the amiable essayist Charles Lamb.
"-Hints on History" and the papers on " Titian and Vene-
tian Painting," and " The Essenes," though they display
great ability, are not very attractive to the general reader.

This is a rich and sparkling number, redolent of wit and
pregnant with genuine humour. The "Preface to our Se-
cond Decade" is in Oliver Yorke's best style—blending vi-
vacity of expression with deep philosophical wisdom.—
Long may he live to write many such reviews of Fraser's
career. "My Irish Tutorship" is irresistibly comic, but
the author shoots his bolts a little at random. lie is too apt
to confound sober evangelical zeal wi4ll ranting enthusiasm.
" The Bocage and its Poets" is a pleasing article, introducing
to our notice some exquisite translations. The " Recollec-
tions of Germany" promise to be a very entertaining series
of sketches. The "Epistles to the Literati" bring us once
more into close acquaintance with two very eminent charac-
ters, Charles Yellowplush, Esq., and Sir Edward Lyttou
Bulwer, Baronet and Novelist, and would-be parliamentary
orator. The criticisms of Yellowplush are inimitably droll
as well as caustic. The "Discovery of a Premeditated As-
sassination" has afforded us a hearty laugh in the perusal of
the farcical scene at Lyons. " Catherine" is proceeding
towards its close. It is a cutting satire on the Jack Shep-
herd school of writers. " What is to follow" is a capital
political article.

Dublin University Magazine, January, 1840.
The " Portrait Gallery" in the present number is
adorned with a well-executed likeness of that distinguished
statesman and patriot, the Earl of Roden, to whose charac-
ter the accompanying memoir pays a highly-merited tribute
of respect and praise. The opening article on "Banking and
Currency" is well written, and thoroughly dispassionate in
its tone, and embodies much information of first-rate im-
portance iu a commercial point of view. We shall be glad
to see the subject resumed in succeeding numbers. • The
" Confessions of Harry Lorrequer" are, alas ! to be brought
to a speedy close : but it is some consolation to find that his
pen is employed on " Charles o'lVlalley, the Irish Dragoon."
We promise ourselves a rich treat from the work upon which
he is engaged. The " Oak's Death Song" is a splendid ode,
frequently rising to sublimity. .The " Recollections of a
Portrait Painter" are full of truth and pathos. The pictures
of life which they contain are any thing but caricatures. We
have been startled with the perusal of " Thuggee in India,
and Ribandism in Ireland, compared." The article is preg-
nant with instruction. " The Way we do things" is 'a capi-
tal satire. The " Reminiscences of A.Connaught Ranger".
will be perused with intense delight. ••

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7'ait's Edinburgh 'Magazine, January, 1840.
This number opens with a very pungent article, entitled
" The Claims of the Melbourne. Administration to the sup-
port of Reformers, considered." The language of the writer'
is very far from complimentary towards the present ministry.
The exposure of their swaggering, double-meaning, trickery,
and juggling, is no less tremendous than justly severe. We
shall transfer some portions of this pungent article into our
own columns as soon as we have space enough at our com-
mand. " Hunting a Fummard " is a capital tale. If
" Samuel Pogson, Innkeeper," keeps in the same humour,
he is sure to please. " The Alias; or, Mr. St. James," is
an amusing sketch, embodying much sly humour. ".,The
Picture-Dealer" is deficient in point, but improves towards
the conclusion. The " Memoirs of Jeremy Bentham" are
all—stuff. " The Englishman's Fireside" is intended to be
very smart, but we cannot find much to admire in it. " A
Danish Tradition" possesses an absorbing degree of interest.
The account of " Westmoreland and the Dalesmen," by the
English Opium Eater is, like every thing else from the same
pen, chaste and classical, and abounds with the picturesque
in description. The reviews and miscellaneous articles in
Tait's Magazine are exceedingly copious and generally in-
teresting.

The Colonial illaaazine, and Commercial-Maritime Journal.
No. 1. January, 1840.
We hail the appearance of this valuable periodical with
great pleasure and satisfaction. The appearance of the edi-
tor's name on. he title-page, is a sufficient guarantee for its
accuracy as a record of colonial affairs. A magazine express-
ly devoted to " ships, colonies, and commerce," has long
been a desideratum ; and no one could be better qualified for
the task of supplying this deficiency than Mr. Montgomery
Martin. His elaborate works on the colonies are already
well-kn Own, and extensively appreciated. The energies, of
his mind, during a long and active career, have been almost
exclusively devoted to the investigation of those subjects
which form the principal topics of discussion in the Colonial
Magazin. He is, therefore, eminently fitted for the office
of editor of such a periodical as the one before us, the object
of which is to make known the importance (political, mer-
cantile, and social) of our vast colonial possessions. This
first number of the Colonial Mogazine embraces a great va-
riety of useful and truly valuable information. It cannot fail
to command an extensive circulation. We shall frequently
avail ourselves of the interesting intelligence which it contains.

This invaluable repertory of useful information respecting
British and Foreign India, China, and Australasia, we al-
ways open with pleasure, and never close without having
experienced the highest gratification. The copious extracts
Cape of Good Hope, the Alauritius, and New South Wales,
which are every month presented to us in this excellent pe-
riodical, constitute a complete epitome of Oriental intelli-
gence. It supplies us with a connected statement of the po-
litical movements in the East—a series of condensed reports
of all important public proceedings--a list of all the civil,
ecclesiastical, and military appointments, promotions, &c.,
and a complete record of births, marriages, and deaths,
among the principal inhabitants. In addition to its miscel-
laneous infonnatlon, which is exceedingly comprehensive,
the Asiatic Journal furnishes us with several original arti-
cles in each number, which possess high literary merit, and
must command the, admiration, and engage tha attention, of
the statesman, the historian, the scholar, and the divine. In
such articles the number before us is eminently rich. We
cordially recommend this interesting magazine to the notice
of cur Mercantile readers in particular.

BIRMINGHAM.—The only occurrence in the electioneering
movements of this borough during the past week is a challenge
offered by the connnittee of Mr. Sturge to the opposing com-
mittee of Mr. IVlnutz, that their comparative claims for sup-
port should be submitted to a town's meeting, and-offering
to abide by a decision of the majority as to which of the can-
didates shall retire from the contest. The reply of, Mr.
Muntz'w committee is to the effect, that such a decision will
necessarily be taken on the day of nomination, and that no
prqwious declaration is necessary.
MARCH
,OF POPERY. —OUR HOLY FATHER THE POPE.—
" We find,' in the Northern Whig, says the Ulster Times,
the following appropriate toasts, which were given at a festal
meeting in Belfast. The idea, however, of toasting-our Holy
Father the Pope, at the head of the list, is rather new. The
cloven hoof peeps out beautifully by degrees. It was a pity
O'Connell was not second in order. He surely ought to be,
and we hope, next time, our friends will thankfully take the
hint." " Christian Doctrine Society.—Yesterday evening
the members and friends of this society held their annual
dinner in the Diocesan SeMinary, Donegall-street. The
room was very taitefully decorated for the occasion, and the
dinner, &c., excellent. The Right Rev. Di. Denvir pre-
sided. The following toasts were afterwards drunk. -.Some,
of them elicited admirable speeches :—` Our Holy rattler the
Pope," The Queen,' ' Prince Albert,' The Duchess of.
Kept," Lord Melbourne and her ANesty's Ministeri,"l'he
'eutenant,' ' The Most Rew.-Doc:lbr.Crolly," Daniel.
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