Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-07


We have received by the Liverpool, large
and valuable assortment Of English periodical Re.
views, Magazines, sc. Amongst others the fol-
lowing sNtI6 s4arNsN. *f~t.
BRITISH AND FoREIoN REvIEw.-This excellent
periodical fsly maintains its important position in
the literary world. Among the valuable papers 1t
contains, we find an unusually able and well written
one upon the "Self Contradictions Of Homer" Over
forty years controversy has been going on amongst
the German lerati relative to the origin and history
Of the poetry Of Homer; and yet the sucjec, seems
rs full Of interest as ever. library of polemical
works has already appeared upon this fruitful theme
and vet no less than six new ones have made their
appearance within the past year. In an article on
Agriculture, and the waste lands OF Ireland we find
many sound views, and admirable plans Tor the I'M
provement of that fertile but geced country The
only true plan to improve the poor Of Ireland IS here
clearly laid down; plan more humane than that OF
feeding orclohng them by the cold hand of charity;
because il teaches them how TO exert their abilities
and industry to feed and clothe themselves
The reigns OF Edward 9th and Mary have some
new light thrown them in paper reviewing Mr..
Tyler's admirable work on this subject This gen
leman obtained access to the state paper oilce IN
order to procure documents to illustrate Scottish
history, and at his leisure compiled the materas
for this volume interesting portion Of English
history and has presented il to the public IN form
almost entertaining and readable as the pages OF
q Waverley novel. II is evident that he has loved
the historical muse solely for her own sake.
paper the territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Belgium
will well repay perusal Of it. The revolt OF " les
braves Beses is fully justified, and no Tears seem
citizens guided by the leading motto in the Anne
rican Revolution. T" runon fat Ia force" We hope
never 10 the day when the stability OF Belgium,
independent power, Is likely to be shaken; LOT
the preservation OF her present position is OF the
utmost importance to the progress and diffusion OF
liberty throughout all Europe. Confessions OF
Thug" contains some extraordinary and astounding
statements in regard to that extraordinary race OF
fanatics and murderers. An article on the NeaPoii
tan system Of farming, contains many valuable hints
that we hope will not be thrown away upon the
farmers on this side of the water paper on the
Church and State full OF ridiculous dogmas as the
subsequent upon the African slave trade Is fuii
OF sound remarks, valuable facts and clear reason
ing The enormites Of the Portuguese IN carrying
on the slave trade pointed out, and the only
mode in which it is possible 10 stop It, IN the opinion
Of the Reviewer, is for England to declare war
Convention Of 1917. But as the matter stands now,
the British government can no more pass an act oil
Parliament to capture Portuguese vessels. indepen-
IDENTIFY OF the express conditions OF the Convention
Of 1877, than they pass act to blockade the
Tagus or to blow the city Of Lisbon out OF water =
However, now that Mr.. Consul Trist has left
Havana, perhaps the slavers will not find so many
facilities for carry ing on the traffic.
CHURCH EsGLAND QuAKTERLy REVIEW
This is a good old fashioned affair, but smells too
strongly IL Church and State to be very palataole
here Nevertheless, il is filled with well writ
ten articles, and contains many valuable facts A
paper on the Edinburgh aud other Quarterly Nc
views handles Mr. Lochart without gloves for
ing at Dr.. Mitchelrs able papers On Arlstophanes
Ii also pays very high compliment To Bog fosthe
rare felicity Of hitting a vein in a mine that was
thought to have been worked 10 exhaustion; and
who, with -. the truth Of Teniers, but without his
indelicac, mas contrived 10 unite the hnmor Of Ro
derrick Random with the pathos OF Fielding Amelia.
The history Of Christianity In India Is very able
paper, and w~ald be deserving OF more praise, did
MOI the writer at the fact that there are but
GA 900 Roman Catholics in India, At the present
time and that their number Is daily decreasing In
an article Geaeral literature in this periodical We
find the astonishing fact that nthe year 1859, the per-
petual 81 Yately, Hants receives but 100 per
amman for doing the constant duties OF . parish
which 10 "A miles long, has seattle red population o.
2 900 souls, and the church rs placed at one end
Of the parish; This !. but one 2, the .nos
which England would do well TO rectiiy before she
attempts t. correct the abuses Of the balance OF the
habitabe globe From the Eociesiastcai report we ga
tber the fact that only bibles printed and
distributed in England last year by the authorised
printers. being much less than the Number Tor the
last Eve years paper on the labors OF the session
II full of whitening sarcasm and rebuke upon the
Melbourne admin istration, which 10 there shown to
be the most cient that ever dsgraced that eoIn
try. The article on eminent Freach Divines con-
tains fund Of information, and il written in more
pleasant readable style, than any other paper IN the
psriodicsl; which on the whole, is an improvement
on former numbers Of the same work.
DusLn UnvERnTy MAeAxIsE.-This periodi-
cal par,akes externally Of the appearance Of Black
Wilson's wit, humor, and highly cultivated Imagi
native powers The sketch of The Life 81 the Sultan
Mahmoud, II the most faithful and impartial account
Of that potentatr, we have yet seen pensed. "The
Banshee"a legend OF the Qreen's County peasantry,
10 su c nj sLake the spleen from the sides Of the
uost obstinate; the fright of Moya, and the rowdy
lam cf Jack OMalley and his friend Harry, are ad
mirAbly depicted New Zealand" IL . very valu
able paper, and gives us clearer view o. the state
Of that island than all the writings On the subject
that have preceded u. "The Man on the Mast -
n tale In the style of "The Man that couldn't help
it." and others which appeared in Blackwood three
years since, and IL 10 fully equal 10 some 1T those
Admirably told tales. From review OF Wilbra-
hsm's travels In Persia, we extract the following
account 81 Teh~ran, the capital which may shortly
be the scene nj the ape raions of the British army.
aT.hersn stands the ef barren aud extensive Plas
bcusdd three des by arid mountains white TO the south
ward Of iow over which iesds the rosd e
ap separates the plain from the great salt desert OF fszd
To the high chain Of The shemeroon hills, rarely,
fever entirely rr. the province frah from
ne d.use wood ~f derau 1.-THE asesent Hyrcapia and
abosud IN which, after ferti siny the sunsrou'
Villages scssrea x m bsse now through he pam and sup
ply the city Hsh shove this chsin q d.sanae q about
rty FROM Tvhersn st~pds the lofty mountain Of pema
wenk cousl pssh clad with eternal SNOW bears ev
vocsnc hrs Demswsnd Res en- considered
cs.s~ctns Isk the Caucasus and tse sanuc thnn
eftk~ Hrai1ys srt ~ with the fcrmer sonesimss
bears the or I'bur1 is height |" nearly is0O0 feet
above the Car ord The limit perpetual ssow out IN
sunt snehar To the south esst Of the city,
Al distance 81 se three miles stand the msss but hpe
less ruins Of the sssisn city OF Rhe, not 40 has ottst been
supposed, the Rksg.s ~ Scripture vefes OF whc