beauty, sublimity, and grandeur. How do these feelings arise and operate? What are the elementary ideas implied in the term beauty? Show the influences these exert on the mind. How do these three qualities find expression in literature? What is the genesis of

each of these emotions? PART II.-FRENCH, GERMAN, LATIN, AND GREEK.

I. Theoretical. What are verbs? How many sorts of verbs are there? How many moods-tenses-numbers— persons-conjugations? What are the distinguishing characteristics of each conjugation? Copy avoir and être.

Practical. Form first.-TranslateJ'ai honte de vous dire. Quel âge avezvous? Le Parlement a adopté cette mesure. Je suis venu pour vous voir. Nous avons obtenu la paix en faisant de grands sacrifices. Elle ne cesse de parler. I see him. He gives it to me. I dare not tell it to them. He has lent it to you. He returned from the country house which he dwelt in near London.

Form second.-Translate-Anne de Bretagne possédait toutes les vertus et tous les talents d'une grande reine; on lui reproche seulement un peu de viva. cité qui exerçait quelquefois la patience de Louis XII. Il disait alors, Que faire? elle a des qualités admirable; il faut bien lui passer quelque chose. -Parse italic words.

Senior."Undine," as directed in

last lesson..

III. Junior.-Nepos or Cæsar. Translate-The master avenged the death of his servant. The two armies contended on favourable ground. The soldiers fought against their enemies. Cæsar led his forces to the nearest hill, and set them in battle array.

Senior.-Translate and scan

Portus ab accessu ventorum immotus, et ingens

Ipse; sed horrificis juxta tonat Etna ruinis;

Interdumque atram prorumpit ad æthera nubem,

Turbine fumantem piceo et candente favillâ ;

Attolletque globos flammarum, et sidera lambit:

Interdum scopulos avulsaque viscera montis

Erigit eructans, liquefactaque saxa sub

MRS. Mary Fairfax Somerville (b. 1790) has lately completed a work on 66 The Constitution of Matter."

G. W. Holmes is to issue his papers from the Atlantic Monthly, under the title, "Soundings from the Atlantic."

Quallon" (S. H. Bradbury), a Leicester sub-editor and a literary pensioner, whose first work was issued in 1854, has in the press "Lyrical Waifs."

Mrs. Bray, of Coventry, wife of the author of "The Philosophy of Necessity," &c., has a work in the press on The British Empire."

A. Gaume has prepared a (French) translation of the New Testament, with introductions, summaries, notes, &c.

E. Peltier has written a biography of Renan.

"The Pricke of Conscience," by Richard Rolle, of Hampole (d. 1349), has been published for the first time by Asher and Co., Berlin. It is an English theological poem.

Bonitz' 66 publishing.

"9 Aristotelian Studies are

"A Biography of Carl Ritter," the geographer (b. 1779), by Dr. G. Kramer, is in the press.

Goettling's "Classical Essays" are to be issued.

"The Bar of Paris," by M. Joy, contains sketches of the leaders Favre, Berryer, Dufaure, Sénart, Martin, Cremieux, &c.

"Italy, 1861-63," by Rustow, Part I. "The Cavour Ministry" is out.

The Rev. Thomas James, canon of Peterborough, author of many papers, e. g., "Bees," "Flower Gardens" "Labourers' Cottages," "Northamptonshire," &c., died at Teddingworth Vicarage, Oct. 24th.

Jean de Dieu has in the press a new (line for line, and literal) translation into French of Milton's "Paradise Lost"-La Ferte d'Eden.

The Very Rev. R. C. Trench (b. 1807 at Dublin) has been appointed, most suitably, successor to Archbishop Whately.

Messrs. Blackwood will publish Dean Bagot's translation of Horace's "Art of Poetry" shortly. [See a notice of it in British Controversialist, Aug., 1860, pp. 122-127.]

In " The Philosophy of Geology," David Page will review the aim, scope, and character of that science.

J. F. Bohmer (b. 1795 at Frankfort, and librarian for that city), author of "Records of German Kings and Emperors," &c., died 3rd ult. He has left 20,000 florins, to be employed in editing his MSS.

J. F. Kirk, the assistant of Prescott, has written a Biography of Charles the Bold, "the Napoleon of the Middle Ages," in 3 vols., of which two will be issued soon.

A Grimm prize, in honour of the lexicographic brothers, is about to be founded.

Rev. Dr. A. M'Caul, professor of Divinity and Hebrew, King's College, London, died 13th ult.

Rev. Alex. B. Grossart is engaged on a Critical History of Satan, "thorough and at the same time reverent;" a portion of the work relating to the "Temptation of our Lord" is nearly ready.

John S. Burn is preparing a "Biography of the French Protestant Clergy."

Prof. Alexander Bain, Aberdeen, is engaged on a "Manual of Rhetoric."

Andrew Findlater is editor of Chambers' "Cyclopædia."

"Enoch, the Fisherman," is given as the title of a new poem by Tennyson, in the press.

The cheap edition of the Waverley novels is to be completed with the 25th shilling volume. Two volumes of the

Poems are to follow. If, in three vols., Lockart's Life of Scott were included, Messrs. Black would confer a boon on the public.

A memoir of the Shakspere of Ireland-James Sheridan Knowles-is in the press. It is composed by his only surviving son.

Prof. Ludwig Döderlein, the Humanist of Erlangen, died 9th inst., aged 72.

"Shakespeare: Philosophy to be gathered from his Works," by Corrodi: and "Shakespeare Blossoms," by W. A. Ahne, show that the Tercentenary spirit is active in Germany.

Fried. Hebbel's drama, "Nibelungen," has had the 1,000 thaler prize, and a medal of equal value, awarded to it.

DEBATES AND HISTORY:-
Was the Crimean War Justifiable in
its Origin, and Satisfactory in its
Results?

Love; Come, Love, come
Melancholy.

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THE ESSAYIST (continued):-

PAGE

81, 161

Coleridge..

369

401

Goldsmith, Oliver

54

Knowledge, On Superficial..

226

1

242

HOW

TO

Literature of the Present Day.
Pitt, William

Working Men's Clubs and Institutes

295

216

137

Affirmative Articles....31, 118, 194, 267
Negative Articles ...... .37, 122, 197, 271
PHILOSOPHY:-

Is the Pulpit or the Press more Potent
in the Present Day?

The Pulpit....24, 108, 194, 260, 344, 416
The Press....27, 110, 197, 262, 348, 420
POLITICS:-

Is a Democratic Form of Government
Better than a Limited Monarchy ?
Affirmative Articles 42, 125, 200, 275,354,

Negative Articles ..48, 130, 206, 278,358,
432
RELIGION:-
Are the Prevalent Forms of Worship

in Britain Effective?
Affirmative Articles 15, 98, 177, 252, 336
Negative Articles ..18, 102, 179, 255, 339
SOCIAL ECONOMY:-

Is Limited Liability in Public Com-
panies productive of more Harm
than Good?

Affirmative Articles ..209, 281, 361, 438
Negative Articles ...214, 285, 364, 441

Playhours
Poland

Pyramids (The)..

"Thy Kingdom Come"

Charteris's Life of Dr. J. Robertson.. 300
Charles's Etudes sur Shakspere
Classical Tuition, Cox's Hints on...
Composition in Prose and Verse,
Dalgleish's

Consequences of Teaching Future

64

.....

232

144

Restoration of the Race

455

234

.... 462

Potts' Liber Cantabrigiensis, I. & II. 377
Reader, Curtis's Poetical.
303

445

Reason and Revelation, Sinclair's.... 303
Robertson, Dr. J., Charteris's Life of.. 300

Affirmative.. 233. Negative.....

Is it Prudent to Allow the Free Ex-

Affirmative.. 462. Negative

portation of Coal?

THE ESSAYIST:-

Artificiality