The Trinity times., 1855-03-10
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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
selection Of standard valuable books and by
the epitomes which they present. often OBJ
viate 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-
tifc, and literary Of the Continent of Europe
They are conducted by the best talent of
Great Britain; and are engaged with the
most impol iant questions which interest or
agtate the civilized world. Whoever SUBJ
scribes to them all, may read The ablest rep
resentatves Of the principal parties into
which the people Of Great Britain are devi~
ded.
The EGinburg Reriew.
The exponent of the Wing praty in Great
Britain, having from its commencement ad-
vocaed 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
country, this Review first unfurled 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 self to trmble. The graphic and
stirring deljneations of those events, presen-
ted in the pages Of that distinguished ( arnal.
exhibit the trpest Porlraiture Of those p, rous
to oe found, perhaps, in the language. Its
influence was becoming so apparent, that at
length the leaders Of the Tory party, at
whom the thundes off its cloquence was espe,
cially directed, found it too powerful an in
strument to be resisted by ordinary means,
and hence they established the "Ouarterly,'
or as it is distinguished among American re-
prints.
The L0ndoa Qaarterly Revi 70.
Whereby to countcract that influence
which its powerful rival cxerted agant their
measures. The two great political parties
thus made strenuous efforts through their re-
spect.ve organs, for the promulgatlon Of their
antagonist principles; and during long Sc
ries OF years, these two leading periodicals
have concentrated the labors, the talent, aud
the influence Of the adherents Of the " hig
ana Tory parties Of Great Britain.
Men OF the highest literary RANK, as well as
digntaries civil and eccles.astic, have con-
trbuted to the pages Of these wol Is; among
them might be mentioned some of the mos.
rcsplendent names on the scroll of fame.
Among the regular contributors 10 the Lon
don Quarterly Review, were Southey Scott,
Lockhart, Gts present edtor) Appcrlcy,
Ferguson, Wordsworth, Lord Mahon, Dir.
MIlman, (whose articles on Oriental Litera-
ture have been so highly esteemed } and that
wonderful woman Of Science, Mrs. Somcr-
vile, with many other scarcely less celebra,
ted. Then again in the Ldinburg Reyeiw, |
it enough to mention the f-iloving names,
any one Of which would of itself insure
high degree ofrenown to any work with which
it might be associated refer 10 Jeffrey.
Napier, Brougam, MACK kntosh. and Macau
ey; the first Of whom during his long conneo-
ton With the Review, actually wrote, on the
average, one taird of the articles that rraced
its brilliant pages; while the universally aG-
mired essays Of the last, leave us in no man
ner Of doubt as to their great intrinsic merit.
Tile ITestnnnis'er Reriew.
This able journal was established under
the patronage and support of the ultra. 1Ee-
rails, so styled, Of the British House Of Com
mons; among whom Rocbuck, Mill, Bowrne.
Professor Long, Of the University, Miss
Martineau, 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 sobrquet Of the mouth-pece of Ben
thanlsn. This work has ever been especi-
ally devoted to the great topics wAich inter
ested the mass Of the peOple-its pages have
been rlle-4it will be remembered with n Sc
rles OF powerful articles, tending to the re-
duction Of Tory and exclusive privileges. he
reditary rights, kngly prcrogatiycs, etc
The astounding developments made few
years since, respecting the wretched. and. |
TIL then, unheard of horrors Of some branch,
es OF the mining population Of England. first
appeared in its pages. Not only have its ar
tlcles ever been directed against the aEore. |
mentioned abuses, tpt the worL has also |
maintained an unrelenting crusade aaaing |
the alliance Of church and state, and IA Is |
virtually 50 sing to abolish the Paliamenta |
ry Religion Of England, and eventually TO re-
move the still existing remnants of feudalism |
which continue 10 atllct the British nation
1t has recently become the lnedium throuob |
which Golden promulgates his Free prade |
doctrines, which will give it increased inter-
est to the numerous admirers, here and else
where, OF that great Reformer. In many |
particulars the Westminster Review espous. |
es political Iaith closely allied to that of our
own country-and therefore we may, without
any extraordinary effort of charity te i1duc-
ed to cherish it as IN exotic worthy of being
engraited 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 stmlnistcr, and thus adding greatly 10
its value as literary periodical
The North British Revier.
is a work Of more recent origin than those
already described--but is, nevertheless, des
t1ed to occupy as prominent place in the |
Republic Of Letters
The great ecclesiastical movement in Scot
land led TO its establishment There was no
journal in the United Kingdom which ap
peared 10 meet the necessities Of this ami. |
church agitation Indeed, the revolution |
caused by the disruption induced new state
oithrngs placing the actors in new positions |
OF ObSerVHton--uor could fIa,. ,ri,-., ,,+..,