... shall then have expired. BENTLEY'S MISCeELLANY. Bentley opens with three long chapters, or steps, of The Ladder of Gold, a story by Mr Robert Bell, of which we have already had occasion to speak in favourable terms. In the present section of the tale the ...

... stirring of his life. He Was ktowvn for his ele- ?? ad his high~ scientific attainments; but as yet lie bad advacead only a short way towards that position whiab ho after- words so justly occupied in pmublic estimation. It is, however, deeply interesting ...

... a neat little hook, %with amusing tales. descriptive pieces, and short poems, well fitted to beguile a leisure hour or two, or to rivet the attention of the youthful mind. The |s-tories are homcly and instructive. and the rambling sketches of screry, ...

... Toventy-sis years It tl elapsed silnce they hale secil eachi. othr1, ?? lta l not Lirg' itt at theii intcresti;g. tile r ;h short-lived iieudship of ills early dlays, and her applicatien proved the commencement of a regular and fariliar corres- patdetce ...

... temples of the priests they twine, Is Februa called; which if the priest demand, A branch of pine is put into his hand ; I In short, with whatso'er our hearts we hold Are purified, was Februa termed of old; Lustrations are from hence, and hence the name Of ...

... the February number. The Green Hand' acquires an increas- ing interest as it progresses. It is tolerably lengthy for B short yarn, ha-ving now reached its ninth part. We wonder what the author's idea ofi a long yarn is ! We do not corm- - plain, however ...

... rendering the ideas. theye is a flexibility and variety, f and expressivencss, really astonishiig in one who has resided 0 so very short a ticmne in our country as Madame Pulszk;y. ii The bool: is written so natnrally, that bat for the title-page h and the subject ...

... is the classic bird; and instead of she horses of Achilles, we have the wild buffaloes of the wilderness, Evangeline isa story of unswerving constancy, heroic virtue, and patient endurance. We have thus in it an exposition of Longfellow's poetic faith ...

... unexpected, and I hardly knowv what to say nor hwV tor address *,ou, Vut you must be fiully aware that m tirme ro,- grows so short that any mark of your favour-any mark o: your kindness is most cratefilly received and acknowledgcci br ;ne-(applause.) The ...

... once one of the most attractive , and most difficalt that either a historian or a novelist can choose for the period of his story. The many attempts which ] have been made to write and illustrate the history of that eventful era, and the almost equally ...

... flosrer, and shoots gracefully forth TI in a vase or glass, frons ansung lilies, and thre double narcissus:- he 'Now, tell yocrr story, Ilyseintli; asd show * h ef Ai, the roars amidst your sanguine woe?'i Tefollowing song. the author of u-hish is, aso far ...

... second, when they learn that about one-third of it is entirely new Matter. Any addition to these interesting sketches and stories cannot fail to receive a hearty welcome ; our wonder is that Mr Miller should have had the diffidence-for to that only can ...