Of religions or semi-religions periodicals, we have The Congregation- alist,
edited by Mr. Dale, of Birmingham, a magazine which seems penetrated by the spirit of the now famous motto of the Nonconformist newspaper. The "pretty quarrels" of the political dissenters, Burials Bill, Education Act, and Mr. M. Arnold (who is heartily taken to task), are all discussed, from a somewhat narrow point of view. So much protesting is almost too much.—Good Words for August gives us a further instalment of Lieutenant Cameron's travels and of Dr. Richard- son's capital papers on "National Health." The statistics in this latter paper really deserve detailed consideration, which we cannot give here, indeed we have failed in attempting an abstract of them. There are some other good papers.—The Sunday Magazine has nothing very striking. May we suggest that poor Captain Goodenough is being just a trifle overdone by the religious magazines ? We do not want to tire of so fine a memory.—The Sunday at Home and Leisure Hour are also received. The woodcuts in the latter are particularly good.
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