THE CORNHILL MAGAZINE. JUNE, 1860. CONTENTS. PAGE LONDON THE STRONGHOLD OF ENGLAND 641 LOVEL THE WIDOWER. (With an Illustration.) 652 CHAPTER VI.—_Cecilia’s Successor._ THE MAIDEN’S LOVER 669 THE PORTENT 670 _II.—“The Omen Coming on.”_ STUDIES IN ANIMAL LIFE 682 CHAPTER VI.—_Every organism a colony—What is a paradox?—An organ is an independent individual, and a dependent one—A branch of coral—A colony of polypes—The Siphonophora—Universal dependence—Youthful aspirings—Our interest in the youth of great men—Genius and labour—Cuvier’s college life; his appearance in youth; his arrival in Paris—Cuvier and Geoffrey St. Hilaire—Causes of Cuvier’s success—One of his early ambitions—M. le Baron—Omnia vincit labor—Conclusion._ FRAMLEY PARSONAGE. (With an Illustration.) 691 CHAPTER XVI.—_Mrs. Podgens’ Baby._ ” XVII.—_Mrs. Proudie’s Conversazione._ ” XVIII.—_The New Minister’s Patronage._ WILLIAM HOGARTH: PAINTER, ENGRAVER, AND PHILOSOPHER. Essays on the Man, the Work, and the Time 716 _V.—Between London and Sheerness._ AN AUSTRIAN EMPLOYÉ 736 SIR SELF AND WOMANKIND. BY WILLIAM DUTHIE 742 THE POOR MAN’S KITCHEN 745 ROUNDABOUT PAPERS.—NO. 4 755 _On Some late Great Victories._ LONDON: SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL. _LEIPZIG: B. TAUCHNITZ. NEW YORK: WILLMER AND ROGERS. MELBOURNE: G. ROBERTSON._ ⁂ _The FIRST VOLUME of the CORNHILL MAGAZINE will be published on the 4th of June, handsomely bound in embossed cloth, price Seven Shillings and Sixpence._ _For the convenience of Subscribers, the Embossed Cloth Cover for the Volume is sold separately, price One Shilling._ _Reading Covers for separate numbers have also been prepared, and may be had of all Booksellers, price Sixpence in plain cloth, or One Shilling and Sixpence in French Morocco._ NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ⁂ _Communications for the Editor should be addressed to the care of Messrs. SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, Cornhill and not to the Editor’s private residence. The Editor cannot be responsible for the return of rejected contributions._ THE CORNHILL MAGAZINE. JUNE, 1860. London the Stronghold of England.