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These periodicals are the critical censors
( Of the British scholastic and literary world
( By their criticisms. they aid readers in the
5 lection Of standard valuable books; and by
the epitomes which they present, often Oh
| viate the necessity Of consulting works too
! vo.uminous for general examination. They
| fill place which American magazens cannot
| supply; for they discuss topics relating more
strsctly to the affairs, p,ltical religious, scen
tific, 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
artate 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 dey-
ded.
The EGnbug Rcrie,o.
The exponent Of the Wing praty in Great
| Britain. having from its commencement ad
vocated freedom and the rights of the people
W hen the war, apparently Of determination
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 unfurltd the flag
Of resistance. made, by its unanswerable and
eloquent appeals in behalf Of inalienabe rights
the halls OF British legislation and even the
| throne Itself to trimble. The graphic and
stirring delinedtions Of those events, presen-
ted in the pages Of that distinguished journal
exhibit the truest portraitulo of those perous
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 espe>
cially directed, found it too powerful an in
strulnent to be resisted by ordinary means,
and hence they established the 'Quarterly,' -
or Us it is distinguished among American re-
prints
The London Qnarferly Rsuicw.
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-
! spectve organs, for the promulgation of their
antagonist principles; and during long Sc
ries of years, these two leading periodicals
have concentrated the labors, the talent, and
the influence of the adherents of the Wing
and Tory parties of Great Britain.
| Men OF the highest literary rank, as well as
| digntares civil and ecclesastc. have con-
| trbuted to the pages of these work; among
| them might be mentioned some Of the most
resplendent names on the scroll Of fame.
Among the regular contributors TO the Lon
don Quarterly Review, were Southey Scott,
Locknatt, tits present editor,) Apperlry,
Ferguson, Wordsworth, Lord Mahon, DIR.
Mlnan, (whose articles on Oriental Litera
turc have been so highly esteemed } and that
wonderful woman OF Science, Mrs. Somer
vill', with many other scarcely less ceebra>
ted. Then again in the Edlnburg Rev civ,
it IL enough to mention the following names,
any one OF which would of itself insure a
high degree ofrenown to any work th which
it mi. hit be associated we refer 10 Jeffrey,
Napier, iSrougam, Mack ntosh and Macaul
ey; the first Of whom during his long connec-
ton with the Review, actually wrote, on the
average, one third Of the articles that graced
lis brilliant pages; while the universally ad-
mired essays OF the last, leave Us in no man
ner Of doubt as To their great intrinsic merit.
The Hs'mini.ter Reriew.
This able journal was etablished under
the patronage aud support of the ultra lbe-
mons. among whom Rocbuck Mill, BOwring
Professor Long, of the University, Miss
Martneau, and others whose names nee,I
not be quoted, conspicuously figured 1t VA
for years under the editorial supervision "
Jeremy BenthanI, from which tact 1t obt
ed the sObrquet Of the mouth. piece of J.
thauisln This work has ever been es
ally devoted to the great topics which i
ested the mass Of the pcople--lts pages
| cen rite--it will be remembered with
ries of powerful articles tending to IT,
duction Of Tory and exclusive privileges
reditary rights, kingly prerogatiycs, et
The astounding developments made n
years fince, respecting the wretched, a
| till then, unheard Of horrors OF some braneV
es OF the mining population of England, 6ry
| appeared in It's pages. Not only have its ar.
ticles ever been directed against the afure
mentioned abuses, but the work has also
maintained an unreenting crusade againsl
the alliance of church and state, and thus
virtually see KING 10 abolish the Parlamenta-
ry Religion OF England, aud eventually to re
move the still existing remnants of feudasm
which continue to atli,ct the British nation -
1t has recently become the medium through
which Golden promuIgaes his Free Trade
doctrines, which will give it increased inter-
est TO the numerous admirers, here and else
where, of that great Reformcr. In many
particulars the Westminster Review espous.
Is political faith closely allied TO that of our
own coudtIy--and therefore we may, without
any extraordinary effort of charity, be Undue.
ed TO cherish II as an exotic worthy OF being
cngraited into our more genial soil 1t has
recently beer united with the Foreign Quar-
terly Review. the more attractive fatures OF
the two Reviews being now combined in The
W stminser, and thus adding greatly to
its value AZ u literary periodical
The North British R,piew.
! IS work Of more recent origin than those
already dcscrlbed--but is, nevertheless, des-
tined to occupy as prominent place in the
/ Republic Of Letters
The great ecclesiastical movement in Scot
land led to lis establishment There was nc
journal in the United Kingdom which ap
! peared 10 meet the necessities Of this anti.
church agitati on Indeed, the revolution
caused by the disruption induced a new state
! of things, placing the actors in new position.
Of observation--nor could they give utter