The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-01-27

Papist in heart and ought to go to Rome.
GREATER BRITAIN; a Record of Travel in
Eaglish Speaking Countries during 1866
and 1861 By Charles Wentworth Dixie.
With Maps and Illustrations. limo, pp.
sol. New York: Harper 4 Brothers, 1862
Starting at Fortress Monroe, and passing
westward through Virginia, Mr.. Dixie travels
through the Rocky Mountains, California,
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and other
regions girding the globe, and noting the con-
ditons of the lands where our tongue prevails,
and where our institutions in one form or an.
other are established There is no attempt
made in these pages at profound philosophy
or transcendental criticism, but as the author
goes on his way, he tells the reader what he
sees; and thus he has made an exceedingly
agreeable and instructive volume.
As to overland routes, he holds, and proba-
bly, on just grounds, that the traffic of India
and western China can never reach London
and western Europe so cheaply by a Pacific
voyage, an overland railway through our coun
try, and an Atlantic voyage, as by railway from
the head OF the Persian Gulf crossing Turkey
at Constantinople, and going onward by Bel.
grade, Vienna, and so to Ostend or port on
the English channel. This railway, as pro-
jected on his map, is exceedingly direct, and
his reasoning is worthy of note, for no doubt
this road will soon be made
THE LAND WE LOVE for February contains
seventeen articles of unusual merit. The
leader is from that old hero, Gen. Juba Early
Commemorative immigration is a powerful
article on a most important subject Women
and the Lives of Women" is an eloquent re
buke of the Misrepresentation of the sex, by
Missouri author of reputation. Besides
this, there are historical and biographical
sketches, ORTHODOXY, fiction and poetry. The
poetry is by Mrs Downing, Mrs Weiss, (for,
merly, Miss Susan Archer Talley,) and j. Au-
gustine Signaigo.
THE New EoLEcTIo MAGAZINE. Februa-
ry, 1869. Contents: Frontispiece- Victor
Hugo. Engraved for Neio Eclectic Magazine
from photograph from life. l. Ancona. on
the Adriatic. 2. Phineas Finn, the Irish
Member. 8. Dialogues of the Dead. 4. The
Woman's Kingdom 5. Louis Muhlbach. 6.
Concerning Dvess- worship. T. A Pistol-shot
8. Baltimore 9. Victor Hugo. TO- Mary
land Enterprise H. Christ and Civilization.
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning. l3 Apples
of Gold IA. Scientific, &c. Is Facetie.
16. Reviews. II. New Books. IS. Miscel
lany. 49, Fix Cathedra. 20. Menu Du Mois
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW for Decem-
Der, 1868. Through the Leonard Scott Pub.
fishing Company, 40 Fulton street, New
York. Coutents-l. The Right Honorable
Hugh Elliot. 2. Alfred de Musset. 3. Our
Indian Railways f. The Poetical Works of
Robert Browning s. Wishart 6. The Am
azon. I. Mr.. Bfights Speeches Elec.
tons
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New York, are received through A. Fl. Chris.
tan & Co.. Richmond:
WAvELY NOVELS, illustrated with steel
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cludes Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Monas-
terry, The Pirate, The Black Dwarf.
Also; The TALEsMAN, one of the same Sc
ries; price, % cents
How A BRIDE WAS Won; or chase across
the Pampas. BY Frederick Gerstacker.
Translated by Francis Jordon
THE PAcHA OF MANY TALES. By Captain
Maryatt.
MARTIN; THE MINER Boy OF MANsFELDs.
By Phillip Barrett. Price, 25 cents by mail.
Publishedb by Mulkey & Burke, Helena, Ark.