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TIE B.sKsss' MAGAZINE, ion November
REVIEW.
Sin WALES HIS Tlaa p.rras By Charles
Kingsley. Boston ncknor Folds
In the Union of last Sunday morning, we stated,
in general terms, our high appreciation of Charles
Kingsley, a arge-henrted man and a glorious
thinker In the never ceasing duties of journalism
it is seldom that we do than praise or con-
denim in generalities the books we are required to
review, but the volume before is quite too inn
portant whether we consider the magnitude of each
of It's many themes the character of its author
standing as he does, SUI genesis lofty and unique
tree III the forest of English literatureor the direct
bearing OF his thought upon topics that specially
concern us of Anerica--to be thus summarily dis
missed. We shall make an unusually large draft
upon the patience of our readers, and are
emboldened TO do so more by the unfailing Kindness
which has hitherto mot our demands, than by any
feeling of authority to require attention to our
dicta. In his last work we have more comprehen-
sve view OF Kingsey's mind and habits than could
be furnished by biography for the intellect of the
man In recording his thoughts also photographs the
thinker Hitherto we have him az "a writer
of novels which directed towards exgen-
ces Of English life. "Hypatia exhibited his fair
ness and extensive reading ALTON Locke was
sort OF special plea made by retained advocate of
the established Church. with the object of pacifying
the unrest that had taken of the youth of
England, and was hurrying them by rapid marches
along a dusty road which at last forked into two
ways--one leading to the Catholic Church, the
other to Neoogy. 1.-TWO Years Ago" was a Drawer
un fh1ts any ,ff Ill tbx,trf
serious blemshes in it the writer seemed to deal
with the actual human life of his day by strong,
common-sense method men and women made
to talk and act as they do talk and act moral and
speculative difficulties boldly admitted and
if their solution was attempted, it was without sub
teriuSe or any begging OF the questionable Daniel,
the author marched boldly up to the lions and look
ed In their eyes with SO determined gaze that they
were cowed into temporary silence at least. After
reading the foregoing works. very many people were
surprised Dy the marked change of tone, If not of
continent, pervading the Sermons which shortly
made their appearance. Occasionally the same no
BILE ring would be heard his fell the
car but generally it sufficiently subdued TO sug-
gest the difference between Kingsley IN the study
and Kingsley in the pupit--the raising his fear
less voice in the name of manhood and the minister
preaching with the fear ofhs bishop before his eyes.
H. indeed, he had never published anything else,
the Sermons would have won for him large rep
utation but in the comparison with his better pro-
auctions, they seemed to bear the relation of diluted
claret to generous Burgundy, and, having been ac-
customed 80 long TO the better beverage we were
not satisfied with Kingsley-and-
The volume of Reviews and Lectures--for that is
IN TACT the proper designation of Sir Walter RAJ
leigh and His Times with Other Papers"--is full of
suggestion. Of the reviews the only one which
lacks sterling merit is that occasioned by Mrs. Jami
sons Sacred and Legendary Art" Far superior,
and moro worthy of the author is the vindcation of
Dir Walter Raleigh. With true Carlylan boldness
and much diction that reminds of the Letters
and Speeches OF Oliver Cromwell, does he strive to
rescue the memory of that adventurous but unfortu
nate Knight from the oboquy cast upon it, by those
hireling historians who tDged their facts with the
complexion demanded by the royalty of their age.
Very fierce is the defence of Sir Walter very bitter
the rebukes hurled at the many meannesses of the
scotch King OF England James and terribly in
earnest are the denunciatons of Charles !. Indeed
one would hardly suppose the latter to be penned
by parsonage who, the Both of January ensuing
VIII DC expected to extol the blessed martyr in
religious service ordered by the established church
whereof Char,es Kingsley is mnister) for the edi-
hcaton OF funFeyism--the warning off from the
divine right OF the profane hands of the common
herd--and for keeping fresh in the sanctuary the
ull-blown virtues OF the royal saint beheaded by an
ungrateful people, who being Englishmen, wickedly
imagined they had liberties too sacred to allow them
10 pay the subsidies demanded by the King, to ena-
bic him to continue in his filthy but expensive wal
low OF riotng and lechery. Herein is the difference
between the man Kingsley and the minister Kings
that every true man, be he English Caffre, if he
have read English history, will applaud
The want Of real justice with the false
notion OF honor tho mpacabe obstnacy contempt that
law by which he held his the combination mean
ness IN commanding private interview and shameessness
lsssns ns own these true notes Of the
Gou attempt 70 mprison the hve MEMBERS and yet
Hssh ebclon who Stafford and
goats and yet pretended die himself epscopacy
which ho brave though nFapc had defcndedo long be-
rogue too That ten thousand pounds OF Lord money
should make sentmcntas sentiment
non Of him as the incarnation pous Ghvalry the ten
tnousand pounds Charles Tho Widows followed
hum home Nascby Fight and the Whitehall were Gods
Judgment Of such deeds, whatever may ben
Well said, man Kingsley But what says minister
Kingsley? Well if any will drop into his church
on the Both OF next January he will be vastly edited
by The way In which, with fine rotundo (ungs be-
ing strengthened by hunting foxes) the latter Kings
ley will recite variety of assertions expressing
very different opinion of the sanity qualities of the
royal martyr" Whose fault it is that the minister
will be compelled to declare what the man pronounc-
ed GO absurd it is not our province to discuss. We
simply puzzled to understand the logical process
by which the two things are reconciled. We have
a suspicion that Kingsley is hearty sympathizer
with the movement now agitating to purge this
naDt OF royalty worship from that noble manual
"The Book of Common Prayer"
All through the book we have glimpses of the au
thor's way of living and working. Now he scours
the country behind pack of fox hounds--very
heaithful spoy4but cruel; then he writes all night
again he giv illustration of his true English pre-
judice, by showing in sneer or by-pay, how
large portion of his love of God is composed of
hatred for the dissenters-not mark YOU any small
hut