The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-05 00:00:00

y and serious mirth of the suggestions.—
dea of the Auctioneer is extremely happy. " The diner

Trollopized our nobility after bar-
ing been somewhat cordially received by them,—" it is a bit,
although Fitzßoodle, to use a phrenlogical
1 " Individuality." Dr. Maginn introduces
us to some charming Homeric ballads. " Precious Minutes,
or Put Half-hours," brings before our notice different "half-
hours " in which the writer has seen many stormy events
and experienced much excitement both of mind and body.

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Several of the " half-hours
fteeted with the

" in which circumstances con-
French revolution have taken place, will be
perused with curiosity. It will be seen that great events
have been produced in " half an hour." " The Love Epistle
of Aristosnetus," edited by a Templar, are graceful transla-
tions, and will be admired by those who are fond of the bards
of old. " The Dead Alive " is a curious inn story. " Two
Damned Tragedies" are carefully shown up—one, Stephen's
" Martenuzzi," and " Plighted Troth." This critique will
cause the reader great amusement. Poor Mr. Stephens
bas been terribly slaughtered by the critics. " The memoir
of Sheridan," although it does not introduce any new features
to the notice of the reader, cannot fail to he read with satis-
faction. " Morgan Rattler " contributes an article on the
German opera, which winds up the number. •

Ainsworth. Webb, Liverpool

This is a very amusing periodical ; the contents are varied
and clever ; the illustrations enrich it, and are of a very
The editor's tale of " The Miser's

superior c

ription

Daughter" progresses ; the interest continues—it is very
well kept up. The illustrations by George Cruickshank are
very beautiful—they illustrate the tale with much fidelity.
" Uncle Sam's Description of a Dinner Party Conversation
at New York " is very characteristic. It is thorough going
Yankee. Leman Blanchard contributes an agreeable paper
entitled "That's near enough." There is a very charming
and graceful descriptive poem by Mrs. Norton, entitled
"The Old Family Place," which will be read with pleasure.
It contains some very sweet lines and thoughts. "The
Jewish Marriage" is a story told by an Old Clo. ; but not of
a "IT interesting character. Mr. Francis Ainsworth con-
tributes an interesting article entitled " A Visit to the City
of the Khalifs." " A Paper on Puffing" is a happy bit at
the putting booksellers. " The Songs of Italy" are trans-
lations of Petrarch's Sonnets. Lady D'Orsay commences
all
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tale entitled " Kate O'Brien." It promises well.
Captain Medwin tells a " Bengal Yarn" with much ability.
The
Ladies' Page" is occupied with some graceful poems
by Miss Skelton, Lady Harriette D'Orsay, Miss Catharine
Parr, lvti,
Costello, and the Honourable Miss Maynard.
4, The Russian prince ~ is concluded from the last number.
"Mine Host" I.
Capitally hoaxed. This tale ought to be
read by all boasting Bonifaces and " fawning !publicans."
The article on the Drama is written in good spirit and with
fairness. Mr. Ainsworth commences his tale of " Windsor
Castle," as a wiad•uP to the number. It is beautifully
illustrated by Tony Johannot, a French artist, and Alfred
Delamotte, a French artist, v.
--e suppose, also. It must
appear
strange that England
cannot find artists to illustrate
what, if it equals Mr. Ainsworth's other stories, may be
considered a national tale. storyThisis w
is
well chosen.
com-
menced, and the time (Henry VIII.)
he
price of the magazine is now raised to half-a-crown, and is
very well worth the money.

The British Farmer's Magazine. Cannell, Liverpool

This magazine, the property of our townsman, and edited
by him, contains a mass of matter of interest and value to the
agriculturist, and, therefore, ought to be by him patronized.
There is no subject so difficult to write upon as agriculture.
Very few understand it, and those that could impart informs-
tion at all times appear unwilling to commit their thoughts to
paper. This ought not to be. Every farmer could materi-
ally conduce to the improvement of his neighbour, and sag.
vest gnmpthino• that might be applied elsewhere with great
ilturist will not do this—he generally
won it only as a Ile-
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has a contempt for the pen, and looks

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