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(Books and publications intended for review in this journal, may be sent through Mr. C. Mitchell, bookseller, Red Lion Court, Fleet-street; ur direct to the Office.] The Knave of Hearts. By Mrs. Frederick Hall. Lon- don Newby.—N ivels and works of imagination consti- tute a department of literature which always boasts of attracting more votaries than any other. Lord Macaulav has told us, and almost established the fact by his own example, that history may be so written as to be fully as interesting ai a work of fiction but it is a general fact that while the historian may number his readers by hundreds, the novelist may reckon his by thousands. There is a strong tendency exhibited by those who do not read for a profession, or for the sole purpose of ac- quiring knowledge, towards what is called light rather than heavy writings, and hence the great success which has attended the principal authors who devote them- selves to the gratification of this taste. In addition, how- ever, to the general interest which attaches to works of the class, the book before us has a special claim in the fact of its being written by a lady who resides among us, and who has once before appeared in the character of au- thoress. Mrs. Hall has shown that she does not belong to what Murray called the one book" class, for her present production undoubtedly surpasses her former one. The Knave of Hearts" is a novel which would add to the fame of an experienced writer, and we believe it will take a creditable place in the literature of the day. The plot is ingenious without being unpleasantly in- Tolved, and the design of the story is maintained well to the concluding page. One of the greatest merits of the book is the freshness and originality of its style, and the absence of those tedious dissertations with which au- thoresses, we are sorry to say, often exhaust the patience of their readers. It is said that it is perfectly natural for a lady to be garrulous, but without expressing an opinion on this dangerous point, we must do Mrs. Hall the justice to declare that she has not exhibited the inevitable quality in her book. The reader will find himself enteitained without being unduly lectured. Occasionally, if he be living in that state of single inde- pendence which is made so much the subject of ridicule jby those who have unwarily sacrificed it, he will find a shaft of satire levelled at him, but no venom accompanies it. The badinage is so good humoured throughout that even those who are the subjects of it may laugh with the loudest. As we have no doubt most of our readers will take an opportunity of perusing the book, we shall not destroy their interest in it by revealing more of the plot than is indispensable. Constantine Pepperell, the hero, is the son of a respectable old couple at Dullminster, who have just been declared victors in a time-honoured Chancery suit, and thus fall into the possession of a little property. The lad proves to be possessed of considerable personal attractions, owning a handsome mouth," such as young ladies insist upon having, in their novels at least, and other features to correspond. In early life he con- trives to give some perplexity to his parents, and later on he is clever enough to give a good deal more to the members of the tender sex. He makes his first conquest in a playmate, whom he ultimately deserts, and his second in an attractive Welsh girl, Gwenllian Gwynne, whom he meets in Glamorganshire, while on a curious visit with Mr. Desborough, a friend of the family. This gentleman is getting into the sear and yellow leaf," and being a confirmed bachelor, is made a terrible example of by Mrs. Hall, till at the close of the story he atones for his sins by yielding to the inevitable doom, and marries. The loves of Constantine and Gwenllian form a pretty little episode in the tale, but the poor "Welsh lass is jilted, and dies with vexation. The lady- ltiller then destroys the peace of mind of one or two other simple charmers, till at length he leaves home, is engaged as clerk in the office of a rich lawyer, who has an unmarried and rather elderly sister, conducts his play with great sagacity, and ultimately marries the fair relative of his employer. The consequences of the marriage between "spring and autumn" are depicted with much skiil, power, and truth, and the minor incidents are well worked into the main story. Con- stantine soon gets dissatisfied with his wife, and the feeling becomes mutual. As has been observed of a similar pair, there was very little love between them at the first, and Heaven was pleased to decrease it on further acquaintance. In this stage of affairs, the husband is sent to Naples on the business of the firm, of -which he is, by virtue of his marriage, now a member. Here the Nemesis overtakes him-he meets with a lady who fascinates him thoroughly, and treats his half revealed affection with intense disdain. A variety of circumstances occur, for which the reader must go to the book itself, and Leonora (the destroyer's destroyer) comes to England, Constantine's passion is lenewed, and one night he unsuspectingly makes a declaration of his love, while his shrewish wife is looking on unper- ceived through a glass ^door. An angry separation i& the consequence, Constantine reverts to the joys of single life, but wearying of these, makes arrangements for his wife's return, which are completed, when she suddenly expires. After a period of grief, and vows of reforma- tion, the inveterate Constantine marries again, this time the Leonora dear to his heart. Such are the principal details of one portion of the story. There are of course a variety of under currents, but these we shall leave the reader to explore for himself. The vacillating, vain nature of Constantine is very well drawn, and the character of Mr. Desborough is throughout an amusing one. We have referred to the -visit into Glamorganshire, without, however, mention- ing that it arose from a wish on the part of the middle- aged" bachelor to renew an acquaintance with an old flame, to whom he had once made love in a honey- suckle arbour." He hesitated, and lost the prize, his inamorata getting married to a more resolute swain. Hearing of the death of his successful rival, Mr. Desborou"h is taken sentimental, and determines to lose no time i:: making his proposals. The process of the unfortunate gentleman's disenchantment is well described 11 1 The honeysuckle harbour,' said Mr. Desborough, atyseutly, standing still to consider if he could enlighten Constantine as to its situation. 'I rather fancy the gardens are at the back of the house, and it was in that direction I found my way on the memorable occasion I mentioned to you.' 'I shall be guided by circumstances,' he added a few minutes after, in reply to his inquisitive companion as to -whether he intended at once candidly to make known to the widow the object of his visit, or merely by way of a feeler use the excuse of inquiring for her welfare as an old friend I shall be guided by circumstances,' he re- peated more nervously as he rang the hall bell. Its clanging sound seemed to first awaken Mr. Desbo- rough to the folly of his present proceedings, and if he could with any possibility have retreated to indulge in a little rational reflection he would have done so. But it was Mrs.Tovey Yining was at home,' the servant said, as she showed them into a handsome drawing room. 1 What names should she announce. An old friend,' was Mr. Desoorough s somewhat ambiguous reply. "He had just time to notice the elegant, tasteful arrange- ment of the room, and point to the portraits of a middle- aged lady and gentleman, who he whiaperingly informed Constantine must be Fanny's mother and father, for he recognised an unmistakeable likeness in the former, -when the door opened very unceremoniously, and in harried a young lady, with a roll of paper and music in her hand, evidently quite unconscious the apartment was occupied. Auburn ringlets, blue eyes, fair round cheeks—except that the dress was a half-mourning muslin instead of a white one, the very image Desborough had so faithfully pourtrayed stood before them. Fanny my dear Fanny don t you remember me ? cried that highly-excited gentleman, rushing across the room and seizing her hand. Surely yoa have not quite forgotten me ?' The young lady looked not oply unmistakably oblivi- (IUS of any former acquaintance with the gentleman, but rather as if she suspected there must have been an escape from the nearest lunatic asylum. Mrs. Tovey Yining must allow me to apologize,' murmured the bewildered Mr. Desborough. Oh mamma. is it you want? I will call her she is in the garden with my brothors,' and the vouug lady seemed as if she would be glad to escape with the excuse of finding her. Mamma,' brothers,' were the only two ideas that had time to knock against each other in Mr. Desborough's head, when the door again opened to admit a very fat, good-tempered looking woman, about five-and-forty, in widow's mourning. How much obliged I should be if any kind soul would just blow my brains out, it would save me an im- mense deal of mortification,' thought the now perfectly sane Mr. Desborough. as he felt aware of the reality of the supremely absurd po ition he had placed himself in. I must introduce myself,' he said, stammeringly. I cannot expect to be recognised after so many years — Desborough, Mr. Desboro igh,' bowing resignedly. Nlr. Desborough cried a loud, cheerful voice, well, I declare I did not know you. How are you.' A hearty shake of the hand accompanied these words the large blue eyes sparkled, the round roseate cheeks dimpled, and the fat shoulders shook, as the good- humoured lady again welcomed her old friend. And this is your son,' of course, said she, holding out her other hand to Constantine, who with the yuuns: lady had stared in immeasurable amazement at the strange rencontre. Mr. Desborough blu^hingly declined to patronize Consey. Well, you are the last person in the world I should have expected to see,' resumed the merry lady. Fanny, dear, this gentleman was one of my admirers before I was married to your father, and I have not seen him for-let me see—why, between twenty and thirty years.' "Mr. Deeborough came tumbling down rapidly from the clouds. He had been half-way to heaven an hour aip. And now tell me what brings you into this part of the world—where are you living ? Am I to inquire for Mrs. Desborough, or have you, like myself, to xnourn the loss of a partner ?' The blooming Mrs. Tovey Yining tried to look dis- consolate. It was a vain effort. The eyes would sparkle, the cheeks would dimple, and do all she could the round plump figure would oscillate with the unsuppressible im- pulse of genuine cheerfulness. Mr. Desborough, half an hour ago, would have expati- ated eloq«ently-on thesubjectof blightedyouthfulaffections, and the impossibility of another image supplanting the one first impressed on the heart. Now, he briefly an- nounced the fact of his never having married. X ever married Mrs. Tovey Yining stared as if she could not comprehend the utility of life without marriage. Well, well, I was very happy in my wedded state, Mr. Tovey Vining was a kind, good hushand, but be is gone, poor fellow, and left me with ten children.' Surely somebody was trickling cold water, or drop- ping icicles, or hail stones down Mr. Desborough's back. 'Fanny, dear, go and bring in your little brothers and sisters to show to my old friend. I am so sorry you can't see them all, for three are at boarding school, my second son is just gone to Cambridge, where be took a good stock of learning with him, which, I am told, he is very likely to leave behind when he quits it and Tovey, my eldest, is with his regiment in India., getting laurels, they say, every day.' Mrs. Tovey Vining generally spoke of her military Son and of his prowess, as if he was collecting a large arboreous trophy to bring home. In rushed the four last pledges of the Vining union, who evidently looked at Air. Desborough as some natural curiosity, to examine which they had been inveigled from their play by Sister Fanny. If one of the pyramids were to crumple up and tumble in atoms on the sand, it would not cause more conster- nation to those who beheld it, than did this descent of miniature Fannits and Toveys at the feet of Mr. Desbo- rough. They clustered about him—they twined and pressed round him like a party of juvenile boas. "He was as defenceless as a lobster that had just cast his sbell. At last, the youngest, a little roley-poley thing of three years, having counted Mr. Desborough's fingers twice over and found they corresponded in number with herown, climbed up on his knee, when she whispered confi- fientially to him, that his nose was a very ugly one.' Of course the poor man's disgust is soon completed, and he leaves the house cured of his temporary aber- ration. We even find him afterwards discoursing in a very sage and instructive manner on matrimony:- I here is," says he, "a period in every man's life when he is in imminent danger of making an impru- dent marriage. If he yields to the impulse, he is most probably ruined, and in a short time most devoutly repents the step he took." Fellow bachelors, think of this. and beware of the snares spread out for you Mrs. Hall's art in delineating character is displayed in the following passage. Mr. Calthorpe is the rich lawyer to whom we hare adverted :—. Mr. Calthorpe was great in every sense of the word. His body was great, his mind was great, his virtues were great, his faults were great. He never did good in a smltIl paltry way that was soon forgotten, his benefits were all on a prodigious scale and he never committed an error but it was sure to be an enormous oue. He was a great friend or a great enemy to all who knew him he scorned those little mincing steps by which some men climb the hill of reputation, his strides were gigantic, and if ever he fell it would surely be from some great height none had reached before. Those who disliked Mr. Calthorpe, said that nature when she gave him such a large body bad forgotten to make a heart in proportion to it. This, however, was considered only as a disparaging remark by those whom thetreat man did not condescend to notice. "Mr. Calthorpe was a widower ;-hael been so for twenty years. Burnt children shun fires, so men who have been unlucky in their first choice dread the risk of a second. It was whispered that when a young man he bad met at a party the lady he afterwards married, and thought she could be nothing human, she was so lovely, so gentle. He saw her next time at a fancy ball, and discovered she was anangel. He proposed, and was united to her, and six months afterwards he said Le found she was a ditvolessa. Now, we all know the old proverb, 'nulle rose sans epines,' and Mr. Calthorpe might have been unreasonable, or have made a great fuss when he got scratched but if men wed furies in the guise of angels, they certainly had best say as little about it as possible when they get their heads cracked. Mr. Calthorpe, it seems, talked a great deal of his blighted hopes and his broken peace (or pate !) and there is no knowing to what extremity matters might have proceeded, bad not Mrs. Calthorpe died sud- denly about a year after their ma'riage :—broke a blood vessel in a fit of passion people were told. Every bodv said Mr. Calthorpe had been the most kind and indulgent of husbands, and it was a happy release for him. ° Funny, is it not, that disagreeable wives die suddenly much oftener than agreeable ones ? Ladies, beware Since that event, Mr. Calthorpe had never, either di- rectly or indirectly, given any woman to hope or expect she might be his second choice falling in love, or wedding again, seemed irrevocably placed beyond the pale of possi- ble casualties in reference to himself; and had even another Lais tempted him, she too would have failed, and been forced to declare she had undertaken to captivate a a man, not a statue. So Mr. Calthorpe seemed to forget there were such beings in the woild as women, that is, as helpmates and companions for man." In a totally different style is the chapter describing the death of poor Gwenllian Gwynne, and the sorrows of the unscrupulous Constantine in consequence. There is something pathetic in the last farewell of the little W elsh girl, and it is altogether an ably depicted scene. We are compelled,however, to express our entire dissent from Mrs. Hall's statement, made in the same volume, that the laws of this country encourage, or wink, at the practice of duelling." Infurmation'respecting the ten- derness of woman's heart we are bound to accept with humble thankfulness but on the graver subject of the laws relating to duelling, it is necessary for us to be so unpoliteas to contradict her. If inflicting the punishment awarded to manslaughter is winking" at the duellist, we can only say that for him it must be a very disagree- able and far from jocose kind of wink. The enactments of the legislature, no less than the usages of society, unreservedly condemn duelling, and nothing conse- quently is now more rare in this country than such deadly meetings. Yet Mrs. Hall speaks as though a duel took place every week, and as if a life were sacri- ficed at the shrine of honour" constantly before break- fast. English gentlemen have discovered other means of settling their disputes, and never appeal to the deci- sion of the sword or pistol. '1 he passage we quote might have been very true and applicable years ago, but to re- present an exploded custom as an institution of the day is a singularity we should hardly have expected in a novel of our own time. Mrs. Hall says, in the tenth chapter of her second volume We have all heard a great deal about the necessity of putting a stop to duelling. "Soldiers and Statesmen, Lords and Commons, were all to lend a helping hand in ridding our laud of this valour misbegot." Though duels may be less frequent than they were, yet still, to the present day, we have arrived at no more satisfactory conclusion than admitting that, though there are laws, civil and religious, against murdering your fellow-creature, yet there is a law honourable they dare not meddle with which allows you doing so, provided you duly apprise him of your intention, and give him an equal chance of murdering you. Something this, like the answer given by the Persian lawyers to Cambyses, when he wanted to marry his own sister-" that there certainly was a law forbidding such a union, but there was a law permitting the king to do as he pleased," And so the rulers of our land still wink at the practice of duelling, and take no effectual steps to prevent it; but immediately the mischief is done, and a life is sacrificed at the shrine of honour, justice opens her eyes and her mouth, and demands another victim to make the balance even Which victim, however, thanks to the laxity of the legis- lature, she seldom succeeds in grasping." ° The remainder of the chapter is in the same spirit. There is far more truth in the following extract, relating to a very different subject Say what we will of the dead, howsoever greatly we may have loved them, feel their loss when first they leave us, as much as we will, there are few of us, perhaps, who, if the power were given, would wish to recall them to life when a year or two has passed away. We have learnt to do without them, or have formed other ties, or our affec- tions have centered themselves on other objects. We should find them in the way. At any rate, the world and ourselves have turned round, and all things arc in such different positions to what they were at the time of their death, that we should feel a difficulty in going back to old ways and old intercourse, and perhaps wonder wherein the pleasure of former association lay. Yes, it is wisest, best,, that the grave never gives up its dead." We have said that the authoress holds Mr. Desborough up as a terrible warning to the young bachelors who will read her book. She draws an affecting picture of his sorrows and distresses, and represents it as a very heart- rending case altogether. The sin of living single must be great to merit such desperate penalties as are de- scribed below "Very cold and gloomy was Mr. Desborough's ride home for though the mornings were soft and springy, winter still usurped its power over the evenings, making them chilly and damp. But colder and gloomier still was the home when he reached it. 'Tis sweet tc know there is an eye will mark Our coming, and look brighter when we come.' But no kind eye or voice welcomed Mr. Desborough— no careful hands removed the mufflers and drew him coaxingly towards a bright fire-no rosy, romping girl or boy climbed on his knee, or prattled some wonderful piece of nursery news-no little cherub was brought down in its frilled night-dress to receive a rapturous kiss-no one Was there to inquire or listen to an account of his day's busi- ness or pleasure. No, he sat down to a newspaper ahne, and smoked a cigar, and sipped a glass of brandy-and- water, with no one near to coax and taste a teaspoonful of it, and toasted his slippered feet, on the fender., while he grumbled at the inattention of his servants, in spite of the privileges he allowed them. And yet I warrant you never knew an old bachelor but he boasted in public of his skill in housekeeping, and bragged of the superlative comfort and good management of his menage. But we all of us can guess, as we pass through the streets, to whom belong the slovenly window- curtains, the speckled knocker, the dusty glass, the loung- ing servant—we know pretty well who dwells within such a comfortless, cheerless-looking abode, large or handsome as it may be in other respects. We need not wait to see the fidgetty, fussy owner step out. We know very well before looking at him, that he is an old bachelor. I Socrates once discussing on love and marriage, pressed the subject with so much earnestness and success, that all the bachelors in his audience resolved to marry forthwith. "What a pity the discourse was not handed down to posterity, and read at stated periods. Ye who listen with credulity to the troubles of a mar- ried life- -and pursue with eagerness the little nothing- worth amusements of bachelorism --or expect that the friends of yonr age will perform the promises they made in your youth-or that the pursuits and pleasures of the present day will bring you any satisfaction on the morrow -attend to the warnibg I have now given you, and ere it is too late, atone for your past stupidity." I After all this it is satisfactory to find Mrs. Hall heading a chapter with these consoling mottoes He who goes to war, and he who takes a wife, must necessarily submit to whatever may happen." If fate has anything to do with marriage, it can only be in bringing some people together for a mutual punishment of their sins, that having passed their purgatory in this life, they may have the less to answer for in the next." We shall take only one more passage from these volumes—that in which Constantine is expecting the arrival of his wife after their separation :— Ten miuutes before time was Constantine at the rail- way station, and when at last the train came in he stood dangerously near the edge of the platform that he might peep into the carriages as they glided by. But no familiar face met his view. Alice was pro- bably in a compartment at the opposite side of a carriage, so he drew back a little to watch each of the alighting passengers and be ready to spring forward and assist her the instant he caught a glimpse of her. It was an express train, so there was no great crowd, no chance of missing any one, and yet the one he sought was no where to be seen. He went up and down again peering into the window, and getting in the way of im- patient porters as they slammed the doors; then he hurried after the retreating figures as they came out into the road and walked or rode away. It was not till the last omnibus drove off that he became conscious of his disappointment, with which there was a little anger blending. Alice had betrayed no im- patience, and ot course had missed the train. Well, at eight there would be another down, and Mrs. Wade must prepare a substantial tea instead of dinner. Perhaps Constantine was reserving his appetite for the same meal, for little did he touch of the temptingly pre- pared dishes set before him, and sorely puzzled was Mrs. Wade in reconciling her own opinions with those most extensively professed of absence destroying love. She mentally owned to never having seen master so hurt about anything connected with mistress before. He must have really got to like her since she had been away.' Mr. Pepperell poked up a blazing fire before he set off this time, for the evening bad become still colder, or else he felt chilled, even as he rose from its genial warmth he quite shivered as he stepped out into the front garden, now covered with freezing snow, and buttoning his great coat tight over his chest, set off at a quck running pace once more towards the station. Again be watched the train come in, and peepedïn!o the carriages again he hurried after some retreating figure resembling Alice's again he was disappointed and again did be reach his own door without his wife. Mrs. Wade could not tell what to think of it, shook her head, made a few inaudible remarks, and offered one or two wildly impiobabie suggestions. "She removed the scarcely touched tea, and then, colder and gloomier than ever, Cousey lelnt his elbows on the table, ar,d resting his head on his hands, gave himself up unresistingly to the power of morose reflections. What was the meaning of this ? Had Alice regretted her promise of return? Then why not have written? Why trifle with him in this way ? But perhaps she had not contemplated his feeling so much anxiety on her account. She was only looking forward to their meeting as a renewal of cold ceremony, and partial indifference, they were only to be united for the sake of appearances! Constantine began to regret the warm appeal he had made to her feelings, was almost vexed with having complied with his mother's importunities, and repented having written so urgingly, so entreatingly, soliciting a re-union with a woman so u'teily callous and unforgiving. It often happens that the most praiseworthy action of our lives is the one we are most ashamed of. Constantine little thought then that an hour was fast approaching when he would on his knees fervently thank the Almighty for putting such kindly thoughts into his head, as had dictated the words he had written in that letter to his absent wife. "XeJrer and nearer drew on the hour of trial. Sterner bad becoma Constantine's feelings, and the more keenly bitter would be the moment of revulsion. There was a protentous frown on his brow as he lit his night candle at ten o'clock, and with a glance round at all the little sou- venirs of old which he had prominently placed in the morning to catch Alice's eye, he prepared to Ie., ve the room. But at that moment the hall bell rang violently, and ere Mrs. Wade's tremuliug steps could reach the door, Constantine had flung it open, and taken a scrap of paper from the railway official, wh-J handed him a telegraphic m ssage. Turning hastily to the lamp he read it. i Mrs. P-. seized with paralysis of heart—in extreme danger—no time to be lost-—M.C.' I think it was the excitement of her projected return home that caused it,' said Mr. Mark Calthorpe as be met Constantine on his entering Mr. Dalling's house, at three o'clock in the morning, at which time he reached Xarliug- ton by the mail train. We wore not so alarmed at first, and as it happened just as she was setting off to the rail- way station, we were all taken in so much consternation as not to think of sending to you at 011 :e. Iu fact it would have betn of very little Constantiua was brushing by the narrator, disgusted with his cold prosy way of relating what so deeply in- terested his hearer. Stop, stop, my dear sir, I was preparing yon,' and he laid his iron-feeling hand on Mr. Pepperell's arm. I know, I know, there is no time to lose,' cried Con- stantine excitedly, it will be a piinful meeting to what I have been all day anticipating, but she will know I am near h"r I will not say or do anything you or the doctor forbid, only let me go at once Mr Pepperell, you do not know. When I sent off the telegraphic message there was a shadow of hope, but even before you received it—' What tell me the truth at once said Constantine turning gastly p de; dead he repeated after Mr. Marti Calthorpe, who perhaps thought the most effectual way of breaking bad news, was after all, abruptly. 'Dead and the last words we spoke to each other were in anger. This is a heavy blow indeed, and my conscience will never accent me of having partly caused it.' We have now, we think, said and quoted sufficient to show that the Knave of Hearts" is superior to a multitude of novels which issue from the shops of our publishers, and fill circulating libraries. Mrs. Hall's work exhibits literary ability which leads us to antici- pate a production from her that shall place her in advance of many who have long been favourites with the novel reading public, and have enjoyed popularity with very little sterling merit to entitle them to it. Should these volumes pass through a second edition, as we trust they may, several ridiculous printer's eirois should be corrected—such for example as "irracible" for "irascible," Rhoderick Random" for "Roderick Bandom," Ganemede" for Ganymede," and a large number of other solecisms equally absurd. CasselVs Illustrated Family Paper. Vol. 1, (new series.) London Petter and Galpin.—There is a vast amount of entertaining reading and useful 'information gathered together in these pages. The tales are by popular writers, and the scientific papers have evidently been prepared with great care: The whole volume forms an instiuctive and amusing miscellany, and deserves to be extensively read. The Intelligible Railway Guide. London: Kent and Co.-Here at lenth is a book of time tables for every railway in the three kingdoms, which is perfectly plain, simple, and devoid of mystery. The puzzled traveller need no longer wade desperately down columns of incom- prehensible figures, and rise from his study more in the dark than ever. Everything relating to railway matters is brought together in the Intelligible Guide in a manner which invites, rather than precludes, reference. The book is much thicker than Bradshaw's, and fifty times more useful. The traveller" to quote the explanation of the publishers, has an uninterrupted table of each line, without being confused by the branches, which are inserted separately at the top or the bottom, or in ad- joining pages where, however, they are still complete in themselves, as they always include the time of depar- ture from the first stations on the main line." Another improvement is a series of maps, instead of one large one, marked with figures corresponding with others given in the general index, by means of which any town or station on a line may readily be ascertained. The pages are not numbered, but separated into divisions, which run consecutively, and refer to different routes or lines, specified in the index. In fact, it is impossible to conceive of a time table which could present less diffi- culty than this, and as the expense and labour in getting it up must have been very great, there can be no doubt that it will soon supersede all the other "guides." The National Magazine for June. London Kent and Co.—The collection of the sayings of Douglas Jerrold continues to be a most interesting feature of this magazine. There are several good stories and articles also contained in it, and readers of every taste will find something adapted to them.

/iimp nnb Ca!nitrnl lima. I A telegraphic despalch received on Wednesday, contains a summary of the news brought by the Calcutta mail, the dates of which are to the 5th of May. It states that Sir Hugh Kose defeated the rebels at Bul Sir Kooneh about the 30th of April, killing 400. They were making another stand near Calpee. The Nena, with all the cavalry in Bareilly, was trying to cross the Ganges to join his brother at Calpee, and then escape to central India. Oude was quieting down. Mr. Montgomery had restored the I talookdars and established the Zemindaree system to the content of the people. At Calcutta imports generally were in active demand. The export market was dull, but without a decline in prices, owing to small supplies. The money market was unchanged. Freights had fallen. Exchange 2s. Id. for credits, and 2s. lg-d. to 2s. l^d. for documents. At Madras there was no change. Intelligence to the 23rd ult has also been received from Hong Kong. The trans n actions in the import markets were very moderate. Exchange 4s. 9d. for first-class paper. Prices of tea in the Chinese markets unaltered. The late duel in France still continues to be a general topic of conversation. The wounded journalist continues to get better, and hopes of his recovery are now entertained. His opponent has received the con- gratulations of the military portion of the community, but civilians strongly condemn him. Another subject which caused much interest last week in the Parisian capital was a rumour that another attempt at assassi- nation bad been made at Fcntainebleau, and that seve- ral Italians had been arrested. The origin of the report appears to be this:—Lord Henry Seymour being in treaty for the purchase of a carriage, had ordered his servants to test the solidity of the springs. They loaded the carriage with several pieces of cast- iron, and drove it outside the Barrier de la Villette, which is on the road to Fontainebleau, in order to look out for some rougli ground over which the car- riage could get a good jolting. On passing the bar- rier, the coachman said to the octroi officers, You will please to observe that we have some cast-iron bars, and you will not make us pay for them when we come back." The officers said it would be all right, and the carriage went on. But presently, as the officers talked among themselves at the station, it struck some of them as suspicious that a carriage bearing hollow metallic tubes should have been driving at a rapid rate on the road to Fontainebleau. Visions of Orsini bombs arose before the eyes of the imagin- ative a force of gendarmes was sent for to the bar- rier, and when the carriage came back the servants were arrested, and the cast-iron ballast seized for inspection. How soon the error was discovered is not known, but in the meanwhile the rumour spread all over Paris that a new plot had been discovered. Accounts from Naples state that a terrible eruption of Mount Vesuvius has occurred, and still continues. The lava does not arise from the old cone, but from new mouths around and below. One stream takes the course of that which formerly buried Hercula- neum. The vineyards are burning up iu all directions, and the population are fleeing with their property to a distance. One correspondent writes :— "In the afternoon, for some hours before sunset, I observed a thick cloud apparently to rise out of the ground, and to cover the entire extent of the simi- circular valley of the Atrio, while a simi- lar cloud invested the gicat crater. As sunset ap- proached the cloud collected over the Atrio exhibited distinct traces of fire at its base, where it rested in con- tact with the ground. After sunset, towards eight o'clock, the spectacle became gradually and awfully grand. The whole extent of the Atrio del Cavallo as- sumed the appearance of a vast furnace, from which enormous volumes of vapour arose, illuminated with a lurid red light, proceeding from the fire beneath. The appearance, as I observed it from the balcony of our salon, was such as might be ascribed to the effect of a multitude of small craters, each sending forth flames and hot-steam, like those of Solfatara. Soon after eight o'clock a broad stream of matter in a state of igneous fusion issued from the side of the Atrio, directed towards the sea with an extremely slow motion. It seemed as if it would have passed over the Meteorological Observa- tory and the Hermitage, but its movement in that direction did not continue. Towards nine o'clock the spectacle rapidly diminished in intensity, and at that hour was scarcely visible, but later it broke forth with greater splendour than ever, and so continued during the night. After sunset, and towards eight o'clock, when darkness began to set in, a spectacle of sublime grandeur presented itself, far exceeding that of last night. What appeared then as a confused furnace of vast extent, sending up a lurid smoke and vapour, was now seen with all its outlines with the utmost distinct- ness, extending over the entire Atrio, between the Semma and Vesuvius, as a group of craters in full activitv, vomiting liquid fire. Four of these craters, at least, could be distinctly seen. The streams of lava is- suing from them could be seen flowing as liquid fire in various directions, often intersecting each other and coalescing. I am assured that a pool of lava is formed at one point from 80 to 100 feet in diameter. The entire valley of the Atrio appears as a mass of fire, not uni. formly vivid, but in numerous bright patches, inter- sected by streams of lava. The great stream of lava descending the declivity towards Portici, has the mag- nificent appearance of a river of fire. The movement, however, is exceedingly slow. The spectacle is varied and animated in a curious and interesting manner by the numerous visitors whom curiosity has attracted to the spot, and who carry lanterns and other lights, which are seen moving about in every direction in the neigh- bourhood of the vast furnace of the Atrio, as well as along the borders of the stream of lava descending the mountain." T We are glad to learn by the last advices from New York that the question of the right of search is not zD likely to cause a serious disagreement. The tone of the most respectable journals is conciliatory, and the American public have discovered that many ot the alleged outrages were simply the fabrication of spe- culators, The Times city article states that the general prices at New York show that the war cry against this country had not produced any uncontrollable degree of alarm among the leading capitalists. The quarrels between Turkey and Montenegro have c been temporarily settled through the intervention of Russian and the Western Powers. It is not unlikely, however, that before long the old animosity will be revived. A telegraphic despatch from Vienna says :—The British Consul-General at Belgrade has been attacked and severely wounded by two Turkish soldiers. A Kussian frigate is coming to Ragusa.

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T>UPTUKES CCJIiED .VITHOL'T A TRUSS -Aj! f™m thfis complaint (especially those who have beer deceived by the pretensions of empires whn have ad veitiscd their "so-called" rcmed-es) are invf.lfj ♦ communicate with Dr. Thomson, as he can confident^ guarantee for m,re l" every case,' H's rernedy has been extensively used for many years past Wit;i perfect success, and is now made known a pulmc duty, through the medium of the nress Tn pvprv case of single or double" Rupture in either sexTo^ve^ bid or in a stfnc,!nfr is perfectly applicable, effecting a radical cure cannot'«r-i WithoUt confiilement or inconvenience, ar.d it UrVr,vCiat,e:1 as a blessing to thos who have been f s"' nro'-t p £ ?b;1.eed t0 wear galling trusses, or other modes rc"i»dv sent toll! S ln ar"y ?art &f tlle KiHgd°tn can have the the contends )|with!fu''i'atidsimi'?°fe^ 0116 can of 10s. in p-state stam^ or hv 2? IeCeipt General Post Oiflce, to Dr. Ralnh Thl™l°n °, A p,ay;\ble at the Hampstefid-road, London. Sufferers aro' r "v." str £ ie.t' rcUy-canteproenred te Dr. T. for it: thus t hey are efrectualiy protected against the of imno,it;OI1, The follow.ng Testimonials are selected frora upwards of 2 700 £ hhCe«rn °l%e D°T' a?d are the^l. consent o. ll.e,ruriteis If anything is worth knowing, it is woithvof tion :bHX;nnS'Veiy ?°-Vn' an l 1 there can be no degrada- tion in your advertising your remedy, as you aim at the mitin-a- Uon ?f suffering, and the preservation of life, a ™yoUr am Ind J? Pereni,0aUi-H H y°U 'j16 shaftS of and malice." rnr" ?! H-D-> professor oi Medicine. Your remedy ouite r> d* I fa5,e 1 tuld you of"" J-M- ES(1- Sargeon, Edce-.vare- mears to n completely cured, and have tried every K4t?.r;Bea",e. CUre„by'ifting and ^bich l am '• MaM thanks £ fr °° wlthout Pain- or u«ng any truss," F. W. s'-r' er-ouu'i to eet rV^r r £ mea>' 1 have thrown my truss away, loured" m-u ed Yo™e £ without any ^n of its'reap pea", S'5Ce ci,-Pn lKPfi vm. ce- Mlss time has 5 Hit l i u&ea j our f CTTI II* > i x J moie \er I Jiavsbeenexajnin^d. by our surgeon who declares 1 am ke c,red. ruj>ture lxina Sweats aid, I neVer e4 ted 9Q fect a cure i ,y b?y S rl'' CU"ed;and he is now quite easv, and V1'-}. shout without pain. Mrs. H. P. '■ 1 app'iea" your six v;elki ago, aii(L it gives me great p-easare to iriform J'>- 11.j rupture has not been down since." r> L '• I nnt M:6O" I-° C0lrr;foltable ,for "'any vears, thanks to your treatment." ;"s '1 !1"w write to tell you my daughter isp-rfectv cured feeSn'I" •"lt iS With tiie m°st pleisureable of my ruptu?; w -?r Vf? t0 inform >'ou 1 ara cured the ren-edv voii t f received a perfect cure from indeed "HT.1 "le miUe WaS au old ruP £ 'aDd very bad coi-'V" Ih ex pens™of apro,a^ us' send a remittance sufficient to more mther i n j- ntcss ttits bp done, no For> tan Or lcrs can dc executed. Putteuts m Ireland u i J j *reia»<t oi Scotland will not have to send mi.re than the cost of the rcmctly f2"67 QL ACivLR\ DEI EAIJiL).—A Hospital Physi- cian, cf 3) J ears' standing, who has had vast exi-renee anti been successful in the treatment of thousands of eas-s of Nervcus and General Debility, Loss cf Menr-rv. FaiHn« Sight fcpiiepsy. Consumption, indigestion, Giddiness. 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