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An Address to Thinking Brethren . — ( AVritten in German . ) By Frederick Mosstorf . Dresden , 1818 . Consisting of a treatise upon Masonry generally—pointing out the difference between the English and German systems , ancl dilating upon the beauties of the different parts of the ceremonies as they occur consecutively . AVritten in a style of high moral ancl religious feeling . Treatise upon the Effect of Secret Societies upon the Welfare of Mankind generally . —( Written in German . ) By Frederick Alosstorf 181 T .
" This is to prove the benefit and advantage , both in a religious and moral point of view , which result from secret societies . " Principally written in the form of correspondence . The language appears exceedingly refined . The Herald of Peace for July , August , and September . Ward and Co ., London . A letter from Private Dunn 80 th Regimentfrom the camp before
, , Lahore , addressed to his father , detailing the systematic carnage of prisoners of war was almost too revolting for belief , and has been officially denounced as a falsehood . The bible is quoted in justification of war , but , be it remembered , that prediction by Isaiah applied to the " Prince of Peace . " The amicable settlement of the Oregon question tells wonderfully of the advance of peace principles , and Elihu Burritt , humbleminded but prophet-like , wends his useful way in the cause ; but mark
the " Times , " which says— " convince the warrior that he is henceforward to enjoy them ( rights , moral , social , and intellectual ) , and believe us that the war-god himself is shaken on his throne . " The Hounslow flogging case—awful as it was—must lead to an amelioration of military discipline . But how stands the affair : over the whole of Europe , England not excepted , such is the low estimation in which the profession of a soldier is heldthat the armies of all countries are reducing their
, standard—household troops even are selected with much difficulty : how true it is that when nations ¦ will have peace , governments roust bend to their determination . The " Herald of Peace" may pride itself on its position—it "has clone the state much service "—and will yet help to effect greater .
England s Colonial Empire ; Vol . i . the Mauritius and its Dependencies . By Charles Pridham , Esq ., B . A ., F . R . G . S . Smith , Elder , and Co . England ' s Colonial Empire ! This is indeed a subject of the most com prehensive nature , ancl one which it is surprising has not been hitherto illustrated . The greatness and power of England are mainly based upon the extent and value of her vast dependencies in every quarter of the
globe , ancl yet the information we possess relative to the history ancl statistics of those dependencies , with a few exceptions , is of the most meagre , description . We hail , therefore , with pleasure , the appearance of a work which promises to supply the requisite information . The first volume , which is complete in itself , is devoted to a description of the Mauritius and its dependencies , and in working out the subject , Mr . Pridham seems to have availed himself of every possible source of information , the volume displaying great diligence and perseverance , and much minute research . The result is highly satisfactory ; ancl should the whole of the work be carried out in a similar manner , England's
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Literary Notices.
An Address to Thinking Brethren . — ( AVritten in German . ) By Frederick Mosstorf . Dresden , 1818 . Consisting of a treatise upon Masonry generally—pointing out the difference between the English and German systems , ancl dilating upon the beauties of the different parts of the ceremonies as they occur consecutively . AVritten in a style of high moral ancl religious feeling . Treatise upon the Effect of Secret Societies upon the Welfare of Mankind generally . —( Written in German . ) By Frederick Alosstorf 181 T .
" This is to prove the benefit and advantage , both in a religious and moral point of view , which result from secret societies . " Principally written in the form of correspondence . The language appears exceedingly refined . The Herald of Peace for July , August , and September . Ward and Co ., London . A letter from Private Dunn 80 th Regimentfrom the camp before
, , Lahore , addressed to his father , detailing the systematic carnage of prisoners of war was almost too revolting for belief , and has been officially denounced as a falsehood . The bible is quoted in justification of war , but , be it remembered , that prediction by Isaiah applied to the " Prince of Peace . " The amicable settlement of the Oregon question tells wonderfully of the advance of peace principles , and Elihu Burritt , humbleminded but prophet-like , wends his useful way in the cause ; but mark
the " Times , " which says— " convince the warrior that he is henceforward to enjoy them ( rights , moral , social , and intellectual ) , and believe us that the war-god himself is shaken on his throne . " The Hounslow flogging case—awful as it was—must lead to an amelioration of military discipline . But how stands the affair : over the whole of Europe , England not excepted , such is the low estimation in which the profession of a soldier is heldthat the armies of all countries are reducing their
, standard—household troops even are selected with much difficulty : how true it is that when nations ¦ will have peace , governments roust bend to their determination . The " Herald of Peace" may pride itself on its position—it "has clone the state much service "—and will yet help to effect greater .
England s Colonial Empire ; Vol . i . the Mauritius and its Dependencies . By Charles Pridham , Esq ., B . A ., F . R . G . S . Smith , Elder , and Co . England ' s Colonial Empire ! This is indeed a subject of the most com prehensive nature , ancl one which it is surprising has not been hitherto illustrated . The greatness and power of England are mainly based upon the extent and value of her vast dependencies in every quarter of the
globe , ancl yet the information we possess relative to the history ancl statistics of those dependencies , with a few exceptions , is of the most meagre , description . We hail , therefore , with pleasure , the appearance of a work which promises to supply the requisite information . The first volume , which is complete in itself , is devoted to a description of the Mauritius and its dependencies , and in working out the subject , Mr . Pridham seems to have availed himself of every possible source of information , the volume displaying great diligence and perseverance , and much minute research . The result is highly satisfactory ; ancl should the whole of the work be carried out in a similar manner , England's