The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-12-04
Book Notices.

| The reprint of the Westminster Reraep
for October, lately issued by the LEONARD
SCOTT PUBLISHING Co., Al Barclay Street,
N. Y, is full, as usual, of articles on subjects
OF interest at the present time.
The paper on s'The Federation OF the
English Empire' is devoted to considera-
| ton of the question of representation, and
the arrangement of the revenue and expend-
| iture, and urges the adoption of political
system to embrace all the colonial possessions.
AS the land question is now rising into
| Importance in England. we find an article
on 1.-The Law OF Real Property" In which
the inconvenience OF the present laws on
the subject are forcibly portrayed.
1.-THE Indian mutiny" is an epitome OF
| the great rising in 1857. based on Col. Nal
leson's recent history of the same.
| A long article on ''Prince Bismarck" is
intended to exhibit fairly the quality and
temper of his craftsmanship. 1t appears to
| be very impartial in its measure of praise
| and blame.
Recent publications relating to Lord
Brougham have offered the material for an
article on that famous lawyer and statesman.
The sketch OF his life and the estimate of his
career, derived from a comparison of Camp
BELLS narrative and his own autobiography,
| is well worth reading.
| India and our Colonial Empire'' is a
summary of recent events in the British
| Colonies.
| Other articles are "Cavour and Lamarmo-
RAJ ''The Bohemians and Sluvaks," and
| the customary short account of the principal
recent publications under the head of ''Con-
temporary Literature
| From the same Company we have the
London Quarterly Review for October, q
good number of that famous periodical.
The first article, stPascal and his Editors, -
sketches the story of the revived interest in
that very remarkable man, and gives an ac-
count of his character, writings. and place
in history, and ct the two works on which
his fame chiefly rests.
| Following this we have 'The College OF
Physicians history Of the College estat-
some of its more notable members 'Albert
! Durer,'' his career considered from three
points of view-hs time. his life, and his
works; and 1.-The Founder of Norwich Ca
thedral,' me .Aoir of Herbert Lo ringa,
giving partial glimpse of average ecclesi-
astical lite in England during the middle
ages; and ''Joseph de Maistre on Russia. :"
The article on Froude's ''C3sar" discusses
the great political issues of the time and the
character of the men who took the leading
part in the struggles of the Roman Revolu-
ton.
An interesting paper on ''The Weather
systems, their methods of working, their
alleged results, and the prospects OF the
future advancement of the science. 1t ac
knowIedges that the system of weather no.
complete.
A very reada BILE article on "Henry Nv. of
France" brings together the most remarka-
BILE events of bis life, by way of introduction
to the critical examination of his character.
The periodicals reprinted by The LEON
ARD SCOTT PUBLISHING Co. AL Barclay
Street, N. " are as follows: The London
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British Quarterly Re0aevs, and Blachaoood' s
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only So for all, and the postage is prepaid
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