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K .,mtb of this Magazine, or TO indicate rs gen


character Our readers are already familiar


), both, and are ready, such Of them as are Ia
s,, with the work itself we dosbt not, to well


,.s its appearance as that OF valued TREND
IL. ,,esent number contains several papers OF
3.,b higher rae,it than are found IN our QUIET


ideals. The Lecture Of Mr. EMERSON the
. .,, Editor upop The Conservative, "h'eh


aho heard it when delivered ID ''l's Ivy fe'''
Il ,ssr since. will recollect as full OF hne d's-


.;,s,;on GENIAL sympathy and eloquent poetry,
,odS,be second in the series now in the


of qualifications The readers of the DIAL


...ee;ally those who are familiar with the Es-


of it, Editor, will regard these Lectures alone
! q .uHcien, pledge for the worth Of the Masa-
The leading paper this month is one Of
ages on the Romaic and Rhine Ballads.
.,b slcouent passages as the following, the
:, indicates the worth, the beauty and the
.:u ol ,he.e early wsrblings of the Poets of the


aiae


ali, rood for Is in this bustiiug, ambitious,


.,sciai country, where every body is trying to
.omsthing new, where all the Thought is for


:. rr,ue. and it is supposed the Divine Spirit
{ :. n, lust walked up, and that the bunders,
.s,ni,ted on the Earth during this long slumber.
~ ,ov a, once to bs corrected by the combined
~. of men still crude and shalIow-hearted, or


l. sbe.ne Of some puny intellect it is good for
=, look abroad and learn 10 know the weakness
/, ,,b waits upon our strength by seeing the bene-
:. Il that state where men believe that God rules
!, ,ast as well as the future, that love and loyalty
/ "a bIoomed and will bloom like the rose, the
4 ~nnop ornament Of each of his years, and that


~ and falsehood have been, as they will be, per-
4 s,,ea conditions of mans willing choice Of Vir
4 - |. is good 10 hear. sometimes the silver trum-


a ,ometimes the rude 6sh-horn blown by breath


4 stiles in the utterance, calling to Repent, for


acceptable year of the Lord is come; but it is
! pleasant to see men watering flowers upon
] ra,s gazing up with reverence to the ivied ruin
4 ii placing their gifts on the ancient shrine,
4 ,san. TO see them singing the songs and copy
1 yhe pictures of genius now past from Us, and
4 rLs,ed elsewhere for He the Lord hath spoken,
", as now, hath spoken the word that cannot
/ ns DID, and whose life to-day alike interprets
4 "a screates its life of that other day.


The following is the writer's criticism of the


er.ral character of these ballads:


lhsye lightly touched upon the characteristics
1.-The Rhine ballads, lightly, for the hand becomes
4 saru and maladroit, when obliged to choose
{ nonr materials so rich as to make rejection
Z p,a al every step. They express nation in the
Z ..rly years Of pious, valorous, an earnest and


,Ssctona,c manhood, innocent, but not chidishly


70, plsying antics sometimes inhe gayety of health


and strength, bu, never light or vain What cul- |
ure it possesses is expressed in character, They |
,.rs full Of faith and they always acted upon It,
lhey bad clear eyes, but the life blood beat too
quick to let them spend their days in looking about
them. Their superstition WAS no incubus, 1t was
/ ,sr arior of trust and love, burning away the


,u.s Of fact Their romance grew from the
hgrt not the head for each man felt himself Ca
pabs Of loyalty and tenderness The assembled


sntss boast the value of their different provinces
1 Erstard, Duke of Wir,embers, when it comes to
4 Mam saws: My land is not OF the richest. But
4 VI. meet Wirtemberger in the black pine
4 ,al down and sleep inhis lap as should in my
4 saefs He paused, and his eye shone clear
uitriendly, as if he had just walked from sleep
,,Wiriemberger's arms. Such heart beat in
| Sherman people!
The article contains great number OF transla'
ID specimens and detailed examinations of mary
i,ss superstitions and tales on which they are
| hnded.


@Tbe Hollis.strect Council is the title of an
! animation of the proceedings of the Ecclesiasti-


aCouncl in the celebrated case of Rev. JOHN


hlssoST. 1t contains many iorcible and most
! aable remarks concerning the Position oi the
.shtian Ministry, and candid review OF the
a,hcular case which gave rise to the article
he vliter whom from the style and signature,
nnss to be hlr PARKER of RoNbury, espouscs


s'anse Of Mr.. Pierpont, and deems the Coun-
sshaye acted under strong prejudice against
! ir-kept in check somewhat by the power OF
1 s&c opinion which was evidently in his favor
snshout.


'Eaylish Reformers is the title of a collection
ssosraphcal sketches of some of these who IN
tyhad are among the most prominent exPonen's
ahs system of philosophy and philanthropy OF
'a:h the Dial and its supporters are The IN


tsoys in this Country. We learn from the ar
sa,hat Mr.. A. Bronson Alcot,, one of the con-


ssu,ors to the Dial, has been for some months
England for the purpose cf comforting with the


sos, eminent Educators there upon subjects of


anual interest James Pierepont Greaves-Nlr.


ssrapd, j. Westland Mars,on, Francis Barham,


hs'les Lane, Henry G. Wright, and Goodwin


Nnleyy, are among the names mentioned IN the
sece, which is one Of deep interest to all lovers
MORAL aud Social Advancement.


Cromwell is the subject of brief critical and
ssraphical sketch, which from internal evidence
@tbe general statement, that it is from abroad
we are inclined to attribute to Thomas CARL
u We shall copy it at the earlies, opportunity.


The number contains several briefcr articles Than
s''e We have mentioned, and large amount of
ssty,o of which we quote the following, as one of
y nsst favorable specimens:


RUMoRS FROM AN EoLIAN HARP.