The Trinity times., 1855-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS

from its moorings on the shores of tba .ns
Evangelical religion of the bible Nor Pure e's
it fail to compare most iavorably with Ill ell
other contemporary in the amount of to,ery
energy and spirit enlisted on its side '"Ieut N,
names of Sir David Brewster, Drs IJ,ne ine
Cunningham, Lorrmer, Candlish. GorIna,
Buchanan, Smith, etc., are a host in ,b.an'
selves. Much foreign talent is also pledaH,
TO adorn and enrich its pages seo
tits not to be considered strictly ,bao,..
ical Review, for topics Of every Kind colo',ss
ted to occupy and interest the well sutivaae,
mind are introduced. Political eupst;o0NN
not so much in their party aspects as in thu,
general character, are considered. Jitasa
ture and the literary merits of works are S;a
cussed, and the discoveries IN mental I snI
physical science unfolded--the disouss;on J,
religious subjects, however, in dispassiona,s
and Christian spirit, forms distinct feat,,ro
of Tie work, and will continue 10 occunvs
prominent place in its pages.
The lamanted DR.. Chalmers was the foprd-
er and principal editor of this Review ana
since his death has been ably conducted bs
his son-in-law, DR.. Hanna.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.
Is less exclusive in its character than the
works already noticed its contents NAV ho
considered under the general heads of class.
cal literature, biography, narratives historical
and fictitious, poetry, analyses of new works
ETC., etc. The high order of its dsuuisitiop,
has long rendered it proudly distinguished in
the department of Greek and Roman arcbe
ology. while its range of elegant fiction NAV
be said to discover a mastery power and
SKILL, unsurpassed by any of its numerous co.
temporaries. Again, in its biographical de.
partment, and narratives ofvoyages and tray.
els, no less than in its papers on subjects
purely scientific, this admirable periodical
has ever displayed resources unquestionablv
superior to any similar work in the world
AS to It's political opinions, although deeply
infused with Toryism, to an extent the mos,
jealous partzan could desire, yet, so witchnn
is its rhetoric and so consistently uniform Is
it in its anti-republican obloquy, that, howey.
er obnoxious Its tenets,it is impossible for the
reader to fail in being charmed by the peru.
sal OF ts brilliant pages. The fact of this dis.
tingulshed Magazine having, for a series Ct
years maintained circulat on in Great Bri-
tain of about 100000 prodigious and un-
equal circulation for that country. where the
price is 81 so a year--wll alone settle tke
question of its permanent merits The sams
remark is equally applicable to this country.
it is well known that its circulation, even in
the United States, is already far above tina.
of any other work of its class, notwithsand-
ing the unpaatable character of its politics. a
fact which can only be accounted for by tho
transcendent ability which characterizes it's
pages.
When we call to mind the names of the
contributors to this sterling work, it is not
surprising that such high need Of praise
should be awarded it in the republic of letters.
OF the eminent writers who have graced its
pages may be mentioned the folowing-Pros.
Wilson, better known as Christopher North.
its renowned editor; DR.. Warren, the graph
ic and brilliant author Of the Diary of a
late Physician" and of "Ten Thousand
Year, r,"sworks which have been so extensiye-
ly popular in republished form--R p Gily,
Anster, Jeffreys, Lockhardt, James, Lytton
Bulwer, DR.. Maginn, Sydney Smith, and tho
author OF Tom Cringle's Log Cruise ofthe
Aldge,' e'c., works which have been the de-
light of thousands of readers.
1t is at this time unusually attractive from
the serial works of Bulwer and other distin-
gushed writers, which grace its columns a,
original contrlbutiens, appearing fret in this
magazine, both in the British and American
editions. BY an arrangement with the Brit
lsh publishers early sheets of the magazine
are regularly forwarded to this country, so as
to enable the American publishers to issue
their reprint before the original edition ar
rives. Notwithstanding they are sure to be
in the market before any of its contents can
be published in other forms, still the popu-
lnri ,ff nj L., =.
several Of she leading publishers in this coun-
try are content to issue other reprints ofthem
copied from the reprint of Backwood, after
it has already been placed in the hands of IFS
numerous subscribers.
THE Caxtons,' and My New Novel, by
Bulwer, 'My PeninsulAr Medal,' The Green
Hand and other serials of similar stamp are
among the works aladed to.
Their great popularity in this country will
show, in this feature alone, the attractions Of
Blackwood's Magazine, and it is well to re-
member, in this connection, that 25 cents
will purchase monthly number.
Sustained, then, as these distinguished
works are, and ever have been, by the high
est order of scholastic ability and political VA
gaeity, we need Rot be surprised to find them
occupying such proud pre-eminencs among
the literary productions Of the world, and the
neglect of their claims upon the eonsders
ton OF all classes Of the intelligent commune
ty, would necessarily argue a correspon ling
indifference to the great interests of the com
mon veal. But a spirit Of philosophical in.
quiry is abroad among the people, and to the
honor of the age may it be stated, that igno-
rance is no longer deemed misfortune, but
fault, and assuredly the fault is not lessen
ed when we find such rare advantages thus
placed within our grasp--and however trte,
also, may be the remark, it is not the less
true, that the cultivation of literature brings
its own reward--the neglect Of it brings its
punishment.
With these views, therefore, the Ameri-
can publishers beg TO invite the special at
tention of their fellow citizens 10 the reprints
Of the several periodicals here referred TO-,
feeling confident that in doing so they wiz
not only subserve the best interests of popu-
lar intelligence, bnt will at the same time,
add to the general happiness of the nation, by
lmparting to the public mind heathful slim
ulus for high orner of intellectual pleasure.
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