The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-04-20
FOREIGN REVIEWS.

Of the republication Of the FoREleN Re-
VIEWS. by Leonard Scott &C.,, and two
numbers of BLAcKwooD. (See advertise
ment on first Page.l Not having had
time to read them for odr5elF, we give
the following from another paper:
ttWe regard these periodicals as standing at
the head of British Literature, embracing as
they do, among tllelF contributors the most
distinguished writer's OF the day. The Edin-
burg Review; the great pioneer 81 the family
Of QuarterlIes, still maintains the sseendancy
as the leading Review Of the world. Its vig-
or and originality, lis PrOfOind learning and
critical aeumen, are still predominant as in
its paImisst days. III its politics it maintains
a happy medium Between the rank toryism Of
The High Church party and the radical doc
mines Of the ChaTtists and Repealers. The
London Quarterly, edited by that Distinguish
ed scholar and elegant writer, Eockhart, the
son.in.law Of Sir Walter Scott, though strong
ly tinged nth the ultra conservative doc
trines Of tories, ranks only second to the Ed
ingburgh; and the TWO are regarded as the
parents Of the numerous progeny Of Reviews
now 81 plentiful in both hemispheres. The
North British Review is comparatively new
publication, being only in the sixth year Of its
existence. 1t had its origin in the great
ecclesiastical movement in Scotland, which re,
quired an organ to represent the Free Church
party. The basis Of this journal is the Eva n
geIism Of the 10Th century, and il is one Of
the striking characteristics Of the times, that
the great principles whicn Robertson, Smith,
and many other eminent men Of Scotland,
took the field a cen ury ago 10 write down, is
now advocated aud vindlcated in this able
work, and in the same literary metropolis ed
inburg.) This Review is by no means a strict
ly theological work, nor is it ultra in its
views on any Of the grand departments Of hui
man knowledge. It is edited by DR.. Hanna,
the son-in.law Of the lamented DR.. Chalmers
(its principal founder associated with Sir David
Brewster, whose brilliant articles on the subs
ject Of Astronomy and kindred subjects have
graced the pages Of the Review and delighted
its numerous readers. The Westminster Re-
view now also i cludes the : Foreign Quarter
ly,' the two being unite1 and Published in
London, under the title Of the Westminster
and Foreign Quarterly Review. 1t contains
all the peculiar features Of the two Reviews,
and is, consequently of much greater value
than either was when published separately =
In its politics it is decidedly liberak beng an
enemy to all tory privileges, hereditary rights,
kingly prerogatives, &c. and it maintains an
unre'enting crusade against the alliance OF
come the medium through which Golden pro-
m~OIgates his Free-Tfade DoEctrines, several arr
ticles having lately been published from the
pen of the great 'RstormCr.' Its literary
character is of a high order, and its informa-
ton in regard to Foreign Continental Litera-
ture is very valuable, containing much chat
cannot be found IN any other publication.
Blackwoodthe King Of Magazines and the old
est now in existence, is acknowl lied ged through
out the world as the best. Its contents may
be considered under tho general heads Of class
steal literature, biography, narratives (%histori-
cal and fictitious poetry, critical analyses of
new works, &C., while it's politics is like that
of the London Quarterly, unmitigated conSer-
vatism. We can, however, forgive it's unpal.
atable dOgmas and its occasional ungracious
fiogs at this country, and admire none the less
the w%itching rhetoric which charms US in the
perusal Of it's brilliant pages.
These invaluable publications number a.
mOng their contributors, past aud present,
such names as SOuthey, Scott, LoCkhatt,
Wordsworth, Mrs. Somervil!e, ~Jeffreys, Napier,
Mcintosh, BrOugham, Macauly, Bentham, Cob
den, Professor Wilson, De Quincy, DR.. War
rem, James, Bal 'er, Sidney Smith, Sir DaviG
Brewster, Drs, Chalmers and Hanna, and q
host of Others scarcely less distinguished as
scholars or divines.
We have read these Works regularly FOL
NNb yVAAoa ~ 0SSAAO OuA ~ ouVND via
this brief notice Of them does but Bcanty JUS
lice to their great merits. Their republication
in this country Is an enterprise enineKtly
deserving the encouragement Of the American
people. They have a powerful tendency t.
correct the corrupt taste which unfOrtunatel,
exist among too large a portion Of our reading
community; who look for their intellectual
, aliment almost entirely 10 the sickly sentiment
tai novel or the ephemerul and sometimes d.
morali4i4g columns Of the cheap magazinel
and newspapers Of the day. We therefore
cordially recommend them to the universe
patronage, and trust thoy will find their way
to every post-Ofice in the land.
/, Their Cheapness is not the leaet Of theft re-
4 commentators, the reprints being furnishs,
at at abont one third the cost Of the Bn'isI
aditiona. FoP BLACK wood mr. anv NJ tha Ne