LITERARY REPORT

... c ;a Another of those publiciationis which have gained I for the Camnden Society the reputation of being the N greatest benefactors of arebheological literature that I thle ,, lhas produced, graces our table this week. t Jt is entit'ed Narratives of the h'eformratione, chiefly frotz Jhe ,aMtcecripts of John Foxe, the Jfartyrolo- 0 ?? with two C(ontemporary Bio.7raphies of A rch- t 1,,rp ...

LITERATURE

... LITMuTURAI ' Iur/'3o7J'7''i IeCrs, i, Ie/Jll to ?? Bishops O ?? ;/ t)/ttS ?? ti ?? I~,jt t~ion 0;te ?? Second Editioll. Londonii Thick- 1.1n ?? l o ald I Co. el Tiie jt 6o!iot_.l splitidgtle o Ile t iturgicLlI 1- for0 Controvetsy has so olimpletelybeblled nowith t we have hlulos as little hope of awawkenilng any in- U telrt it thoil eliecto(I letters of oulr valued corre- spondlent as wve ...

LITERATURE

... TALES FRiO' BLACKWOOD. Vol. VIII. Blackwood I' and Sons. at We can add nothing to what baa already been said in ihi commendation of this popular reprint. Of convenient sise, of and printed in clear bold type, these volumes, reproducing be tit the choicest of Afaga's light literature, are always welcome, especially as reliefs to the tedium of a monotonous railway c journey. at PICTURES ...

LITERATURE

... THE OCTOBER MAGAZINES. Blaekwood* discourses on Spiritualism with its accus- tomed lucidity and analytical power. The article is entitled Seeing is Believing, and the writer argues thatman is credulous from his very impatience to get the truth, and his inexperience of the ways in which truth oau be sought. Supremedisregard, says the writer, to the accuracy of the facts on which its ...

LITERATURE

... L I T E RAT U R E, THE BADDINGrON P1ERBAGEI* Mr. Sala's novel lais been subjected to severe oriti- eism. The saturday Review gave it to their unsc~a. pulous slasher; the amiable editor of this periodical Lass his list of authors to be abused, Mr. Sala, with Mr. Dickens, is on the black list. Let the popular George Augustus place his name upon a new title ' page, rind all lovers of ill-natured ...

THE CARDINAL'S HOPE

... , The latest brochure on Italian subjects is contri- buted by M. Hippolyte Castille, under the title of Le Pape et ?? As our readers have heard Bo much already in the shape of argument about the pope's temporal authority, we shall take the li- berty of passing at once so an account of two succes- sive interviews with Cardinal Antonelli and his holil ness, very strikingly narrated by the ...

LITERATURE

... ?? - THB ILLUSTRATED HORSE-DDOTORi2 Mr. Edward Mayhew has lo0g enjoyed a b;gh re. ,utation as a veterinary surgeon. As the editor of Blair's Veterinary Art, and as the author of The Horse's Mouth, and Dogs: their Management, hi name has long been pleasantly familiar to all who interest themselves in dogs and horses. A close and shrewd observer, a methodical compiler of the results of ...

FASHIONS FOR MARCH

... (lrom Le PdM1.8) Throughout the season gold and eilver gauze has been very fashionable for ball dresses. Tarlatane, with flounces em. broidered with coloured spots of velvet or gold-spotted all over with gold, silver, white, ceries, &o.-are all in favour. We have also remarked an organdi, with white stripes, which makes a simple, but very charming dress with two skirts or a tonio; body round, ...

Pickings from punch

... _tickUl front 4' l uncb, DARING FEATS OF EORBANSrHP. -The honourable member for Stroud has acquired considerable celebrity by putting his spoke in the wheel of the government. GivE IT 'EM.-Punch reads paragraphs stating that the savage Druses claim affinity with the Scetch. This is all bosh. But he is decidedly of opinion that the sooner the Druses are scotoh'd the better. A FAIR ATTEMPT. ...

POETRY

... HtURRAH FORt OtLt ELBM ! aY ELVA COOY. murrab for ?? I men Of tl nding; Who have sprung wkindt e Warst y branid, Bot willtg nor ager t brand eight oet burning. Buttegave bsrat rob tbey have fronts for a blow; Theyhav bm etfratd 5ee'how the'll win them; Show them lsure' a trigger, and eyes for a foe, They b0have 5d5 fgt roe Briton i in tbem. That WhiU prhe eGarey, and tbe Green, and the Bl*e; ...

PREACHING IN THE THEATRES

... or THE debate in the. House of Lords, on Friday t, evening, was of sufficient importance to demand more mn than a mere passing notice. The problem of how to at reach the lowest classes of society-or even classes at considerably above the lowest-with any means of re- of ligious instruction has long been a question of deep at interest, and of great difficulty to a large class of persons. Year ...

LITERARY NOTICES

... BRTIiSH WORKUMAN, for April- The number for the ensuing month of this magazine, which, for the excellence of its pictorial embellishments, the general style of its typographical execution, and the fine, manly tone which pervades its literature, stands at the head of the penny periodical press, gives an account of Sir Richard Ark- wright, the poor barber whom King George knighted. Sir Richard, ...