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      tenderness which cultivated poets would in vain attempt to imitate . Furness had some qualities in common—he was self-educated , of masculine intellect , of true poetical tendencies 4 but he did not , like Burns , form his mind by the study of Nature alone , he took other types ; and though his utterances are made with the voice of the poet , they are " combined , cribbed , confined" by previous study of what cultivated men and classical poets have achieved . Hence the want of that positive originality which constitutes the charm and the unapproachable power of Burns . There is , however , enough of sterling stuff in this volume to justify a warm eulogium . A specimen of the poet ' s manner—Craobe will be recognised here—may serve , we hope , to draw numerous readers to the volume : — A PARISH FOORHOUSE . Poor orphans dwell , unblest , unpitied there , Nor know a mother ' s love nor father ' s care ; Age on his sticks , forsaken by his sons , And honest labour stript of all by duns ; \ The joyless widow and deserted wife , The unpension'd soldier and abandon'd life ; There drunken dropsy swells upon his bed , And near him palsy shakes his feeble head ; Consumption wastes the next akin to death , And wheezing asthma labours hard for breath ; There charity ne ' er warms , her frozen breast , Nor scarcely wraps her children in her vest ; Want stands as porter at the hopeless door , And to his scanty board admits the poof , To -weekly pensions , sanction'd by the law , To useless labour , and to beds of straw .

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      CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND NATAL . The Settler ' s Guide to the" Cape of Good Rope and Colony of Natal . ' Edward Stanford . The advance of the South African colonies , which has been much accelerated by Parliamentary government , has drawn attention to them , but the well-wishers of the colonies at home and abroad find they are not known as they ought to be . The wool trade has now grown to such a degree that it is on a par with the Australian , and South Africa promises to take the rank of the first wool country in the world . The wine trade has quadrupled in four years , arid South African wines have really a hold on the market .

      The present Guide emanates from the Cape , prompted by the desire to make the claims of the colonists better known , and is founded upon the materials collected by Mr . W . J . Irons , who is one of the most active and public-spirited colonists , who is not only familiar with the Cape , but took a prominent part in the colonisation of Natal , and particularly in the settlement of Verulam . As a oasis for the work , Mr . Irons addressed questions to the authorities of all the districts , and the

      information is , therefore , authentic and recent ; and Mr . Irons , being well acquainted with the views of the working and emigrant classes at home , has been able to provide for them the very materials they require . We think the work is impartial , that no undue favour is shown to one colony over another , and , Jiaving tested it , we find that it contains the latest information . There is a description of Greyland , the proposed now colony , and a mention of such new villages as Robertson and Malagas .

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      TRUST AND TRIAL . Tnut and Trial . From the Danish . By Mary Howitt . Hurst and Blackett . As a picture , and a faithful one . of Danish life in rural districts , this volume will be received and read -with great pleasure . The inoidents of the story are simple and touching : the main interest centres on the love and ultimate marriage of Thorbjoril and Synnove , who belong to families of contiguous homesteads . The perfect simplicity that shmea through the single-hearted personages introduoed into tho story will bo most " refreshing" to readers whose palates have been somewhat palled by the high-seasoned inoidents and super-refined sensibilities of modern novels , Tho translation appears to be faithful , and to have aimed at reproducing in tho idiomatic raciness of tho original .

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      of which perversion was necessarily implied in existence as a free and rational being . Besides this purpose the author has taken a much wider field indeedhe has endeavoured to show the origin of the diseases which- so widely afflict mankind ; the origin of fierce animalsi , and of . noxious and poisonous plants and minerals ; the causes , too , of poverty in social life , of tyranny in political life , and of wars between nations . The author is an earnest and a strong thinker . lie is unfeignedly devoutand has kept his purpose constantly

      , in view by showing that with man himself , and not with the good Creator , lies the responsibility for all the social , and physical , and animal evils he lays bare and unflinchingly dissects . It would lead us too deep into controversial questions were we to enter upon a critical investigation of the writer ' s statements and deductions . "We desire to avoid polemical matters as much as possible , but this desire does not blind us to . the merit of the work , which favourably represents the tendency of American thinkers of a special class in this inquiring

      age * An Hour Ago ; or , Time in Dreamland a Mystery-By J . F . Corkran ( Longman and Co . )—Mr . Corkran has evidently a strong mind with high poetic tendencies . He has ; however , chosen a theme which , even had a Milton immortalised it , would have met with as manydetractors as admirers . When we find Machiavelli , Savonaroal , Erasmus , Luther , Calvin , and Melancthori holding dialogues together , no one can doubt the subject of disquisition ; and though we are disposed to do homage to the poetic powers of the author , it must be understood that we do not pay the theme a similar compliment .

      Lott-ery . ByMr& Jones , of Pantglas . ( Routledge and Co . )—A very slight tale , with very little of real life in it . The price is only sixpence , but small as the sum is , we fear that what we could honestly say would hardly induce any one to invest that amount in a number of this Lott-ery . . Newspaper Press Directory and Advertiser ' s Guide . By Charles Mitchell . ( Red Lion-court . )—We have just received the publishers announcement of the issue of this work jfor the year 1859 . From experience we can readily " vouch for its value to all who are in any way connected with the press , as proprietors or editors ; to the . many interests who are continually in want of

      in-God Manifest . By the Rov . O . P . Hillor . ( I-Iodaon and Co . ) ' —The author ' s purpose in this volume Is to solve some of tho great problems of the mystery of life under " the bright light of tho new dispensation . " His endeavour has boon , ami wo make this asaortion on his own authority , to trnco both moral and physical evil to their true source ; to show 1 that the latter Is but an effeot of the former , and that the former is simply tho result of ft perversion of man ' s faculties , the possibility

      formation as to the exact opinions of journals they wovld wish to adopt as organs , and , above all , to the advertising classes . Advertising is now recognised as a necessity to many trades , and , in one stage or other of its existence , to every joint-stock association ; and the officials of companies , beyond all others , must be in continual want of such a statistical and comparative handbook as Mr . Mitchell submits to them . The general history of the newspaper press is an interesting addition to the work , as is also the paper by Mr . W . F . Finlason , barrister-at-Iaw , on The Rights and Responsibilities of Newspaper Proprietors , Agents , and Advertisers as to Adrertisements , which may be read and re-read with profit by those to whom it is addressed .

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      THEATRES AND PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS . PYNE AND HARRISON OPERA COMPANY DRURY-LANE . —A second visit to Drury Lane to hear Martha confirms the impression we received on the occasion of our first . The work itself , while very lightly scored , is rich in graceful morceuux of melody elegantly accompanied . Infinitely Below th e Rose of Castille in musical dash and in opportuniti es for musical declamation , and , therefore , less likely to attract the million , it would , in our opinionbe

      , found far more easy of translation from the orchestra to the drawing-room piano , and more charming when so adapted . Mr . W . Harrison as Lionel is more successful in this than in Mr . Balfe ' s opera , and has opportunities for the display of taste and feeling as well as force , of which he avails himself skilfully . Miss Pyne , we need hardly say , is charming in " " The Last Rose of Summer , " and Kuncy ( Miss Susan Pyne ) evinces an amount of talent and espicgleric that * her performance in " The Rose " had little prepared us for .

      LYCEUM . —With the fiftieth performance of his original comedy of Extremes Mr . Edmund Falconer brought his season to a close on Saturday evening last . The only change in the cast of the play since our last notice of it was the substitution of Mr . Henry Vandenhoff for Mr . Leigh Murray , in the part of Frank Hawthorne . In these days of beards , whiskers , and moustaches , his entire abnegation of all those appendages gives him . the appearance of an overgrown and prematurely discreet youth ,, and contrasts so strongly with the masculine appearance of the " fast" gentlemen of tlie piece , tliat the forbearance with wliieh they receive his sarcasms seems almost too absurd . We should suggest , with all

      good-nature , his assumption of whiskers at least , should he be again called on to take the part of Hawthorne . Mrs * Weston , as usual , bore the weight of the piece along , and was received with the genuine applause her . Mrs * Wildbriar Tichly merits . Messrs , Emery , Rogers , and Garden still well support her in furnishing the comic element ; and Mrs . Alfred Mellon is no less interesting in the part of Miss- Vavasour than when she first succeeded to its original arid highly-appreciated representative , Mrs . Charles Young . After the comedy Mr . Falconer delivered a pleasing address , for the whole of which ive cannot find space , but which elicited frequent demonstrations of approval . He concluded it as follows : — disin

      Ladies and Gentlemen—I have the greatest - clination to assume the character of Mr . Puff , but ns we are likely to meet again , it is mere courtesy , as well as business , to inform you , that I have taken the theatre for a longer term , commencing on Boxing-night ; and it is a mere matter of fact to stato that nearly oil the present members of my company will at that time give me their aid ; that I also shall have the assistance of Mr . and Mrs . Keeley and Miss Louise Keeley ; and , at the conclusion of their present engagements , of Mr . and Mrs . Charles Young , of Miss Rosin a Wright , and several other artists of professional reputation ; that Mr . Kobert B . Brough has undertaken to write the new Lyceum burlesque , the scenery for which is already in the process of being painted by Mr . William Calcott , Into of of

      tho Haymnrket Theatre ; and that the Harlequinade the comic Pantomine will be sustained by tho Lann Family . I will not make you extravagant promises ot unusual wonders , but 1 have reasonable hope to present you with that legitimate and , worthy-of-being-secn entertainment which tho union of such skilled artiats as l have named is almost certain to produce . In conclusion , to my thanks let mo add my sincere wishes that you may all of you realise those blessings of health , proapority , and content which are so neeoesnry to tho tun enjoyment of the more imaginative ) pleasures wluott poets , painters , and actors in grand conjunction are labouring to create for your entertainment at Christmas , and which are nlmost essential at that holiday time t » ensure a good night ' s rest to tho juniors who have dmeii on

      roast-beef and plum-pudding ' . " * . The manager ' s address was succeeded by tlio larco of Betsy Baker , in which Mr . and Mrs . Keeley were rapturously received in tlioir original characters oi Mr . Mouser and Betsy Baker . Mrs . Howard l «»"» singular and very pleasing version of Bulfo 8 ^ O " " into the garden , Maud" next received a unamii > ou » encore ; and tho performance concluded witn \ w amusing comic ballet of The Rendezvous . f Ilio eiuortainment being announced as for tlio uenent ot »«• Falconer , wo had much pleasure , especially consiticr--Inrr * lm nr-nttv tMnrra ha WHS BO ffOOCl ttS tO BOy 01 OUl

      fraternity , in noticing that tho enthusiastic pwwJ'JJ of a crowded house seemed to warrant Ms h W , ?* a merry meeting between himself and tho pu quar ter Christmas . , SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE .--On Saturday evening last a dense crowd , npt of local amateur * only , but of playgoers from all quarters of tho town ,

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      his i ¦ * ' . , THE LEAD E R . [ No . 449 , October 30 , 1858 . J . ADcj . - - ^ ' ~~~~*""" ^""""^ " ¦ —¦ —^¦ —— . - ^ = ^ £ i

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      BOOKS RECEIVED THIS WEEK . Principles of Social and Political Economy . By W . Atkinson . 3 vols . Vol I . Demy 8 vo . Longman and Co . The Works of Francis Bacon . By James Spedding , M . A ., Robert Leslie Ellis , M . A ., and Douglas Denon Heath . Vol VI . 8 vo . Longman and Co . Sylvan HolVs Daughter . By Holme Lee , 8 vols . 8 vo . Smith , Elder , and Co . Phantastes . A Faerie Romance for Men and Women , By George M'Donnld . 8 vo . Smith , Elder , and Co . A Summer and Winter in tJie Sicilies . By Julia Kayanagh . 2 vols . post 8 vo . Hurst and Blackott . Historic Notes on the Book of the Old and New

      Testament . By Samuel Sharp . 2 nd Edit . 8 vo . Smith , Elder , and Co . Life : its Nature , Varieties , and Phenomena . By Leo H . Grindon . 2 nd Edit . Demy 8 vo . Whittaker and Co . History qfthe Rise and Progress of the Iron Trade of tho Umted States , from 1621 to 1857 . By B . F . French , Now York . Post 8 vo . TrUbner and Co . Jems Christ in the Grandeur of his Mission . By E . Whitflold . Post 8 vo . E . T . Whitflold . Memoir of James Stirling . By Rov . A . Wallace . lGmo . Glasgow : Scottish Temperance League . Moral Statistics of Glasgow . By W . Logan . lGmo . Glasgow : Scottish Temperance Loague .

      Outlines of Creation . By Ellaha Noyoe . Illustrated with 400 Engravings . 0 vo . Ward and Lock . The Illustrated News < fthc World , and National Portrait Gallery , Part IX . Tho London Joint-Stock Newspaper Company . Shreds and Patahea ; or , Pathos and Batiios . By Juno Kennedy . 8 vo . W . Kent and Co . Caandfa Illustrated Almanack for 1869 . Kent and Go . Chedkmate . A T » lo . Post 8 vo . Bontloy . Shahmah in Pursuit of Freedom . By an American Citizen . 8 vo . New York . London : S . Low , Son , and Co . Prater ' s Magazine , No . 047 , for November . J , W . Parker and Son .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 30, 1858, page 1158, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2266/page/14/