The Trinity times., 1855-01-06
MiSCELL EOUS.

my Of the grand departments of huma,
Know edge, at the same time it never drif,.
f ON It's moorings on the shores of the ppra
| Evangelical religion of the bib Nor viii
fail t. compare most favorably with eyer,
other contemporary in the amount If talen,
energy and spirit enlisted on its side. The
names Of Sir David Brewster. Drs. Hanna
Cunningham, Lorrimer, Candsh. Gordon
buchanan, Smith, ETC., are host in them
selves. Much foreign talent is also pledged
to adorn and enrich It's pages
1t IS not to be considered strictly theolo,.
ica Review, for topics Of every KIND calculo.
ted to occupy and interest the well cultivated
mind, are introduced Political Questions
not so much in their party aspects as in their
general character, are considered litera-
ture and the literary merits Of work ars dis
cussed, and the discoveries IN mental and
physical science unfolded--the discussion of
religious subjects, however, in dlspassionate
and Christian spirit forms distinct feature
of tEe work, and will continue to occ1py
prominent place in its pages.
The lamanted DR.. Chalmers was the found
er and principal editor Of this Review, and.
since his death has been ably conducted by
| his sOn-in law, DIR. Ilanna.
DtUChUOOd LutHDUgH MIgHSt me.
Is less exclusive in its character than the
works already noticed its contents NAV be
considered under the general heads of cassi
cal literature, biography narratives historical
and fictitious, poetry. analS ses of new works
etc, etc The high order of its disquis lion.
has long renderei it proudly DISTINGUISHED in
the department Of Greek aud Roman archie
ology. while its range Of elegant fiction may
| he n
skill, unsurpassed by any of its numerous co
temporaries. Again, in it's biographical de-
partment, and narratives OF voyages and tray-
els, no less dian in its papers on subject.
purely scientific, this admirable periodical
has ever displayed resources unqueslionably
superior to any similar work in the world
AS to its political opinions, although deeply
infus with Torysm. to an extent the most
zeaou partizan could desire, yet. SO wichng
is its rhetoric and so consistently uniform 10
it in its anti republican obloquy, that, howev-
er obnoxious lis tenets, it is impOss be for the
reader 10 fail III being charmed by the peru
sal of its brilliant pages. The fact OF this dis
tlnguished Magazine having, for a series cf
| years maintained circuat on in Great Bri
tain of about 40,O00--a prodigous and un-
! equal circulation for that country. where the
! price is 81 80 a year--wll alone settle the
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| question ot It's permanent merits. The same
remark is equally applicable to this country,
IT is well known that its circulation, even in
the United States, is already far above that
of any other work Of its class. notwithstand-
ing the unpaatabe character OF its politics, a
fact which can only be accounted for by the
transcendent ability which characterzes i,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 grsced its
pages may be mentioned the following--ProG.
Wilson, better known as Christopher North,
it's renowned editor DR. Warren, the graph
c and brilliant author Of the " Diary Of
late Physician" and of Ten Thousand .
Year," WORKS which have been 80 extensive-
| y popular in repubshed form--R p Gilly,
Anster, Jeffreys, Lockhardt, James, Lytton
Bulwer,. DIR Mag Sydney Smith, and the
author of Tom Cringe's Log Cruise of The
Midge,' C., works which haye h-.:. ~. ae-
! light of thousands of 49,