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Fraser' s Magazine.

A political article, entitled " The first session of Sir
Robert Peel's Parliament, and its probable results," is well
worth attention. The lovers of the fine arts will peruse
with pleasure a liberal and justly written paper upon Wilkie
and his wcrks. " Hoaxing Histories" bring before us an
amusing hoax played upon a theatrical hanger-on, in which
a mock duel is engaged in. The celebrated Palmer, Parsons,
O'Keefe the author, Edwin, and John Taylor, are intro-
duced to us as taking part in it : a little joke got up at
James Smith's expense, is also pleasantly narrated. An
article entitled " An Excursion to Port Arthur," is the
most interesting contribution in the number. It is a visit to
that abode of the wretched and wicked who " have left
their country for their country's good." Some curious
particulars of Frost and Williams, the expatriated chartists,
are narrated. The tale of the " two Victorines" we find
concluded. It is but a mediocre affair. " Nimrod con-
tinues his " Life and Times"—although strongly tinged
with egotism. These papers are not devoid of interest and
anecdote. Some of the " Picture Galleries of England" is
an extremely interesting paper. The number concludes with
a brief notice of the late Dr. Maginn. It is to be hoped
that a Conservative government will not neglect the appeals
making to it on behalf of the widow and family of the late
talented but improvident writer. Dr. Maginn was one of
the brightest ornaments of the literature of the present
day. He will be greatly missed. We " could have better
spared a better man."

Dublin University Magazine. September, 1842. William
Curry and Co., Dublin ; W. S. Orr and Co., London.

The Dublin University comes before us this month, en-
riched with six more chapters of " Jack Hinton," and with
a variety of articles of a different cast, full of amusement
anti information. " The Gallery of Illustrious Irishmen"
contains the first part of a Life of Barry the Painter. " The
Two Passports "is an instructive sketch. The second arti-
cle on Bowden's Life of Gregory the Second is ably written,
and the gloss attempted to be thrown over the history and
character of that subtle, though illustrious occupant of the
Roman see, by the writer of his memoir, is ably and yet
temperately dissipated by the reviewer. The cause of truth,
and religion as well, owes much in the present times to those
who set themselves thas fearlessly to expose the errors of
such historians as Mr. Bowden ; and, if we mistake not, it
is destined before long to own infinitely more. The cunning
perversion of history to advance the ends of Rome, must be
closely watched by the Protestant world. " A Narrative of
the Affghan War " is well worthy of perusal, and should be
extensively read by all who are desirous of being able to es-
timate the true position of England in relation to that coun-
try. The remaining prose articles are respectably written ;
and of the poetry of the entire number, we are able to speak
in the highest praise.

The Abbotsford Edition of the Waverley Novels. No. 10,
Robert Cadell, Edinburgh; Houlston and Stoneman,

London.
The tenth number of this excellent edition contains a con-
tinuation of " Guy Mannering." The typography of the
work and the illustrations continue excellent.

A Complete Series of the Exchange Tables between Buenos
Ayres and Monte Video with England and France. By
Roberto de la Riestra. Liverpool: G. J. Poore and Co.

Of course we cannot say of the above publication all that
a party interested in the trade with Buenos Ayres could say.
From a glance at it, however, we are satisfied that it must
he of infinite value ; and we have no doubt that it will be
duly prized by our mercantile readers. It is neat in appear-
ance, and creditable as a specimen of typography.

The Churchman, for September, 1842. London :W. E
Painter, Strand.

The present number of the Churchman contains an able
article by the author of the Churchman's Politics, accom-
panying a letter addressed to him upon the state of the
working classes by a lady, in many of the opinions of which
we cordially agree. Mr. Faber continues his valuable let-
ters. The general contents of the number are unusually
varied and attractive.

The Village Churchman. September, 1842. London : W.
E. Painter.

This little periodical continues in its course of unobtrusive
usefulness.

The History and Antiquities of Ireland. Parts 25, 26, 27.
The literary department by Mr. N. P. Willis ; the illus-
trations by W. H. Bartlett. Virtue, London.
This work maintains its ground for its beautiful illustra-
tions. Part 15 contains " Narrow Water Castle," a beau-
tiful landscape, engraved by Cousen—" Plaiskin Cliff, near
the Giant's Causeway," with beautiful effects, by J. C.
Bentley—" Kenbane Castle," engraved by Richardson—
and " Luggela," by Adlant, a charming lake in the County
Wicklow. In No. 16 we find the " Cove of Cork," en-
graved by Wallis—" Glengariff," by Mossman—" A View of
the Shannon from the Tower of Limerick Cathedral," by
Higham—and " Larne," by Wallis. The latter is a sweet
production. In No. 17 we find " Dunluce Castle," en-
graved by Cousen—" Youghall Abbey," the residence of
Sir Walter Raleigh, from the burin of Roberts—" The
Glen of the Downs," by Bentley—and " Walker's Pillar on
the Walls of Londonderry," by Wallis. All these engrav-
ings are sweetly executed, from drawings, by Bartlett, and
any one of them is worth the price of the part. A few years
ago they would have been considered miracles in the art.
The letterpress is replete with interesting matter, both his-
torical, local, and general, from the pen of Mr. N. P. Willis.

Susan Hopley, Parts 1,2, 3. Tait, Edinburgh.
We have received the three first parts of this novel, being
a re-publication. It is a work in which the characters are
selected from different stations in life, but the principal ones
from the humbler classes. The heroine is a servant girl,
and from each family she lives an interest and story is ob-
tained—a moral is evidently contained in it, as the Widdy
Malone says, " not long, but strong." Portions of it are
written with deep pathos and fine feeling, while the author
has a just appreciation of things passing around her. " Susan
Hopley" is a work accessible to all from its cheapness :
each part, the price of which is only sevenpence, contains
about 64 pages Bvo., beautifully printed. It is to be finished
in about five parts. The work, we believe, is from a female
hand, and does credit to her head and heart. We can certainly
"commend it to the notice of our readers, as being likely to
Prove amusing.

Handy Andy. No. 9. By Samuel Lover.
The artist author continues his work with unabated spirit
and drollery, and illustrates his story in a style equal to that
of any artist or etcher of the present day. " Loftus playing
the organ before the duke," is really fine. We extract the
story. It may be remembered that Loftus was the origi-
nator of the cold-airian system :
" I told you he was called ' Organ' Loftus by his friends,
in consequence of the imitation he makes of that instrument;
and it certainly is worth hearing and seeing, for your eyes
have as much to do with the affair as your ears. Tom plants
himself on a high office stool, before one of those lofty desks,
with long rows of drawers down each side, and a hole be-
yourbleegsszleori
ano putWell,htissriahrs,ai'llfain; pulls out the tween to
and the lower ones by top drawers, like t
with begins
the
while desk
his like
feet way of pedals ;anfdatnheonrghaeo, rgEt
lower drawers as if he was the greatest
the finger board o
kick away at the
'
pedal performer out of Germany, and he emits a rapid suc-
cession of grunts and squeaks, producing a ludicrous rem
nisceuce of the instrument ; and I defy any one to hear him
without sows and an indefinite number of
without laughing. of
sucking pigs could not make a greater noise, and Tom him_
an.
self declares he studied the i. of an ors Well, sir, the instrument in a pigsty, which he
maintains gave the first notion
youths of the office and so forth
'
assist in ' doing the service,' as they call
it, that is, making an imitation of the chanting
in St. Patrick's cathedral."
" Oh, the haythens !" said Father Phil.
and another Sir
" One does Spray, and another Weyman,
John Stevenson, ffie rings again.
and so on ; and they go on responsing and
singing' Amen' till the Ordnance O
" Have they nothing better to do ?"casked the
" Very little but reading the papers," Squire.
said the Doctor.
' t Well, Tom, you must know, sir, was transferred some time
ago, by the interest of many influential friends, to the Lon-
,don department ; and there the fame of his musical powers
had gone before him from some of the English clerks
in
Ireland, who had been advanced to the higher posts in
.n
Dub-
lin, and kept up correspondence with their old friends 1
London; and it was not long until Tom was requested to go
through an anthem on the great office-desk. Tom was only
too glad to be asked, and he kept the whole office in a roar
for an hour, with all the varieties of the instrument, from the
diapason to the flute-stop •; and the devil a more business was
done in the office that day and Tom before long made the
sober English fellows as
Well, it was not long great eat idlers as the chaps in Dublin.
g until a sudden flush of business came
iv... • • the department, consequence of the urgent prepara-
" s•• 1 g for supplies to Spain, at the time the Duke was
A* ' t. to take the command 'of the army, and organ-
A--:-,3,Av,, set aside for some days • but the fellows, after a
, ".t,:7...t..kre ', • Otinence, began to yearn'
' St •: /;' do the service.' T
or,
i
~...„,_:.... 7 for it, and Tom was re-
---n°ln•nothing loth, threw aside 1
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