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Literary Notices.
A Report of the Arguments and Proceedings in the case of John Jackson . B y Hercules Ellis , Esq ., Barrister-at-Law . Dublin : Grant and Bolton . AVe are not political writers ; indeed , as Masons , we eschew politics : still , occasions do present themselves when the ri ghts and privileges of our fellow men , becoming the topic of consideration , it may not be unbecoming to glance thereat . The case of John Jackson is simply this .
He tendered his vote , as a forty-shilling freeholder , before the sheriff of the county Mbna ' ghan , which vote was declined b y both of the conducting agents ! The case was argued by Mr . Ellis before the twelve judges , who were of opinion that the assistant barrister was right in declining to register the vote ; at the same time the judges declined to give any opinion on the correctness or incorrectness of Mr . Ellis ' s propositions , possibly because their opinion , either way , would affect the act of union itself . The case was most ingeniously managed by Mr . Ellis , and will repay perusal . AVe are not sufficiently versed ( certainly we are not learned ) in the law ourselves to hazard any further remarks .
A Treatise on Diet and Regimen . By W . H . Robertson , M . D . Churchill . London . Our author has arrived at the fourth part of his very interesting serial . The contents are devoted to the consideration of exercise , throughout the various phases of human life ; on this subject no point whatever is omitted . The habits and character of woman , and the importance of exercise on bothare examined with the most elaborate care , and in the
, development of results the author has confirmed much of tbe utility of former writers , adding , at the same time , new and valuable matter . Inter-mural sepulture , public sanitary regulations , ventilation , gas , and climate , are discussed with a freedom and moral force , that fix the attention , hy a powerful interest .
Life in the Ranks . By Sergeant-Major Taylor . Second Edition . Parry , Blenkarn , and Co . Amusing , entertaining , and even interesting as is " Life in the Ranks , " it might , with more propriety , be termed " Death in the Ranks . " Our belief in the fidelity of the incidents is somewhat shaken , however , by one contradiction in circumstance . Two of the Madras Native Infantry ( page 252 ) undertook to rob one of the shroffs , or native bankers . They
succeeded , and concealed the treasure ; they were punished with seven hundred lashes . The ill-gotten wealth did not benefit them . They sent the greater portion out of the country ; but the amount turned their heads , and they abandoned themselves to excess . One died by fever caused by drink . The other purchased his discharge , and returned to England , opened an inn in Cambridgeshire , but neglected his business , and died in the workhouse . Considering that the Madras Native Infantry are in reality Sepoys , this tale is at best a doubtful matter .
Athanase . A Dramatic Poem . By Edwin T . Roberts . W . E . Painter . The dedication is tritely offered to Mr . Serle , the dramatist , in two brief sentences , in which the author disclaims a desire to create a new phase in moral heroism . We confess , however , that the poem may not unfairly be termed a rhapsody , yet it is not without its moral or occasional points of good poetry .
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Literary Notices.
A Report of the Arguments and Proceedings in the case of John Jackson . B y Hercules Ellis , Esq ., Barrister-at-Law . Dublin : Grant and Bolton . AVe are not political writers ; indeed , as Masons , we eschew politics : still , occasions do present themselves when the ri ghts and privileges of our fellow men , becoming the topic of consideration , it may not be unbecoming to glance thereat . The case of John Jackson is simply this .
He tendered his vote , as a forty-shilling freeholder , before the sheriff of the county Mbna ' ghan , which vote was declined b y both of the conducting agents ! The case was argued by Mr . Ellis before the twelve judges , who were of opinion that the assistant barrister was right in declining to register the vote ; at the same time the judges declined to give any opinion on the correctness or incorrectness of Mr . Ellis ' s propositions , possibly because their opinion , either way , would affect the act of union itself . The case was most ingeniously managed by Mr . Ellis , and will repay perusal . AVe are not sufficiently versed ( certainly we are not learned ) in the law ourselves to hazard any further remarks .
A Treatise on Diet and Regimen . By W . H . Robertson , M . D . Churchill . London . Our author has arrived at the fourth part of his very interesting serial . The contents are devoted to the consideration of exercise , throughout the various phases of human life ; on this subject no point whatever is omitted . The habits and character of woman , and the importance of exercise on bothare examined with the most elaborate care , and in the
, development of results the author has confirmed much of tbe utility of former writers , adding , at the same time , new and valuable matter . Inter-mural sepulture , public sanitary regulations , ventilation , gas , and climate , are discussed with a freedom and moral force , that fix the attention , hy a powerful interest .
Life in the Ranks . By Sergeant-Major Taylor . Second Edition . Parry , Blenkarn , and Co . Amusing , entertaining , and even interesting as is " Life in the Ranks , " it might , with more propriety , be termed " Death in the Ranks . " Our belief in the fidelity of the incidents is somewhat shaken , however , by one contradiction in circumstance . Two of the Madras Native Infantry ( page 252 ) undertook to rob one of the shroffs , or native bankers . They
succeeded , and concealed the treasure ; they were punished with seven hundred lashes . The ill-gotten wealth did not benefit them . They sent the greater portion out of the country ; but the amount turned their heads , and they abandoned themselves to excess . One died by fever caused by drink . The other purchased his discharge , and returned to England , opened an inn in Cambridgeshire , but neglected his business , and died in the workhouse . Considering that the Madras Native Infantry are in reality Sepoys , this tale is at best a doubtful matter .
Athanase . A Dramatic Poem . By Edwin T . Roberts . W . E . Painter . The dedication is tritely offered to Mr . Serle , the dramatist , in two brief sentences , in which the author disclaims a desire to create a new phase in moral heroism . We confess , however , that the poem may not unfairly be termed a rhapsody , yet it is not without its moral or occasional points of good poetry .