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Of the British scholastic and literary world
by their criticisms, they aid readers ia th,
selection of standard valuable books; and b,
the ePitomes which they present, often OBJ
viate the necessity Of consulting works toe
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till place which American magaAens canno
supply; for they discuss topics relating more
strictly to the affairs, political, religious, scien
tifc, and literary ofthe Continent of Europe
They are conducted by the best talent O
Great Britain; and are engaged with the
most important questions which interest o,
agiiate the civilized world. Whoever sub.
ssribes 20 them all, may read the ablest rep.
resentatiyes Of the principal parties into
which the people OF Great Britain arc deyi,
ded.
Tile EGinb,Tg Reris,g.
The exponent Of the Wing praty in Great
Britain, having from its commencement ad-
vocate1 freedom and the rights Of the people
When the war, apparently Of determination
was waged against France by British Tory
rulers, and during which occurred the Sc.
eond great struggle of England with our own
country, this Review FIRST unfurled the flag
Of resistance, made, by its unans y cradle and
eloquent appeals in behalf of inalienable rights
the halls Of British legislation and even tbe
throne i:seIf to trmble. The graphic and
stirring Gclineations OF those events. pfesen-
ted in the pages Of thai distinguished journal,
exhibit ihe truest pOrtraiture OF those perlous
to te found, perhaps, in the language Its
influence was becoming SO apparent, that at
length the leaders Of the Tory party, at
whom the ihundes Of its eloquence was espe>
claly directed, found it too powerful an in
strufnent to be resisted by ordinary means,
and hence they established the "Quarterly, ="
or 30 il is distinguished among American re-
prints.
TIE London Quarterly ReUieic.
Whereby TO counteract that influence
which its powerful rival exerted araint their
measures. The two great political parties
thus made STRENUOUS Efforts through their re-
spe ave organs, for the psomulgation Of their
antagonist principles; and during a long Sc.
ries Of years, these two leading periodicals
have concentrated the abors, the talent, and
aud Tory parties Of Great Britain.
Men Of the highest literary RANK, as well as
dignitaries civil and ecclesasic, have con-
TO the pages of these works; among
them might be mentioned some of the most
resPlendent names on the scroll of fame
Among the regular contributors to the Lon
ion Quarterly Review, were Southey Scott,
LocEhafs, (its present editor,) Apperley,
Ferguson, Wordsworth, Lord Mahor, DIR.
hllman, (whose articles on Oriental Litera-
lure have been so highly esteemed } and that
woman of Science, Mrs. Somer-
'llle, with many other scarcely less celebra>
ed. Then again in the Edlnburg Revew,
t is enough to mention the following names.
my one Of which would of itself insure
lgh degree ofFenOwn TO any work " ith which |
mIehs be assOcated--we refer 10 Jeffrey, |
Napier, Broagam, Macintosh, and Macaul- |
~ -. the i,rst o. w6ssn during his lonc "."nec-
lion with the Review, actually wrote, on the
average, one t.ird Of the articles that graced
its brilliant pages; while The universally ad-
mired essays OF the last, leave us in no man
ner Of doubt rs to their great intrnscmeris
The Westminster RerieD.
This able JeIrnsl was Established under
the patronaae 1support Of the ultra libe-
rails, so styI British House of Com
mons; az loebuck, Mil, Bowring,
Professor u the University, Miss
Martineau, an1 6tilers whose names need
not be quoted, conspicuously figured 1t was
for years under the editorial supervision of
Jeremy Bentham, from which fsct it obtain
ed the sobriquet of the mouth piece of Ben
This work has ever been especi-
ally devoted to the great topics which inter-
ested the mass OF the peOple--its pages have
been rie--it viii be remembered with Sc
res OF powerful articles, tending to the re-
due.ion Of Tory and exclusive privileges, he
redi,ary rights, klngly prerogatiycs, etc
The astounding developments made a few
years since, respecting the wretched, aud,
ill then, unheard of horrors Of some branch
es Ofthe mining population of England, first
in its pages. Not only have its ar
ticles ever been directed against the afore-
mentioned abuses, but the work has also
maintained an unrelentng crusade against
the alliance Of church and state, and thus
virtually seeking to abolish the Parliamenta-
y Religion of England, and eventually to re.
owe the still existing remnants Of feudalism
Sich continue to atlct the British nation.-
iIas recently become the medium through
With Golden promulgates his Free Trade
oocines, which viii give it increased inser-
est 1.-THE numerous admirers, here and else
"hef Of that great Reiormer. In many
Patuears the W estminister Review espous-
es Poie;l Iath closely allied to that of our
own eo'uy--and therefore we may, without
4 any eSthrdinary effort of charity, be induc-
ga 10 c"esh it as an exotic worthy of being
eheraiteu 20 our more genial soil. 1t has
recently oel united with the Foreign Quar-
1erly hGFle the more attractive fatures of
,,e ne TWO NEWS being now combined in the
y, " st,ilIlhls'erPnd thus adding greatly to
us 'aiue ~ hrary periodical.
The Nth British Rcsier.
is worE of MOI recent origin than those
aFe@'y oesef'oeu' but is, nevertheless, des-
tined to occupy as,rom;nent a nlace IN tba
Republic of Letters
The great ecclesiaieal movement in Scot.
land led to It's establishment, Tb"ro ,.,as no
Journal in the United K;no1,r, ,,,tioh -,
peared to meet the NECESSITIES nc Lie anii
chufcn 'sl,au on lAeeo, tie revolution
caused by the disruptloLinduce.a nov stat.
of things, placing the actgs in nay nositious
of obseryation--nor coui they rive utter.
ance to their new perceiions o,'S,.. -