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Literary Notices.
youth ; but as years roll away the softest down becomes bristly as " the quills of the fretful porcupine , " and the sexagenerian flinching under the daily agony , seeks in vain for what is termed the " luxury of shaving . " Professor Teetgen , in a little pamphlet , enlarges on the anatomy of the razor , which he sectionizes in quality , form , edge , & c . ; then he enlarges on each , affirming that " a razor is not a saw , " and illustrating his argument by very fair conclusions . The operation of shaving is in
his hands an artistical one . And then his comments on the temper of a razor , how it should be set and stropped ! The Professor has appended an engraving to his pamphlet , with figures , denoting the exact mode of " shaving made easy . "
Hints to Tutors , on Classical Tuition . By Dr . Thomas Cox , Head Master of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School , Barnel . Harvey and Darton , Gracechurch-street , London . If we were to devote space in proportion with the intrinsic merit of this essay , we should reprint it . AVith the title alone are we dissatisfied ; it should have been " Hints to Tutors and Parents , on Classical Tuition ;" for , if the learned author be capable , as he proves himself to be , of informing teachers in their duty , he must be , as we are assured he is , equally able to instruct pupils . Such a man , in short , as we should seek out ; and , if satisfied with the menage , select as the tutor of our children .
Monthly Prize Essays . Madden . The mind that originated this admirable object must be intellectually philanthropic , and have a moral reliance upon the altar-staff of public support—wanting which how many powerful appeals to public opinion have fallen still-born from the press ! The object of the director is to open a field of honourable competition " to toiling , struggling , suffering , and pining away" talent and ability , by offering " prizes " within the attainment of allwith immediate decision
— payment on . More need not be said as to objects . The contents of the first number are , a paper on intellectual Cultivation—a poem on " old Times "Reasons for a new Edition of Shakspeare . —A Legend of the Rhine . — Modern Superstition . —Historic Doubts . —Elgiva ' s Trial . —Mythology explained by History . — Cycles of Civilization — ancl the director ' s reports of various contributions received . His opinions on their merits is very critically given , while the selection of what is published is highly creditable to his literary acumen .
The New County Courts Act ( 9 and 10 Vict . c . 95 , ) for Debts , Damages , Replevin , < Sfc , with Notes , critical and explanatory ; including decisions of the Courts in England and Ireland , on Statutes having similar provisions . London : Stevens and Norton , 26 and 39 , Bell Yard , Lincoln ' s Inn . The object of this edition is to explain , by practical notes , this very important statute . It bthe prefacethat it has been generally
appears , y , called the ' New Small Debts Act , " but Mr . Udall considers this an improper title for a statute that creates a new jurisdiction , new courts , ancl a new process ; he , therefore , says he has called it what its enactments show it to be . AVe do not profess to be practical lawyers—our department is the laws Masonic—but we conceive that the edition will be very useful to all . The critical notes are written with acumen , and will sustain the reputation of the editor .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Literary Notices.
youth ; but as years roll away the softest down becomes bristly as " the quills of the fretful porcupine , " and the sexagenerian flinching under the daily agony , seeks in vain for what is termed the " luxury of shaving . " Professor Teetgen , in a little pamphlet , enlarges on the anatomy of the razor , which he sectionizes in quality , form , edge , & c . ; then he enlarges on each , affirming that " a razor is not a saw , " and illustrating his argument by very fair conclusions . The operation of shaving is in
his hands an artistical one . And then his comments on the temper of a razor , how it should be set and stropped ! The Professor has appended an engraving to his pamphlet , with figures , denoting the exact mode of " shaving made easy . "
Hints to Tutors , on Classical Tuition . By Dr . Thomas Cox , Head Master of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School , Barnel . Harvey and Darton , Gracechurch-street , London . If we were to devote space in proportion with the intrinsic merit of this essay , we should reprint it . AVith the title alone are we dissatisfied ; it should have been " Hints to Tutors and Parents , on Classical Tuition ;" for , if the learned author be capable , as he proves himself to be , of informing teachers in their duty , he must be , as we are assured he is , equally able to instruct pupils . Such a man , in short , as we should seek out ; and , if satisfied with the menage , select as the tutor of our children .
Monthly Prize Essays . Madden . The mind that originated this admirable object must be intellectually philanthropic , and have a moral reliance upon the altar-staff of public support—wanting which how many powerful appeals to public opinion have fallen still-born from the press ! The object of the director is to open a field of honourable competition " to toiling , struggling , suffering , and pining away" talent and ability , by offering " prizes " within the attainment of allwith immediate decision
— payment on . More need not be said as to objects . The contents of the first number are , a paper on intellectual Cultivation—a poem on " old Times "Reasons for a new Edition of Shakspeare . —A Legend of the Rhine . — Modern Superstition . —Historic Doubts . —Elgiva ' s Trial . —Mythology explained by History . — Cycles of Civilization — ancl the director ' s reports of various contributions received . His opinions on their merits is very critically given , while the selection of what is published is highly creditable to his literary acumen .
The New County Courts Act ( 9 and 10 Vict . c . 95 , ) for Debts , Damages , Replevin , < Sfc , with Notes , critical and explanatory ; including decisions of the Courts in England and Ireland , on Statutes having similar provisions . London : Stevens and Norton , 26 and 39 , Bell Yard , Lincoln ' s Inn . The object of this edition is to explain , by practical notes , this very important statute . It bthe prefacethat it has been generally
appears , y , called the ' New Small Debts Act , " but Mr . Udall considers this an improper title for a statute that creates a new jurisdiction , new courts , ancl a new process ; he , therefore , says he has called it what its enactments show it to be . AVe do not profess to be practical lawyers—our department is the laws Masonic—but we conceive that the edition will be very useful to all . The critical notes are written with acumen , and will sustain the reputation of the editor .