27 JANUARY 1872, page 18

Only Three Weeks.*

IF we had only such spirited little novels as these to read and criticize, how pleasant our work would be Or so it seems now, but probably we should get tired of spirited little......

Origin, Nature, And Use Of `vine.* The Work Before Us

is certainly the most comprehensive in our own language on the subject of which it treats, probably more exhaustive than any to be found in other languages ; and as the subject......