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LITERATURE

... in April last that the head-quarters of this same regi- t inent were removed from Natal to England. Of the Kafir, Dr. Mann speaks kindly. He describes him as of a nobler race than the Negro, cheerful and light of heart, with no more care than the bird ...

LITERARY NOTES

... layin- in the Duke's hand a letter he had received from the King of Sardinia (a second letter, in which Victor Emmarnuel speaks ne longer of a vicarship or lieutenancy, but simply of a tribute or annuity, and adds that the presence of a:single Neapolitan ...

Literary Notices

... natural egotisi ' on the part-:f the editor to secure to the work any- thing ?? general esteem. - The memoirs, of -coWuse, speak for themselves, and will 'be duly appreciated. ;, ' ]; 1;F4 ZoR A Lir}. By the aetiorof J ohbn Halifax, Gentleman, &e. New ...

Literary Notices

... 'the±t we possess relates to but oinr of thu ?? of the empire;-that as'the'fonr hundred millions whe people thbse provinces speak and write one language and ?? cte code of laws, there is no ap- gassent limit to the inciease which may be achieved 'in ocir ...

THE INVASION OF RUSSIA IN 1812.*

... where cities surrendered, on agreement of amicable treatment, they were sacked, as Witepsk was, as storm-prizes% Generally speaking, theenergyof the invading Emperor was zealously seconded by every man in his army. There was one exception, however, in the ...

Literary Notices

... the mothtr of that people, and was so spoken of by Homer several hundred years after the death of Jacob. Houmsr does not speak of Acblib, or Acre, or Dor, but .enly of Zidon, when 'e has occasion to mention this country. But Bhconicia, or Sidoesia if ...

THEATRE-ROYAL

... Glover. We do not attempt to describe either this or the scenes and tableaux that follow, for from this point to the end-and we speak it without exaggeration-the spectacle is one succes- sion of scenic splendours. The Tableau of Retribution, which shows the ...

LITERATURE

... the fox- hound and stag-hound. The book continues to be beauti- fully printed, and is worthy of an extensive circulation. Speaking of the Ettrick shepherd's dog, the editor says:- This dog, though of a sullen disposition, managed a flock with extraordinary ...

Literary Notices

... Darwin's Origin of Species, full of the unphilosophical blunders 'into which every writer stumbles wuhen he thinks and speaks of natural causes and 'natural lawt?' as meaning aught else than the working and mode -of working of supreme, all-pervading ...

THE RETURN

... thy soft sea-breezes kiss my cheek, C And whisper in mine ear their greeting wild; a Like a fond mother they that welcome speak Who for long years has never seen her child. And now the coast and ocean fast recede, As I am borne along the iron road, Carried ...

LITERATURE

... and is brou-'lt oar of i the jai to-sehbi. ?? one, hb;'nper day- ayed to the far w-asee man who, eatching the shill so so speak,. on its wvxso tpe prison, by e4ccation destroys crime in thetgg sud seux.. the. Government grants hut S ^.c ca/f jbs-thiigy ...

THEATRE-ROYAL—ORIGINAL DRAMA

... hbuniarity, of real nuobu hurnau feeling, but ?? author i~i4.1 to excite our cynoathiss. Thi, clha- racters gsiernaly are made o s-peak the most super- lative coorninpldces; and, wvith the exception of Louisa Evveyn, are n!a3'c to feel in a very superiacial ...