The Trinity times., 1855-01-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
sR1T,suPERIoDICAL LITERATURE

These periodicals are the critical oensors
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
yiate the necessity of consulting works too
voluminous for general examination. They
fiji place which American magaziens cannot
supply; for they discuss topics relating more
str city to the affairs, political, religious, scen-
tific, and literary Of the Continent of Europe.
They are conducted by the best talent of
Great Britain; and are engaged with the
most important questions which interest or
agitate the civilized world. Whoever sub
scribes to them all, may read the ablest rep
resentatives of the principal parties into
which the people of Great Britain are deyi-
ded.
The EGinburg Rerie,o.
The exponent of the Wing praty in Great
Britain, having from its commencement ad-
vocated 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
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 trimble. The graphic and
stirring delineatons of those events, presen-
ted in the pages of that distinguished journal,
exhibit the truest portraiture 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 eloguence was espe>
cially directed, found it too powerful an in
strument to be resisted by ordinary means,
and hence they established the "Quartery,"
or as it is distinguished among American re-
prints.
The London Quarterly Reuiew.
| Whereby to counteract that influence
which its powerful rival exerted agant their
measures. The two great political parties
thus made strenuous efforts through their re-
spective organs, for the PRONUNCIATION of their
antagonist principles; and during long se-
res 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
| dignitares civil and ecclesiastic, have con-
tributed to the pages of these works; among
them might be mentioned some of the mosl
Respondent names on the scroll of fame
Among the regular contributors to the Lon.
don Quarterly Review, were Southey Scott
Lockhart, fits present editor,) Apperley
Ferguson, Wordsworth, Lord Mahon, DIR
Milman, (whose articles on Oriental Litera.
ture have been so highly esteemed and tha
wonderful woman of Science, Mrs. Somer
Vile, with many other scarcely less celebra
ted. Then again in the Edinburg Review
it is enough to mention the following names
any one of which would of itself insure
high degree ofrenown to any work With whicl
it might be associated-we refer TO Jeffrey
Napier, Brougam, Macintosh, and Macaul
ey: the FIRST OF he,., 1--i-sz 49, i"''5 Soniec
-------'s-'tcTs, actually wrote, on tn
average, one-third Of the articles that grace
It's brilliant pages; while the universally ad
mired essays the last, leave us in no man
ner OF doubt AS to their great intrinsic merit
The Westminster RerieD.
This able Journal was etablished unde
the patronage and support of the ultra libe
rails, so styled, of the British House of Com
mons; among whom Roebuck, Mill, Bowring
Professor Long, of the University, Mis-
Martlneau, and others whose names nee,
not be quoted, conspicuously figured 1t wa.
tor years under the editorial supervision o
Jeremy Bentlam, from which fact it obtain.
ed the sobriquet Of the mouth piece Of Ben.
thanism. This work has ever been esDeci-
ally devoted TO the great topics which inter
ested the mass of the people--its pages have
been rife--it will be remembered with n go.
r'es OF powerful articles, tending to the re-
ductlon of Tory and exclusive privileges. he
redItary rights, kingly prerogativcs. etc
Inc astounding developments made a few
years since, respecting the wretched, and
I'LL then, unheard of horrors of some branch :
es ofthe mining population of England, first
appeared IN Its pages. Not only have its ar
tlcles ever been directed against the afore.
mentioned abuses, but the work has also
maintained an unrelenting crusade aoains,
the alliance of church and state, and ,bps
virtually seeking to abolish the Parliamenta-
ry Religion Of England, and eventually to no
move tle sun existing remnants of feudaIism
winch continue to afflct the British nation.-
IL mas recently become the medium through
winch Golden promulgates his Free Trade
doctrines, which will give it increased inter.
est 10 the numerous admirers, here and else.
where, of that great Reformer. In MANY
particulars the Westminster Review esnous.
es political faith closely allied to that Of opr
own eouhtry-and therefore we may, without
any extraordinary effort of charity, be induc.
eo 10 cherish it as an exotic worthy of being
engratted into our more genial soil. II has
recentlyNbeen united with the FOREIGN Omar
teriy Review, the more attractive fatures of
the two Reviews being now combined in tho
W est,mlnister, and thus adding greatly 10
its value as literary periodical.
The North British Revier
is work of more recent origin than tboso
already described-but is, nevertheless. dos
I,ned :, to occupy as prominent place in the
Republic of Letters '"e
lhe great ecclesiastical movement in Soo,.
land led to its establishment. There was No
journal in the United Kingdom which an,
peared to meet the necessities of this ant.
church agtati on Indeed, the revolution
caused by the disruption induced new State
OF things, placing the actors in new positions
OF ooseryatl0n-nor could they give utter.
anee anee to their new perceptions OF State and
Church pollty-ther new ympatbies--tbeir
new emOtiOns-Withouf soma c,L.. -.