"The Party colour'd Shield" is fable x. of book i., come short of the previous biography of Lawrence-it pp. 99-102. WILLIAM PLATT. "One far-off Divine event," &c. See the concluding lines of Tennyson's In Memoriam. This quotation, correctly given above, is from Fielding's "I hold that a man is only fit to teach so long as he is himself learning daily."-Dr. Arnold, in letter to H. Wise, Life, by Stanley, vol. ii. p. 150, first edit. Is this the passage of which MR. PICKFORD is in search? Miscellaneous. NOTES ON BOOKS, &c. C. T. B. English Men of Letters. Edited by John Morley.Fielding. By Austin Dobɛon. (Macmillan & Co.) Or the important and interesting series in which it is included Mr. Austin Dobson's Fielding is one of the chief honours. Much has been written about Fielding, and one living writer, Mr. Leslie Stephen, has furnished a critical estimate which, were there in literature such a thing as finality, might be accepted as final. Besides being an industrious student, Frederick Lawrence, whose biography of Fielding saw the light in 1855, had a ripe humour and a sympathy with his subject which exactly fitted him for the task he undertook. His opportunities were limited, however, and Mr. Dobson, while admitting the value of his labours, has contrived in some important respects to supplement them. Some foundation exists for the censure passed by Mr. Dobson upon Lawrence, that he attempted an impossible task in seeking to make Fielding a literary centre. So good is Lawrence's work, however, that a volume weaker than that of Mr. Dobson would probably have failed to obtain a hearing. Very modestly does the latest biographer describe his own contribution to a more intimate and exact knowledge of the great novelist. More than one date previously resting wholly on conjecture is now definitely settled, and statements which since the days of Murphy have obtained credit are shown to be erroneous. Perhaps, however, the most interesting portion of the additions consists in a series of extracts from a correspondence, apparently unpublished, in which, to Aaron Hill and his daughters, Richardson expresses his opinion about his greater contemporary and rival. That the author of Pamela should regard the author of Tom Jones as "a very indelicate, a very impetuous an(d) unyieldingspirited man" is so natural it scarcely moves a smile. No serious contrast can be entertained between the writings of Fielding and those of Richardson. When, however, the fact, established from the British Museum Catalogue, that Tom Jones has been translated into French, German, Polish, Dutch, and Spanish, is mentioned, it is well to bear in mind that the writings of Richardson exercised an influence over French literature stronger than was exerted by Fielding or probably by any other writer whatever up to the time of Byron. Mr. Dobson writes clearly, agreeably, and well, the facts are well marshalled, and the task of praising his work is a pleasure. The critical verdicts are, moreover, weighty, and the opinions he utters command respect. In one particular alone does the delightful volume he has written has no index. Par le Père A. M. P. Ingold, Bibliothécaire de l'Oratoire. (Paris, Sauton & Poussielgue.) Essai de Bibliographie Oratorienne. FATHER INGOLD, the learned and accomplished librarian of the French Oratory, has recently published a work which commends itself to the notice of all persons interested in bibliography and in the history of literature. Benedictines and Jesuits, to name only these two orders, have long had their catalogues of writers; it was high time that a congregation which boasts of such men as De Bérulle, Richard Simon, Malebranche, and Massillon As Father should possess a similar series of fasti. Ingold truly remarks, a society which in the short space of less than two centuries has produced 366 authors, many of whom are distinguished by their science as well as by their virtue, can justly be proud of the influence it still enjoys. Quétif and Echard published the Bibliotheca Scriptorum Ordinis Minorum; Dom Tassin's Histoire Littéraire de la Congrégation de Saint Maur is well known; our author's brochure, modestly brought out under the simple title of Essai, is, we hope, only the promise of a larger and more ambitious work; as a sketch it cannot be too highly praised. The honour of composing a literary history of the French Oratorians has already tempted several writers, and Father Ingold, in his preface, mentions Le Brun (1661-1729), Cloyseault (1648--1728), Batterel (16801752), Desmolets (1678-1760), Bougerel (1680-1753), and lastly Adry (1749-1818); but some of the works of these authors are incomplete, others have myste riously disappeared, and none of those which time has handed down to us realizes satisfactorily the plan con ceived by the present librarian; hence this Essai, comprising notices and bibliographical lists not only of past, but of contemporary members of the Oratory. Father Ingold has added, by way of introduction to his catalogue, Father Adry's own preface, which had never yet been printed, and which contains, amongst other details, an account of the foundation of the Oratoire. It was not consistent with the author's original plan to do otherwise than merely mention the less illustrious members of the society; accordingly, the only ones who are made the subject of lengthened notices are Adry, Amelotte, Berthauld, Berthier, Bougerel, Bourbon, Bourgoing, Bourée, De Bralion, Cabassut, De Carrières, Cloyseault, De Clugny, De Condren, Desmolets, Duhamel, Duranty de Bonrecueil, Faydit, Goujet, Gratry, Houbigant, Lamy, Lecointe, Lebrun, Lejeune, Lelong, Malebranche, Mascaron, Massillon, Mauduit, Mérault, Morin, Senault, Simon, Tabaraud, Thomassin, De Valroger, De Bérulle, and Duguet. In this list, reduced as it is from a far longer one, how many are known to our readers? Who except journalists have ever heard of the Abbé Goujet's voluminous publications? Who but Bible scholars are acquainted with Houbigant's Prolegomena in Scripturam Sacram? The name of Lelong himself conveys very little impression to persons not interested in the history of France; and if Massillon's sermons are still admired by men of taste on this as well as on the other side of the Channel, those of Mascaron are scarcely known in England. There is no doubt that, setting apart the notice of Cardinal de Bérulle, the three others which are likely to be most eagerly consulted will be those of Male branche, Duguet, and Richard Simon; the first is by M. Blampignon, and the last by M. Bernus, who has made a special study of Simon's labours in the various fields of sacred criticism. As a rule, each of the articles begins with a brief biographical notice of the person men 400 will obtain from it a comprehensive view of the field of study on which they are about to enter. The work is very well done. Mr. Ranɛome brings to bear upon it a clearness of exposition, a certainty of touch, and a sense of proportion which can only be obtained by a thorough mastery of the subject. Anglaise, et Allemande. Redigé par M. Alexandre Tolhausen, Revu par M. Louis Tolhausen. (Tauchnitz.) tioned; then come a very complete catalogue of works, supplemented by notes whenever necessary, and, finally, a list of authorities to be consulted. Forty-three large octavo pages of close print are taken up by the article on Richard Simon; this remarkable work would alone suffice to recommend Father Ingold's Essai de Bibliographie Oratorienne. When we think of the numerous pseudonyms assumed by the author of the Histoire Cri-Dictionnaire Technologique dans les Langues Française, tique (Rec. Sciméon, De Simonville, R. S. P., Rabbi Mcses Levi, Théologien de la Faculté de Paris, Jérôme à Costa, De Moni, De Saint-Jorre, &c.); when we consider the host of adversaries against whom he had to contend (Vossius, Spanheim, Basnage, Colomies, Le Clerc, &c.); finally, when we look at the quantity, the variety, and the character of his writings, we are astonished that M. Bernus should have been able to It must have required produce so satisfactory a notice. immense research, and is evidently the result of unparalleled industry. In conclusion, we would thank most cordially Father Ingold for a brochure which, in every sense of the word, reflects the greatest credit upon the congregation of the French Oratory. Leigh in the Eighteenth Century, 1689-1813. A Series of Papers reprinted from the Leigh Journal and Times. By Josiah Rose. (Leigh, Pink.) MR. ROSE was last year permitted by the overseers of the poor of the parish to examine and arrange the documents which are at present preserved in the parish chest. We have no doubt whatever that he discharged his duties as to the arrangement of the papers most satisfactorily. The interesting book before us is evidence that he has read them carefully. The older documents have perished. The earliest paper that Mr. Rose has come upon is an assessment This is wisely printed in full, as of the year 1689. it gives a list of the names of all the rated inhabitants of the parish. Several other like lists for later years are given. They will be found very interesting by local genealogists, and are not without value to the wider circle who are students of family and Christian The extracts from the parish account books contain many curious items. We have payments for hedgehogs, foxes, and titmice. The charge for the titmice draws from Mr. Rose the remark that "the wisdom of our forefathers was mixed." Rushes for strewing the church floor appear, and there are numerous charges relating to vagrants. In one instance, in the year 1715, 38. 1d. was paid "for whipping a counterfeit cripple." names. Leigh does not scem to have suffered much from the Stuart invasion of 1745 which swept over it. It had, however, its tale of loss to tell. Eight pounds were paid for two horses "for the rebells" and five pounds in cash given to them, as well as some smaller sums spent in billeting them. Mr. Rose has, on the whole, discharged his duties as Rise of Constitutional Government in England. By MR. RANSOME's history of the rise of constitutional government is a handy volume of 260 pages. It supplies a want which is widely felt. Busy men will find in it clear information respecting the political institutions of the country; intending students of constitutional history THE first edition of M. Tolhausen's technological dic THE Collection of books to be sold by Messrs. Sotheby, MESSRS. 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