24 DECEMBER 1859, page 19

Poems.*

A POET, like a flower, should be judged of by. himself, and not by comparison with other poet-3, or by the sectarian standards they and certain critics have set up. Thus we do......

Tile Philippine Islands, China And Morocco. * " The Mighty A

tide of tendency,' says Sir John Bowring,' is giving more and more importance to the oriental world." To • A Visit to the Philippine Islands. By Sir John Bowring, LL.D.,•F.R.S.,......