The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-02
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BRITISH PERIODICAL LITERATURE

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BRITISH PERIODICAL LITERATURE.
Republication ettAs London Quarterly, tzs Eai,s-
6nrg4, the North Brtist, and the Wet r,
"a Dassster Rsvisscs, and Blackscoods
Edinburgh Magasisss. H.
Leonard scott a Co., Publishers,
& 70 Fulton and 81 0old sti.s NsoYork.
THESE Periodicals are the critical censors Of
csm, sb s ~ scholastic and I'd is world By ~, cry.
By he sp.om.. which IT, ps.sn osn obvsss
IN D wS M %
cannot supply, hey dsss topic rsstss ness si.ioss
r shs affair Pe!o. fioui. sont6o. aed literary q
talent o Gsss Bnss and a.. ensssed with sSs most i'm
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s. Of ~ Principal par''s INTO which hs people Of Great
|, The Edinburgh Review ~
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,s Review "ns.s Of f. s l q ".
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end even the throne ,ss s@bs The sssphc and sir
dsnea.ons Of those evens presented il the pages Of
sh ,s was bseom.s that a length sades
especially dscsd found i ,oo powerful an in:S%sDs
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ican reprins, -
The London Qearteriy Review, 3.
IN. made ths
ns long ss''ss Of years. these leading have
of the wing and tory parties Of Great Bssn o. 'ne
No Ct the highest literary ranks well dlgnitares
works might be mentioned some II The mosi
sslsnden name. he .c,e Of iam: Among regular
rc, IN ssss s.
i an hiphIv rho
wSnd.ria Woman Of science Mr. somervilIe, many
Rsysw to menon the following sss na% n.s
any Of which would Of itself insure high degree OF ~
ss,s Napier BrSushaa MsstsosS sns %s
auay the trst Of whom. during his long conneelop with
the Review, actually wrote, the u the
articles that gacsd its brilliant pages while The universally
own and the parent country in uoub
| rs TO tAelr great Intrinsic merit
The Westminster Review.
This able Journal established the patronage and
support of the liberals ed, Of the B House
81 Commons among whom Roebuek, Nun. sowing, Pro-
Others, whose names be GaVted, cOnspicuousy
Jremy Benham, which TACT 1t obtained the sobnaue
Ut the mouth oil Benthansm This been
OF The people; its pages have ME, oere
with series Of powerful ARTICLES. leading reuucu0n
negatives, The astounding Developments made lew
Yeas since respecting he w,etehed and III then, unherd
and hrst appeared IN It's pages Not only
work has also uneenng against the
alliance q church and STATE, ,hps virtually seeking abo
ally TO the sui existing remnants OF eudasm which
continue TO act he British ns!lon Il has recently become
Trade dOcIies winch will give to the uu
many partcuiars the estmnsei Review espoasrs TO-
litiea iah closely allied that of country and
be induced to cherish worthy OF ne
mo our more genial sou 1t has Ieceuty been united
vi The two Reviews being nUw comoned in the
and thus adding greatly u Its value as literary periodical
IN n D.,
work OF ready described
out U.s. neyerthe ess destined to occupy as prominent
| pace the Rel ublc OF Letters.
The great eceesastc cal in Scotland led
tablshnent There was no JOURNAL in UNITED KING
NauonaC huich agitation Indeed, by
he d. 'upon induced a new state Of things placing the
TO their new perceptions OF State and Chuicn POI
other OF thought than any then exan. Hence
spontaneous agreement OF The minds
4 Immediate crsauon OF the SosTH BsITIsH REVIEW The
basis OF This Journal the Evangelism Of the Nineteenth
etury nor it to be overlooked oil the sEing
CHARACTERISTICS Of the times The grand principle which
Robertson, smith, and Of eminent Of Scot
land took the hed century Urte dozen.
pocated anu oindtcated In this able work. and III the
This Periodical is not ultra in its any OF the
grand departments OF human knowledge: al the
Evangelical religion Of the Bible Nor will fail to compare
Of wan oe en- -. In n
Of S DAVID Brewster DIS llama, Cunningham. Lorumer.
Gandh. Gordon, Buchanan Smith, etc., are host In
themselves Much fOeign talent also pledged to adorn and
enrl Oh pages.
has not 70 be considered strictly Theological Rsoep,
Tor topics OF knd calculated the
wecultivated MIMI introduced Political questions,
SO much 10 their party aspects their general CHARACTER
considered. Literature and literary
are and discoveries in mental and
unioued the discussion OF religious SUBJECTS however, In
disassionae and christian SPIRIT forms distinct feature
Us pages.
The lamened Dr. Chalmers the founder and principal
editor Of this Review and his DEATH has ably
Quoted by his sun in-aw, DR.. hanna.
BlackwoOd's Edinburgh Magazine
less exclusive in Its character than works already
ced It's conien considered under the heads
81 classical erature biography, narratives, historical and
hctlous poetry critical analyses Of works,
dtns department Of Greek and Roman aIchs
oosy while rs range Of elegant fiction may be SAID to DIS
numerous CO temporares Again. biographical depart
It's papers subjects purely scientific Peod.
ca mas ever displayed resources professionally
although deeply Infused with torysm. the
Jealous partisan could withchng rhetoric,
anu 50 cons silently uniform Is It In Its anti republican obi
qany that however obnoxious tenents II Impossible for
se Oh s @
lor series OF ears, maintained circulation Br ain
Of about forty thousand prodgous and unequaed
eireu alton Tor that where the price 81 year
WIZ alone settle the question OF It's preemnent The
known even in the United States. already
a above that OF any other work OF s class nowthsand
ing the unpalatabe character OF its politics. fact which can
only be accounted tor by the anscendent ability which cha
When to mind the names of the contributors to this
sterling work - not surpsing that such high need Of
praise should be awarded 1t IN the Republic OF Letters O
mentioned the toll0wng Professor Wilson, better known
Christopher North, Its renowned editor; Dr. Warren, the
GAN and of Ten Thousand Year wors. which have
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been the deligh, OF Thousands OF readers.
Is at this time unusually attractive from the eai works
of Buwer and Of her distinguished writer; grace its
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with the Brti.n publishers. early sheets OF the
enable American PUBLISH to issue their reprint before
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shed N other orms still the popularity Of the serial works
several of the leading publishers
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