Glasgow Courier. — 1858-07-17 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

VIII. is chronicled. This valuable work receives ample justice at the band of the reviewer. Most clearly are the salient points in the volumes evolved, showing the favourable view which Mr Fronde takes of the Humemaligned Henry's character. The following is the closing paragraph:—  - It is much to have now in our hands a complete, and in many particulars an original, narrative of Henry's reign from the epoch when, ceasing to walk in the ways of his predecessors, and in some measure under Wolsey's tutelage, he drew on himself the notioe of all Europe, and started England upon a course that, with some deviations, she has followed under each successive dynasty of her sovereigns. It is much to feel assured that even if the historian have sometimes shot his arrow beyond the mark in honest zeal or wrath for the truth's sake, he has yet rescued the second of the Tudor Kings from calumnies either discredited at the time or invented long afterwards. Still better, perhaps, than the vindication of a much tried and maligned man is that, while exhibiting Henry in a more favourable light, Mr Froude has at the same time delivered the people of England from the reproach of having at any time servilely obeyed the hosts of a selfish and sensual tyrant. If the head had really been a monster redemed by no virtue, the members most have been nearly in an equal degree infected or degraded. A. blot is removed from the national escutcheon by thus redeeming both the men of England and their Prince.  A paper—though short and unelaborate—on 'Consumption in the Guards,' will be read with attention, coming as it does from the pen of Dr Guy. The scope of the artiele, ' Delhi as it is,' is sufficiently indicated by its title. An eye witness gives a simple and forcible sketch of the present appearance of the city, and some important fasts connected with its capture and management. His opinion as to the propriety of government policy with regard to the imperial city is disclosed in the following sentences:.....  The local government at Delhi and the government of the Punjaub have deserved well of their country. On them, unaided by the counsel, unguided by the orders ,he supreme government—which on this vital subject has maintained a mysterious silence—has devolved the responsibility of giving the tone to the English policy of retribution. At first, when the men were fierce and hot, the authorities were charged with Doing slack, over-merciful, forgetful of their countrymen's wrongs. Now that the hot fit is over—as men become indolent, secure, and critical—there is a tendency to maunder about innocent victims, and to blame the Delhi regime as having been too severe, We repeat that it is our earnest belief that a statesmanlike course has been taken between the two extremes.  The punishment of _Delhi bas not been bloody. If it had been, we had committed a national sin; it has been awfully severe; if it had not been, we had been guilty of a national suicide.  Among the lighter reading we class 'Concerning Churchyards,' a pleasing paper, from which we have already extracted; 'The Zoologist about Town;' Teneriffe : a Summer above the Clouds;" How we went up Snowdon;' and ' Petrie's Ancient Music of Ireland;' which last we feel really deserves more than a passing notice. The student of natural history will find in the paper on Man of War Birds, Boobies, and Noddies ' especial gratification; and poetical readers have tit-bits provided for their palate in ' Rose Leaves,' and the piece which to-day fills our poet's corner. Thus Fraser commences volume 68.