, 1853-04-16
THE WEsTMIMlsTER RlEIIvIlII,Wl


This pbls Journal ives established. under the Pc.
tSohlse sud suPpOlt Of The ultra-iberaIS % styled
Of the British House Of Commons among whom
Rovbuck Mil, Boegine Proiessof Long Of The
London University, Mics Martineau, and others
names need not Be quoted, conspicnoasly figured.
Il WSS foF some years under he editorial supsrvi
siOn Of Jsssny Benlkhm, for which faeti obtained
the sobriqusi q lhs moulh- pieta of BsnIhanism.--
This work has ever been especially devoted 10 The
great topics which Interest the mass Of the people
il pages has been rife, L. will Be remembered, with
series Of powerful sTcles, tending 70 he rsiuc-
ton Of Tory and exclusive privileges, beTeditary
righis' kingly pFerogAtiyes, &e, The astounding
Developments made few yenV since, respecting
l,e wrelched and, then, unheard ofhoTors Of some
bsanohsS Of the mining Populuti6na Of England
fra appeared 10 iH pages. Hot only have lie aF.
licles ever been directed aganst the sforosmenlsn
cd sbuses; The Wofk has also mminIsinsi an unre-
lenting crusade against the sliance Of church and
State, thus virtually seeking to abolish the q Par.
liameniary Religion" Of England. and eventually
to remove the still dxaiting marks Of fendalism,
which continue 70 afflict the British naiion. Il
has recently become The medium through which
Golden pTomuleates his ,Ricsifade doctrines,
which will give il increased interest IN the numer-
ous admirers here and elesewhefe or that great Re
former. IA many particulars The WeStminstsr Re
view espouSes a political faith closely aleI 10 that
Of ouf own county; end therefore we may, with.
out any extraordinary effort of charity be Induced
10 cherish Il as an eKortc worthy Of being enRraf-
dinlo or more genial soil. II has recently been
united With the Foreign Quarterly Review. the
more attractive features Of The TWO Reviews being
now eombned In the Westminster, and thus ad-
ding greatly 10 its value Is literary periodical.
,FODIEc II A.L Cth I,fii NfL
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW
is work Of more lecahF origin lhan those already
deserbed-but IL, nevertheless, destined 10 occupy
a. prominent plaes In the Republic Of BsnSss.
Tho aroat ecclesiastical movement IN Suotlhna
led 10 rs eSiablishment. Theps MAS no Journal In
the Uniied Kingdom, which appeamd 10 meet the
necessities Of the Anil Nalionnl,ehnrch' agitation.
Indeed, tho Isvolntion eansed By the disFnpiisn
induced new state offhingr, placing the actor
In neu positions Of obssrntioni nor could lhey
rivb utolanee to their new perceptions Estate and
Church Policy-theiF new sVmaihies-their new
emotiopv, without some organ ofthonghtthan any
hen extant. Hence the aponianeous sgfeement Of
the great master minds among them, in the neces
sity Of new outlet Of opinioa and The immediate
creation Of the North British Review. The basis
ofIhis Journal s the Evangelism Of the Nineleenth
century nor is II to be overlooked as one Of the
striking characteristics Of the tines and the grand
principle which Robertson, Smith. and many %
the eminent men ofScotland took the field cenlu-
~ ago to write down, is now advocated and vim
dcated 10 this able work, and in the same literary
metropolis.
Sustained, then as tbese distinguished works are
and ever have been, BY The highest order Of scho-
astie ability and political sagacily, need not b.
surprised TO 6DJ them occupying such q proud