The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-05-21


The reprint Of the British Quarterly Re6ies
for April has just been received from the Leon,
ard Scott Publishing Co. The publication is a
little later than usual, in consequence Of the re-
moval of the office from 40 Fulton Street to
Al Barclay Street, New York.
The first article in the number is A review a,
the lately published literary correspondence o,
Archibald Constable, the famous Edinb,,ro,
publisher, whose business brought him into in
innate connection. with the literary men Of his
time, and in particular with Sir Walter Scott.
The reviewer prefaces hissketch of Constable
career with brief survey Of the rise and early
history of the publishing trade, as a connecting
link between authors and the public, with MANY
interesting details. showing how authors for
fishers were known.
Art. H., on 'The Antiquity of Man." gives a
sketch OF the records of prehistoric man, d. :
rived from the remains found by geological re-
searches; which asserts that the date Of his ar
rival in Europe can not be ascertained; that.
Judging from the remains, his social condition
was akin to that of the savage tribes now upon
the earth; and that there is no proof that he
was more closely related to the higher apes
than the existing races.
In the article, ''rhe Prospects OF Persia, ~
we have an interesting account of the physi-
cal characteristics of the country, its produc-
tions, manufacturers, trade, government, rela-
tions with other countries, and the benefits
that it is hoped will be derived from the i'm
provements undertaken by Baron Reuter-.
Art. w., provisions for Public Worship in
Large Towns gives statistics of church ac-
commodatiOn and average attendance, and adds
that the general inference is that the majority
of the church-going population of England and
Wales is to be found outside the Established
Church.
Art. ", SAspects of the Agricultural Labor
Question: tells of the strike that occurred a.
bout two years ago among the farm laborers of
England, and the causes which led to it, and
draws vivid picture of the misery and power
ty of these people.
Art. W., ''The Electric Telegraph A brief
history of telegraphy, with an account of the
different instruments and codes of signals for
merly and at present in use in England, the
advantages derived from the postal system,
and description of the main Office in Lon
don.
Art. VII, s'The New Parliament, After
a desert ,tion of the Parliament of 1868, and the
different acts which led to the recent dissolu-
ton, we have an account of the present minis
try and the difficulties which confront it..
Art WILL, ''David Livingstone" A tribute
to the memory OF this great traveller, followed
by a review of his Journeys and Researches
in South Africa, in which we are led rapidly
along with him through the countries he ex-
plored, and realize the annoyances, difficulties,
and dangers he encountered. LAS we review |
this long career of heroic devotion and splen- |
did discovery, we repeat that the nobility Of |
the character arrests our attention even more |
than the greatness of the work. The concep-
ton and execution Of the New York Herald |
Expedition are handsomely acknowledged.
The remainder of the Review is. as usual, |
devoted to notices of contemporary litera-
ture.