... giving those who have never been a better and more sympathetic picture of that land of many pictures, many mysteries, and many riddles-the further East. No one but a woman could have written such a book, because in the first placeno onebut awoman would ...

... bad beet sent. to Spain with an army of 20.000 men, and instructions trom Lord- Castlereagh that he was to co-operate swith the Spanish forcos' in the expulsion-of the French. From the first difficulties arose. Moored army. was, not equal to the task, and ...

... Self-love makes men idolize themselves, and tyrannize over olherb when fortune givek the means. A great woman not imperious, 3 fair woman not vain, a woman of common talents net jealous, an accomplished wo- mat who scorns to shine,, are four wonders just great ...

... in mob caps, and swains of feminine build in round hats, short jackets, and tigbts, who seem to spend their time chiefly in (land- ing and singing, Here, too, we meet the rich, sordid farmer, Lous/daund (Mr. L. Rignold), with a pretty daugh- ter, Tezrlurrttc ...

... holding homely Court there, antI when everybody was living in a state of daily atd nightly expecta- tion of seeing a French army land at his own door. The hutuCti' of the time are admirably reproduced, as well as the effects of i;- graver interests as they ...

... MAGAZINES FOR APRIL. [SECOND NOTICE.J The Young Woman has a character sketch of Mrs Joseph Chamberlain, of whom It gives a very pleasing portrait. The article is written by a l Birmingbam journalist, whose awe of the great man I of Birmingham creeps ...

... working woman should have in her possession. A STORY cl Actrivi Si iviCE IN FOtiIi6N LANDS. A Story of Active Service in Foreign Lands. By Surgeon-General A. CreAihn Y cing. (Blackwood and Sons.) This volume is a series of letters from, an army surgeon ...

... into a saucepan, as lie intended to make broth out of them. The woman stared, and pulled out a couple of the stones, which formed the hearth. 'They Tiill do capitally; put them into the ?? woman placed them carefully where he ?? then,' said he, 'let them ...

... and. rotection of An isnvadingfledt and-army ;--and the!pr~aetioal position.on which Sir ?? insists,is,,a short; and, sum- .,ofptpaatonHetl tho part of France; andl. the tofpreparation on the ?pvAr1of ang- land, I maintain, that: within ?? veik ! of -tbb ...

... about 100 miles from any point at which the enemy could land. and 90 miles or so from LiverpooL So says the author, one who has served. But he does not say that the invading army could land and take posses- sion of seaports, while the officers in the ...

... good'! 'said the poor woman, with great solemnity, ' and this is hraun-suppi !'(lava broth). Wonderful ! Wonderful '-We'll give it a little extra relish,' observed Mr. Briggs. throwing in some slices of concentrated soup. 'Now, old woman I what do you say ...

... Now Sigwe gave an order to some attendants waiting upon him, who went away to return Pre- sently leading with them a woman. This woman nas about 50 years of age, very fat in person. sour-faced, yellow-toothed, and with one eye only. There is the cause ...