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place for come years, owing 70 motives Vi ueH'
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Mr. w. Birch's Iaqn ~ into the Philosophy
and Religion Of Skokspere is cracked up By the
London papers One of them says it is serious
and awe-inspirirg work. Mr.. Birch has success
fully played his hoax. His work bears the stamp
oforthodox Evangelism. His objectis to prove that
Shakspere disbelieved not only in the Scriptures,
but in the being Of God. Of course he has fall
ed altogether. The hocus- pocus Of the work con-
sists in the fact that Mr.. Birch is himself an Athe-
st. and one, moreover of the coarse, cold school
of Diderot. and the rest Of the Encyclopedists.-
Bellok is novel translated from the French
by Mrs. Marsh, and well spoken OF by compe-
tent authority. The first number OF monthly
periodical called The Political ReretGtI0n, and de-
signed to contain the hitherto secret documents
of England, France, Austria, Prussia, Russia
Turkey, Palestine and Arabia, appeared at Lon
don on the 4th inst. The editor is Mr.. Henry
Headley Parish. Music on the Wares is a volume
Of poetry and music by Hon. Mrs. Norton The
poetry as quoted by reviewers is poor stuff. MIR.
Thomas Buckland has Hand Book Of Mesmerism
Mr.. james Hole has published volume OF Lee
lures on Social Science and the Organization Of
Labor. Of these Lectures there are eight: On
the Laisser Fare Theory the Labor Question:
Surplus Lsborers and the Poor Law Organlza-
ton of Surplus Laborers; the Land Question;
Machinery the Province of Government and
Association Mr.. Hole goes against the idea that
Social System can be improvised and set going
without previous revolution of opinion. He is
opposed to land monopoly, and declares that there
should be land holders, but no land OTEerS. MIR.
| Hole is 8 Communist, but no dogmatiser.
-FTazer's Magazine communicates the sur
prising information that 10000 Americans have
secured berths to 60 to the Worlds f air.
"A New Reformation is announced as immi-
nent in England. We mean reformation in
religion.
Rev. Mr.. Veitch, of Revesly, was turned out
of his Church, where he had oficiated some II
years, on Sunday Feb. 3. He was in full canoni'
| Gals. ready to read the service. Mr.. Banks Stan
hope, the lord of the manor, claims the church as
his private property. He had before given Mr.. V.
notice to quit
-Americanisms make their way into England.
The Gloucester Chronicle speaks Of fox as a
yd1mint
"A recent official list shows that the number Of
persons wearing Russian orders Of merit is 65,29l
OF the orders Of ct. George, lst Glass. there are
only three Knights, Paskiewich, Wellington and
Radetsky.
The Dutch Government have Just sold three
million dollars in gold out Of III millions they
have to dispose Of 1t goes to Paris.
The Belgian Legislature has voted $4,000 to
carry Belgian products to London for the Great
Exhibition
In England for the quarter ending Sept. 90
there were 81, 400 marriages for the quarter end
ing Dec. 81, there were l46,26s births, and 92O23
deaths.
Among the recent advertisements in The
Times is one of an entire column announcing for
sale very extensive and matchless Collection
containing 81 900 Historical Manuscripts and Au
tograph etters, dated from 1873 to ls4s, Henry
VII to Queen Victoria, Louis Nj to Prince Louis
Napoleon, President Washington, U. s. TO Presi-
dent Polk; also the Kings, Queens, PrinceT,
Rulers, and eminent persons of twenty other ma
tons, arranged alphabetically and illustrated with
their portraits, in more than 100 folio volumes and
sections, many of the Commonwealth OF England,
the Revolution of 1858, the Republic, the Consu-
late and the Empire Of France, the French and
other Revolutions Of 1s48. There are papers,
&c. of all the Presidents of the United States
from George Washington-the MSS. being nara
tives Of events and the works of art remem-
FRANCES of them and his 30 years research has
forced the advertiser being anxious to select two
great men, of different nations, as his particular
! heroes, to pronounce for the immortal William
/ Shakespeare, and the great, unique Emperor Ma
poleon. There are 81 600 autograph letters notes,
| papers, or signatures of eminent persons OF
nearly all nations dated from the year l473 to
ls4s. They are fixed by the edge opposite about
10000 portraits and crests of the writers, IN more
/ than 100 folio volumes and sections, averaging
nearly 800 autographs, and 100 portraits. Of the
/ papers written or signed by the Emperor Napo-
leon, his father, mother, his Expresses, his son,
and the Kings, Queens, Princes, AID Processes,
belonging to his family, there is an unheard OF col
| lection. These alone far exceed 600 OF consecu
tive dates from 1898 to 1872 and as the collector
would like the collection to be kept entire he
consents to accept $4,000 for it, lone half the
cost Two.thirds, or more, Of the amount may
not, if so desired, be paid in cash an approved
estate would be taken.
The Daily NeWs rather rows up the biography
| of Col Fremont in the Gallery o. HEStri0us
Americans 1t says it is pity 81 that such ire
mendous writing as the whole exulting memoir
| presents should be trpped up now and then by
certain small lapses in the arts Of syntax and or
biography
The recent arming of the Prussian Militia has
cost the country about 25,OOOOO0 all for nothing
Louis Napoleon gets about $50 letters daily
asking assistance An old soldier who had
served IA years under the empire, lately got
DOl;fa rafnsal N such q Detition The refusal was
/ Autographed, and numbered l4,s6S
Some splendid specimens Of Prusslan poFce'
lain, from the Royal mandatory, are going to the