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These periodicals are 1he critical censors
of the British scholastic and literary world
BY their criticisms, they aid readers in the
selection of standard valuable books; and by
the epitomes which they present, often OBJ
vate the necessity Of consulting works too
voluminous for general examination. They
fiji a place which American magazens cannot
supply; for they discuss topics relating more
str city tothe affairs, political religious, scien-
tifc, and literary ofthe Continent Of Europe.
They are conducted by the best talent of
Great Britain; and are engaged with the
most important questions which interest or
agtate the civilized world. Whoever SUBJ
scrbes TO them all, may read the ablest rep
resentatiyes Of the principal parties into
which the people of Great Britain are deyi
ded.
The EGinbmg Rccie,C.
The exponent of the Wing praty in Great
Britain, having from its commencement ad-
vocated freedom and the rights of the people
was waged against France by British Tory
rulers, and during which occurred the Sc
cond great struggle of England with our own
country, this Review first unfurled the flag
of resistance, made, by its unanswerable and
eloquent appeals in behalfof inalienable rights
the halls Of British legislation and even the
throne i:sef to trmble. The graphic and
stirring delneations of those events, presen-
ted in the pages of that distinguished journal.
exhibit the truest portraiiure Of those perilous
to be found, perhaps, in the language. Its
influence was becoming so apparent, that at
length the leaders Of the Tory party, at
whom the thundes Of its eloquence was espc>
cially directed, found it too powerful an IN
strument to be resisted by ordinary means,
and hence they established the "Quarterlv.'
or as it is distinguished among American re-
prints.
Tie Lond0n Quanerly ReUicao.
Whereby to counteract that influence
which its powerful rival exerted againt their
measures The two great political parties
thus made strenuous efforts through their re-
speciiye organs, Cor the PRONUNCIATION Of their
antagonist principles; and during a long Sc
ries Of years, these two leading periodicals
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the influence Of the adhcrents of the " Whig
and Tory parties Of Great Britain.
Men Of ihe highest literary rank, as well as
dgnitaries civil and eccles.asiic have con-
tributcd TO the pages ofthese works; among
them might be mentioned some Of the most
respendent names on tie scroll Of fame.
Among the regular contributors 70 the Lon
don Quarterly Review, were Southey Scott,
Lockhart, (its present editorD Appcrley,
Ferguson. Wordsworth Lord Alahoa, DR..
Milman, (whose articles on Oriental Litcra-
ture have been 50 highly esteemed and that
wonderful woman Of Science, Mrs. Somcr-
vile, with many other scarcely less cecbra,
ted. Then again in the lldinburg Reveiw.
it is enough TO mention the following names,
any one OF which would Of Itself insure a
high degree ofrenOwn to any WORK with which
it might be assocated-we refer 10 Jeffrey.
Napier, Brougam, Macintosh, and Macaul-
ey; the first Of whom during his long conncc-
ton with the Review, actually wrote, on the
average, ore third of the articles that eraced
its brilliant pages; while the universally ad-
mred essays of 1he last leave us in no man
ner Of doubt as to their great intrinsic merit.
The Westminster Rcrielc.
This able journal was ctablisbcd under
the patronage and support Of the utra-lbe-
rails, so styled, Of the British House Of Com
mons; among whom Roebuck, Mil, Bowring.
Professor Long, of the University. Miss
Marineau, and others whose names need
not be quoted, conspicuously figured 1t was
for years under the editorial supervision of
Jeremy Bentham, from which fact it obtain
ed the sobriquet Of the mouth piece Of Ben
thansm This work has ever been espcci-
ally devoted TO the great topics which inter
estcd the mass Of the pcople-its PAGES have
cen riie--it will be remembered with a Sc
ries Of powerful articles, tending to the re-
dnc'on OF Tory and exclusive privileges, he
redilary rights, kingly prerocativcs, etc
The astounding developments made 4 few
years since, respecting the wretched, and
till then, unheard Of horrors Of some branch
es ofthe mining population of England, first
appeared in its pages. Not only have its ar
tIclcs ever been directed against the alope-
mentioned abuses, but the WORK has also
maintained an unreleutng crusade against
the alliance of church and state. and tbus
virtually seeking to abolish the Pariamenta.
ry Religion of England, and cgcntpally-to re
move the still existing remnants Of fenlalisn
which continue TO afl.ct the British nation.-
1t has recently become the medium through
which Golden promulgates his Free Trade
doctrines, which will give it increased inter-
est to the numerous admirers, here and else
where, Of that great Relormer. In many
particulars ths Westminster Review espous
es political faith closely allied to that Of our
own country--and therefore we may. without
any extraordinary effort Of charity, be indue-
ed to cherish it as an exotic worthy of BEING
ongrattcd into our more genial soil. 1t has
recently beer united with The Foreign Quar-
terly Review, the more attractive faturcs Of
the two Reviews being now combined in .he
W stminister, and thus adding greatly to
its value as literary periodical.
The Month British Rluier -
is work Of more recent origin t..on tbose
already described Is Is. nevertheless. dos
inca =, - occupy as prominent place in the
I-cT6bc Of Letters
The great ecclesiastical movement in Scot
land led TO IFS establishment There was no
journal in the United Kingdom which an
peared to meet the necessities Of this anti.
church agitation Indeed, the revolution
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