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skill and Energy of the people ^ we require more - than overwhelming numbers nnd pure physical iforce to sustain it intact . / Courage is , no doubt , indispensable to victory , bui without ^ thoroqgjiacquaintancewith the science of war and perfect , discipline . * the . most daring and courageous army may be defeated . " An army ; composed of such meji , ass j ^ inirod . at » d Ijerculess ,: with their clubsj , would stand no chance now-a-days . against , a body of well-trained soldiers , though the latter may be but dwarfs Tbiy . theiivsider We' may : then accept it as a ^ n axiom , . that the higlifii * t ^ e civilization of .: a , people , the more powerful , arei their ^ arms , and the safer is their freedbpi . J t is demonstrated by our vplunteer movement , that there can es \ ft in a nation which ha ? attained ; the highest position which scientific discovery and political freedom can . confer , ^ strong love for the arts <> f . peace ,, and ^ t tlie same time : a , strong will to resist
apd to repel an enemy . Men who by their industrial and peacetul occupations , contribute to the j ^ eatness and dignity of the country wojuld be the lagfe * notwithstanding- th , eir present rifle movement , to pnovoiie a war , ; or to enter , tinpn ; i » crusade against the liberties of their fellow men . To men likethese , of business habits and cool judgments ., the lines , of Hector " £ otuut absurd and ridiculous , —
• " The glory summons to : tb . e martial scene The field ofcQttrbafc is thesghereforyieri . " . . She men who chiefly compose the . volunteer body , make . no . pretensions to the martial enthusiasm oi the Greek-rthey areEnghshmeiii and therefore citizens , of a nation , which , represents : uifanite ! y moire . reason , more science , more morality , more civilization , and inoie universal enlightenment ^ n ; did Qreece in lier palmiest day s , and they . WotildV we doubt not , ; to perpetuate , theirimmensely superior advantages einulate , if required , the ardqur and , courage of Hector © r any of his illustrious fellows .: Arguments , are , . unnecessary to prove the pacific nature' and tendency of . pur , national nipviement . Bat there M otie thing to be gaidy that , whiles religion & » d intelligence have im | ffoved and sbftened the nature ^ they have not at all weakened the spirit of mankind * : . It is , - the weakest , of puling to ofmui work
complain , a& some , men dp , that the publicatipri ' tary s and the organizatibn of rifle mpvetoents are calculated to kindle .-and Iteep alive jealousies , d ^ s agreei ^ ents ; and cpllfeions anxong nations . Siareng th * manifested by a . pfiOSplewlip have wisdoni enough to . control and ^ properly afreet-it , is a moral power which , will lead to totally -difierent , results ¦ from : nghai-: the timid and the , quejmjo ^ s apprehend . The universal- feeling ¦ Is , ; -in- all circumstances , that nobody , wil ^ knojsrs is ^ beyond all . question , ; lus ,, stiperipr , ; Besides ,, all . civUized nations ,, it niay be . presumed , Jiaye ; interests and aims of . their own above those of war , to promote and carry Put . It is then with a view to guard , the common fights apd ; interests of humanity that the , nation betakee-to avmsi and , t ) iat , the press sends forth its wellconsidered and deliberate counsel and opinions on the subject .
Grievous-and ; , dreadful as they , have beeni it is nevertheless a , tact , that great . battles ; have , notj . been unprofitable to the . w £ orld . And . sound and soldierlike criticisin on | he theory and , priic ; tice of > var , the merits and ^ faults of , . cornmanders ,, , th , e' yicf ; pr , ies and defeats of armies , and , aa , the consequence of . a ) l these , if valuable comments oa the most ; reqent } change ^ an , d i , n > prQy , enients ; in .,. the whole , pf military science be ^ s ^ fncieiqitevpn ^ -fo ^ i wcomniendfn ' g to ihe ; nu ^ c av ue ] w wo « k ^ then , we hesitate , not tp call general afctentioii Jo " Soldiers and , theii : Science , " , by . C aptain ]? rabazon , Il . A ,. .
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TT is with gratification' wp ' , Whitfton ' s Jl ¦ •«? X « iw ti ^ icon , " artd ^ e rejoiipe' to see that it ; is > So far appreciated by the public' -that a' 6 e 6 orid ' edition has been caltedvfor . In . a law dictionary there ari two aimple bljjects to be atjtainedj . viz ., the infparmation and the convenienc ' e of ' ¦ the reader ; ahd we ' thjnk Mr , Whartpn has tem £ n 6 ntly ' succeeded in uniting these :. qualities . ; A ^ Berie ^ s . of / imperfect treatiBeJB' on 'jurisprudence '& » notthe desidieratwm in a wprte of ^ h » 9 , kipd , and Mr ; Whartpn has ' nadnagqd admwably , t > ate ^ r clear pf , ihfi temptation to . ' Oiasbrtation . nthRt ! besets Jayr aod , la ^ yfirs , , His . subjects a , re treated wtljr taioBt . cKixowenaab \ e , ; siimpiicitiy , . and With , a regard , tp / acts ( alone that w i e bQvWpre > fJ : en ^ ta . t ^^^^ h ^ ad ^ antage ^; It is difticvilt ^ o mtidee A ^ lpffi ^ on ,, bx ^ , aftpr , a car ^ jCijil e ^ amloa . t . ipa , w « may ^ ' $ we n ?^ P ,, ^ unab \? to find ajBingIe , } nstoncQ of , a . legal word or ^ ubj ^ ct tl > at has been omitted , Mprepver there ia ^ a . ' voatj' jiuubtlty of ihfoVtriatipn on subjects
coplpuQ vocabulary of ' wptils . in ' tlie' ^ ehi'h , ^ atW , and Saxon languages , while eveh Jewish attd Mdhamnieadn law ^ Was not ? Taeeh forgottem The nietfVoxt and' arrftidgeinent are Mtnirable- ^ the iristvuetion of ( he reader . jhas been the sole 'pbjecfc 'Consulted he isnbt annoyed 'by confusing rdfereno ^ s fcack ^ 'anJ an d fprVwd ftom pne 'su ^ jpet to' aaotUer , ; but' look , out . what ¦ woird ' ihc will , ho may rdy upon fiading a brief and , able exppsUipn of its tneahirigy arid of ita beating upon ¦ law . v , , Th . 6 ; wferencee are not sown broadcast With that overwhelming hand wo are acpustopnpd , to sop » which flavours ' ratl ^ p o ) E , the , writer ' s o \ t \ ins tp erMdUipn , than , any actual . aQQuaintance wHU , Ju ' s avUiipritioa ,, Mr . W rhm' ^» B ^ es s »^ oient au ^ ujrttifs ,, ^^ s « c |; ,, xefere « cfls 1 , Qn > U ipinprHant xnWWi » n , fi { xc wo thi » V ;/ he | , 3 i » as W 9 cee < icd m ., tho object ho . propoaed tp h | n > se ^ , that of " J X ^ gE ^ WSti ^^
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niH > E orowd . bfmtoW ' ibooH ^ wlItU which f qntprpi'la ^ ng ! nuWiahers , ftt tl » c I Mapprp ^ oh of eftc ^ pM < J < JOQdinB , J (^) lWw , tempt fonrrpapafftnagonprous ijnploa , to gratily the highly-ottUivftted intellect of young ^ ppoful , w a
significant indication of the varying tastes and the restless desire for novelty for wW ' ch the age is conspicupiis . The story books of thirty vears ago , if any of them could now be brought to light by sortie persevering archJE 6 logist , wpuld be found totally ¦ unsuited to the taste of little masters and misses nbw-a-days . and morfe appreciated by their seniprs than themselves . " Robinson Crusoe , "" Sanford and Merton , " Miss Edgeworth's capital " Tales for ChiWren , " and Sir Walter Sieiott ' s " Tales of a Grandfather "—we recollect the time when those books were our solid reading . With the " Arabian Nights , " and the " Tales of the Genii , " for our stoclc of- rornance ; the " Boy ' s Owji Book" being our encyclopaedia of philosophy and mechanics . These arid ; a few similar books w ^ re handed from schoolboy to schoolfellow , and criticised and . admired with an enthusiasm that appears now to haye almost died a-tfay in felie boyish bosom . In tlxpse days , when the attraction of these model story books began to pall upon the sated appetite , we were allowed to wander into our father ' s library , and cram our brains with whatever came first to hand , swallowing much " rubbish , but-digesting ' some food worth devouring . A change took jilace . ; some pestilent innovators contrived the wretched system of " science in sport ; " and useful information was thrust upon the youthful rniud as . a never-failing source of recreation . A l ) ald and meagre outline of a " tale introduced the deluded victim to a series of lectures ; upon hydrostatics or quadratic equations ; chemistry and astronomy took the ' place" of the old familiar fairies and giants ; " Hobinson Crusoe / ' and « ' Philip Quarll , " had unlimited leave of absence to their respective desert islands ; At length it was suspected tliat too much improvement of the mind was producing a corresponding deterioration in . the health , of the body . ; the doctors and mamas remoiistrated , and an . otlier revolution took place , which , produced a flood of children ' s bpolcs of the most inane description , which , while certainly freefrom the imputation of conveying . useful ioformation , were at the same time utterly destitute of interest ,. op of the . humour which children appreciate as keenly sometimes as their elders . The' bpqkseliers at length , discovered that it required as clever people to produce books which . shpuld please the boys as it did to write ; those wlich would satisfy the taste of their fathers ; and the character of tMs class of works has steadily improved of late years , partaking in all th&glories of elegarit 'bitoding , beautiful printing , and excellent illustrations . Among the volumes which form the swbject of this notiee , * " Many Happy Returns of the Day" is especially noticeable for the -beauty ' of'the-vignettes with which , it is studded ; some of the little bits of rural scenery being exquisitely ^ drawn and engrayed by the Brpthers Dalziell . Taking for their theme rural scenes and out-dopr . amusements ; Mr . / and Mrs . Cowdein Clarke have produced a highly interesting miseellany , which is- sure to be a favourite with boys , if not so much ; so ( With their sisters . ALL the domestic pets- —rabbits , . fowls , dogs , and horses—i * re . touched upon , and : hints given , for their management , interspersed . with anecdotes illustrative of their instincts and habits . T-here are some good ( and not too dry ) chapters about geology , astronomy , and botany—aiid descriptions . . and details with regard to svcli manly sports as shooting , rawijig , swimming , and riding , which , rnight very judiciously be omitted iu a future'edition ' , as the mastery of these useful accomplishments can $ only be obtained by practice , and studying athletic exercises ' frorri books leads more frequently tP accidents than to perfection . In a book bearing these two names we look of course for well-selected quotations , and are' not disappoint ed ¦ ; every subject is illustrated with Well ^ culled fldwers from the best English poetry . " " Famous Boys" is a misnomer j the work being a selection of sketches of s _ elf ^ tauglit . and selfmade-men , wlio . became -famous , enough in . after-life , but who were generally struggling in obscurity in their early . days : one expepiion maybe nptedrr- 'that of William Jay , who tppk to conducting prayer meetings and popuiar preaeliing at fourteen years of age , . an example which we devoutly t trustvitiay not . be followed ; by ma , ny , O ^ th e juvenile readers pf his biography ^ s licre . set forth , The / object of the author is commendable in setiijig ' up as examples of what may be done by perseverance when combined with ' ability such men as jerrold , tlie ^ tephensons , Kittp , and Livingstone ; he is sometimes . bombastic , however , as when he styles Mr . Horace ( Grisley the ^' rhipderri . Franklin ; " nor do We think the career or tiie , < ind of ttie millionnaire M 6 r ) rlson calculated to ftftbrd a desirable or enviable example by which to foster a hoy ' s ambition . Mr . Evans ' s' " Gentury of Fables" is a delightful and attractive little book , ' evincing-great poetic . talent , and a Keens ^ ijse pf 'humour . It is a selection of one ) huhdredfables from the classic writers of eight living and dead language ^;} isortie are old favourites , ; but the majority havo not often been seen } n-au English diess , The simple and appropriate language which has boejn employed renders . every line . intelligible to , the capacity of a pl ) ild ; butthiis'flas caused up ^ aprifice of elegance—on the contrary , tlie yqrfijjiAcatipn ia polished , and harn > oniou 8 . The author thinlcs , fit to applogise in liis preface for anj ^ defects that may appear , by telhng us Uiat he has pn ^ y received the limited education pf a mechanics son , he himself : being in the humble ppsitlpn of a journeyman printer . His iivduBtrVin stuay and , his natural poetic talent have produced a work ot whic ^ i ; the atttfeW may justly Me prpUd , and which will be aooi * i ) table to readers of all ages , ' and of various tastes .
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VAVAK rAQKAN'JS . , TtqyiJS , 11 th Fopvunry , 18 C 0 . Ij TFBQW 3 Iqist weolc aboufc , p . popular demonsbriitiioiK I am going tjxis weolf ., tp vrvi (; o of ? v . Papal pwo . I , cannot say thafc oithor w-ns vovy grand or very dignifled , but of tlvp two . I think tho popular was tibo \ noBt absurd . 'Jfho tvnth is . tho Papacy is tpo old and too fceble even fa die wjijbli ftgnity . Of itepU' the ^ ht pf n iallmff power , of a dynasty in , extremis , commands BOnTiething 1 of roapoot , xt ^— . . i I ., —i . >!¦¦¦—n . | ¦ ( ¦ ¦ ' ¦ —— r ' ¦ iii ' M' - n i'i ! ¦ .. - ¦¦¦ in- i i ' )¦¦) i ¦¦ - —
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166 The ^ I , eader emd Sa ^ tcrda ^ Anali / sL [ Feb . 18 , 1860 .
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* Mhii }; Ttaipp . v Jlottmw pf the J ) af , By OitARMss and Mary OoavdhN 0 l < AB . K ! p ; ' l ^ ndpws 0 , XtooJcwood and Ooii „ Famovfi & > f / s ; . < w < l Kpw thoylecavtfl ( treat Men . London : Purton iwid Oo . A Ooritvnj of JTalh'S in Verso ; for tho moat part V < M'af > 1 iv « w <\ ov Imitated frbm Variotttt Z , a > t // W 0 es . By W . K . Evans . London : llobert Hftrdwioko .
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 18, 1860, page 166, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2334/page/18/
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