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an author as John Noakes would have been ferretted out by some Jeffries of the day , and attainted of seditious libel ; now such a work hardly reaches the calibre of mental examination . Again , Lord John Russell , ivhose ancestors are pretty severely handled , himself has persuaded the Queen to grant a pension to Leigh Hunt , who suffered for his independence in writing of her reigning uncle George the Fourth ! We may say of the work " cui bono ; " perhaps after all it had better not have been published . It is well written , but the pear is not yet ripe . "
The true Cure for Ireland . By the Rev . Henry Stoddart . The author ' s panacea for what has too long been considered an almost hopeless malady , is the development of the industry of Ireland , in a letter to the Right Honourable Lord John Russell , M . P . and Premier ; to which is added a notice of the Irish Amelioration Society , as organized upon the plan of Mr . Jasper AV . Rogers , C . E . The pamphlet exhibits power and eloquence ; and however much
has been written , there is evidently still more to be developed by truth than by mere disquisition . The reclamation of the bog lands is an instance in proof ; they are for the most part in elevated - positions , and therefore admit of easy drainage and clearance . Spade cultivation , and temporary assistance on the security of produce , are among some of the author ' s industrial contemplations . He further advocates not merely the necessity of elevating the mm-al character of the
Irish peasantry , but points out the probability of success . The objects of the Irish Amelioration Society are too statistically explained not to excite the attention of the " patriot premier . " AA'ith unaffected sincerity we recommend tbe pamphlet and the appendix to the serious consideration of the friends of Ireland .
A Treatise on Diet and Regimen . By AV . H . Robinson , M . D . Churchill . London . The third part , completing the first volume of this well written treatise , is now before us , and fully maintains its Character . Dietetics are full y considered ; and it is somewhat consolatory to find that so experienced a practitioner holds tea in great respect . Dr . R . observes that its mild and grateful stimulus administers , in a large degree , to the digestion and
health of the civilized and sedentary , " and should not be given up at the bidding of hydropathy or homeopathy , or any similar mixture of reason and absurdity , truth and error , ignorance and fraud . " The autbor comments at some length on alcohol , and spirituous liquors , as well as on the various wines in general use , with their relative effects . The chapter on mutual influence and reaction of mind and bod y is decidedly clear and explanatory , and the " summing up" is in our opinion equally so . AVe have no fear but that the second volume will sustain the reputation of the learned author .
The Portrait of Prince Charles , by Velasquez . Snare , Reading ; also 21 , Old Bond-street . This publication is a curiosity in its way ; there is an air of the romantic about it , which invests it with some interest . " The Adventures of a Guinea , " '' a Shilling , " ancl other et ceteras , fall short of the singular history of the portrait of Prince Charles , afterwards the unfortunate Charles the First of England . The author of the work , Mr . Snare , is also the possessor of the portrait , the history of which he de-
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Literary Notices.
an author as John Noakes would have been ferretted out by some Jeffries of the day , and attainted of seditious libel ; now such a work hardly reaches the calibre of mental examination . Again , Lord John Russell , ivhose ancestors are pretty severely handled , himself has persuaded the Queen to grant a pension to Leigh Hunt , who suffered for his independence in writing of her reigning uncle George the Fourth ! We may say of the work " cui bono ; " perhaps after all it had better not have been published . It is well written , but the pear is not yet ripe . "
The true Cure for Ireland . By the Rev . Henry Stoddart . The author ' s panacea for what has too long been considered an almost hopeless malady , is the development of the industry of Ireland , in a letter to the Right Honourable Lord John Russell , M . P . and Premier ; to which is added a notice of the Irish Amelioration Society , as organized upon the plan of Mr . Jasper AV . Rogers , C . E . The pamphlet exhibits power and eloquence ; and however much
has been written , there is evidently still more to be developed by truth than by mere disquisition . The reclamation of the bog lands is an instance in proof ; they are for the most part in elevated - positions , and therefore admit of easy drainage and clearance . Spade cultivation , and temporary assistance on the security of produce , are among some of the author ' s industrial contemplations . He further advocates not merely the necessity of elevating the mm-al character of the
Irish peasantry , but points out the probability of success . The objects of the Irish Amelioration Society are too statistically explained not to excite the attention of the " patriot premier . " AA'ith unaffected sincerity we recommend tbe pamphlet and the appendix to the serious consideration of the friends of Ireland .
A Treatise on Diet and Regimen . By AV . H . Robinson , M . D . Churchill . London . The third part , completing the first volume of this well written treatise , is now before us , and fully maintains its Character . Dietetics are full y considered ; and it is somewhat consolatory to find that so experienced a practitioner holds tea in great respect . Dr . R . observes that its mild and grateful stimulus administers , in a large degree , to the digestion and
health of the civilized and sedentary , " and should not be given up at the bidding of hydropathy or homeopathy , or any similar mixture of reason and absurdity , truth and error , ignorance and fraud . " The autbor comments at some length on alcohol , and spirituous liquors , as well as on the various wines in general use , with their relative effects . The chapter on mutual influence and reaction of mind and bod y is decidedly clear and explanatory , and the " summing up" is in our opinion equally so . AVe have no fear but that the second volume will sustain the reputation of the learned author .
The Portrait of Prince Charles , by Velasquez . Snare , Reading ; also 21 , Old Bond-street . This publication is a curiosity in its way ; there is an air of the romantic about it , which invests it with some interest . " The Adventures of a Guinea , " '' a Shilling , " ancl other et ceteras , fall short of the singular history of the portrait of Prince Charles , afterwards the unfortunate Charles the First of England . The author of the work , Mr . Snare , is also the possessor of the portrait , the history of which he de-