PERIODICALS FOR JULY.
THE Union of THOMAS MOORE and THOMAS CAMPBELL has been celebrated with due pomp. The noise made about it gave us to expect that the Metropolitan was about to produce a giant pro- geny. SAUNDERS and OTLEY were to unite the characters of bridesmen and nurses ; Captain MARRYAT, Lady MoaoAN, and some fifty others of equal celebrity, were named as sponsors to the monthly creature expected to result from the combination. All that puffing can do to blow up a Titanic magazine, has been done; and here it is, such as it is. First of all, the July Number of the Metropolitan is a good one ; but it is not very much indebted to the famous Union. Mr. MOORE has contributed an Eastern tale; a trifle—pretty—elegant, may be—but nothing more ; in style harmonious, in imagery tasteful, in invention jdinary. h- is called the "Bride of Ali ;" and is merely the elopement of a young lady with her lover, who assumes the character of the ex- pected prophet Ali for the occasion. Mr. CAMPBELL has contri- buted a life of his friend Sir ...TAMES MACKINTOSH, and a spirit- stirring song for the Germans. Lady MORGAN'S "Essay on Quackery," is ingenious, and worthy of its name. But the best and most sterling things in the Magazine are, as usual, by the author of Newton Forster. His "Peter Simple" is worthy of SmoLLErr in his happiest moods.
After the now common plan of getting a name on the titlepage or advertisement of a magazine, instead of good matter in its inte- rior, Mrs. NORTON has been bribed to adopt La Belle Assemblee, with the new prefix of Court Magazine ; and all the penny critics are prating about the "fair editress," and similar stuff. We see no great difference between this and prior Numbers of the same work. The "Dramatic Sketch," by FANNY KEMBLE, is a poor imitation of the early drama.
The Monthly Magazine, which, somehow, missed us for a. month or two, has made its appearance in full feather. The quantity of talent employed on this work is not less than on any of its class, although it boasts no high names—on its titlepage at least. It is true that it admits some inferior articles; but these are compensated by the vigour, spirit, and invention of others. There are some extremely original articles in this Number. The "Sample of some Gentleman's Autobiography," is the paper which, has pleased us most. We suspect that the writer is the author of a little work called the Gondola; a collection of tales, which ap- peared some years ago. It contained the history of a pickpocket,. who described his unhappy penchant for the goods of others, in the same vein and with the same success as the "Autobiography" we are pointing out for the amusement of our readers.
The Westminster Review appeared on the same day with the Magazines; and is full of variety both in matter and talent. The examination of Dr. CHALMERS'S Political Economy is performed. after the peculiar but admirable method of the author of the Corn- Law Catechism : by the same hand, is another complete and powerful paper on the Institutions of India.
Bennet' s Glasgow Magazine is a new undertaking - which, as far as we can see, was not particularly wanted : Tait' sEdinburgh might serve for Glasgow ; unless, indeed, Mr. BENNET succeeds better in No. II.—which is very possible. The price is one shil- ling, and the head of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN on the titlepager beats Mr. TAifs Lord BROUGHAM and Wig—which is no great praise.
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