Review.

The reader will see that a princess of the House of Judah is made a granddaughter of Jeremiah of the House of Levi . But could a Levite marry out of the tribe of Levi ] It is more than doubtful . Then , again , wdio was this niece of

Zeciekiah , granddaughter of Jeremiah of Libnah 1 What is her name ? Where is any mention made of her ? And how could she be at the same time niece of Zedekiah and grand-daughter of Jeremiah , of Libnah ? While then , for some

, who seem to harp on this , in our opinion , an unreal and unreliable hypothesis , the book may have interest , we confess that to us it appears utterly irreconcileable with and antagonistic to all that we ourselves so far have mastered

, whether in history , philology , or ethnology . We cannot accept Bro . Peilden ' s conclusion ( we believe he is a brother of our order ) , though we are quite free to admit that the writer is evidently a believer in his own words ( which in these days is something ) ,

and that he has put forth his book fully persuaded of the importance of his discovery , and the validity of his argument . And while we seek to do full justice to the evident serious sincerity of his views , we regret to have to reject them absolutely as in utter and startling disagreement with every known canon of historical accuracy or ethnological research .

Somehow Or Other.

SOMEHOW OR OTHER .

( From the N . Y . Despatch . ) LIFE has a burden for every one ' s shoulder—None may escape from its trouble and care j Miss it in youth , and ' twill come when we are older ,

And fit us as close as the garments we wear . Sorrow comes into our lives uninvited , Robbing our heart of its treasure of song ; Lovers grow cold , aud our friendships are slihted

g , Yet somehow or other we worry along . Every-day toil is an every-day blessing , Though poverty ' s cottage and crusts we may share ;

Somehow Or Other.

Weak is the back on which burdens ate pressing , But stout is the heart thatis strengthened by prayer . Somehow or other the pathway grows brighter

, Just when we mourn there is none to befriend ; Hope in the heart makes the burden seem lighter , And somehow or other we get to the end . ANON .

Notes On Literature, Science, And Art.

NOTES ON LITERATURE , SCIENCE , AND ART .

BY BKO . GEOKGE JIARKHAM TWEDDELL , Fellmo of Ihe Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries , Copenhagen ; Corresponding Member of the Royal Historical Society , London ; Honorary Member oj the Manchester Literary Club , and of the Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society , & c , &> c .

THE " Engineer remarks , that " an experiment , which seems likely to give good results , is now being made on a large scale iu Holland , having already been tried to a small extent at Terschelling , near the entrance to the Zuyder Zee . Prom a

communication made by Mr . V . H . Termeulen to the journal of the Holland Royal Institution of Engineers , it appears that piles , lin . in diameter , are driven into the sand in a row about a foot from centre to centreso as to leave a height of 16 in .

pro-, jecting above the bottom . The water , though but of slight depth , scours away the sand at the foot of each jiile , so that in a short time they would be comjiletel y laid bare and . washed away were they not kept in position by a chainwhich

pre-, vents them from floating . The whole row of piles thus gradually sinks just in proportion as the bottom is washed away ; and , if the direction of the row be at right angles to the bar , the latter will be divided by an artificial channel on one side of the

chain . - It also sometimes happens , when the current is subject to changes of direction , that a channel is formed on both sides of the chain . " Several letters and other papers ot Robert Bloomfield , author of the " Parmer ' s Boy , " and other poems , have been added to the manuscripts in the British Museum .