The Nevada journal., 1854-09-29
Notices of New Books.


4. BlacEwoods Edinburgh Mqgazine, August,
| do.
5. LitteTs Liuing Age, Nos. 72, 73; from
STILES Book Store, Broad street.
6. PmnGms Monthly, September, do.
7. Hard Times, by Charles Dickens, from A.
". POTTER.
We have received from Leonard Scott & Co
copies of the above London and Edinburgh
Magazines, which comprise store of valuable
information. Before adverting to the articles
contained in these SERIALS We will remark that
the new year Of these publications commences
in July, and the present is q favorable time for
new subscribers to begin. The price of Re-
view is Ss3 per year, and Of Blaclwo0d and any
Review, S.; of the four Reviews and Black
wood, $40 The postage on these publications
is light, and these works are the best commen
tares on current standard literature, and on
great political and social movements in the
world, that issue from the press.
The Edinburgh Review has condensed di-
plomatic history of the Eastern Question. It
claims in conclusion that the powers Of Russia
for offensive war have been underratel. With
! her own centre Of government geographically
remote, and comparatively inaccessible, she can
! cast all her strength into her extremities, and
in these she holds readymade approaches to
/ some Of the leading capitals of continental Eu-
rope. fsuch is her position and power now,
what would it be if she were allowed to entail
upon herself the rich inheritance Of the Otto
mau Porte. With the possession of Constan-
tinople she would not only add to her dominion
some Of the richest provinces Of Europe, and
the absolute command of all the commerce of
the Danube ana the Euxine but size would Sc
cure fer these possessions an impregnability
such as physical geography has never before
! lent to any empire in the world. Russia has
nothing to confer on the people to compensate
for dominion. The superficial civilization she
! has, she has borrowed from the nations she as
! pires to govern. Her dominion threatens at
once tie progress Of political and Of religious
| freedom.
/ The Edinburgh has an article on teetotalism,,
and laws against the liquor trade, in which il
first rather scourgcs many Of the peculiar idi0-
syncrasics Of teetotalers, but good hUmorodly.
and then heartily advocates their cause. and
commends the peculiar laws passed III Maine
in 1851, and since in other states. II recon
mend8 similar laws in England, and says
powerful alliance for the suppression Of the
! liquor traffic has been formed 10 that country.
/ Among the reasons it gives for such law IS
that the people of Great Britain spend on drink
more than the whole amount Of taxes paid to
/ the government The annual revenue from
spirituous liquors to the treasury is $685.
/ 700, which, says the reviewer, "wll We fear
render our Chancellors of the Exchequer ex-
cecdngly slow to perceive the force Of moral
/ evidonce." It, however, wishes God speed to
the champions Of temperance, and believes
steady exertions will briug about proper enact
ments. It's arguments against the objections
to the Maine law have cleared from our mind
much doubt concerning it.
We have not space to notice other admira-
BILE articles.
The Quarterly opens with an article on the
House Of Commons that smacks strongly Of
the style of the author of Pendennis. Here is
touch of the quality. 1t is to be understood
that the hour for petitions has arrived:
"Ingenuous has seen the process of getting
up petition in his quiet country house, and
tremembers the pains that were bestowed upon
the phrascology, the grave discussion whether
| it might not seem more respectful TO the Com
mons to use the word regret instead of de-
plore,' and what a struggle there was to get
the phrase Roman Catholic brethren insert
ed instead of Roman Catholic fellow-country-
men, aud how the curates opposed it and the
surgeon and lawyer supported il, and how, after
long squabble, they compromised with the
Roman Catholic population Of these islands
! How beautifully the petition was engrossed on
parchment by one Of Mr.. Pounces clerks. and
how solemnly the leading signatures were af-
fixed How Mr., Hairsplt, the retired and Sc
rious attorney, signed, but affixed protest that
be did so in a sense only, and added several re-
ferences to texts, that the House of Commons
might look them up and quite understand his
motives. How Mr. Quaver, the nervous gen
tleman, signed, but immediately afterwards
wrote a long letter Withdrawing bis signature
and ultimately came to the post Office to afix
| it again. just rs the petition was going away
And Ingenious recollects, no doubt, the rest OF
the fidgeting, and hesitation, and selfcompla-
cepcy, and pomposity, with which the various
other petitioners, according to their natures
performed the important duty, and how, finally,
the solemn document was forwarded to the
county member with letters, one to his club
the other to his private house, begging him in
stantly to acknowledge it, and to present it the
first practicable moment Now listen, for here
comes petition which has been prepared with
similar awful care.
Mr.. Jones' cries the speaker.
Up gets Mr. Jones. A petition, Sir. from
the inhabitants of {name utterly inandibie,)
praying that the House will several words
utterly inaudible) Roman Catholics And
Mr. Jones hurries up with the document while
the Speaker is putting the formal question that
it do lie uyon the table, and clerk seizes it
and rams it into carpet bag and when the