Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-22


will prove a very interesting one. The author has
gone over his other work caled the Great Metropo
lis, and by cutting, clipping pruning, and adding
some chapters concocted better picture Of the
physical state of what Goblet used to call "the
Great Wen'' than any other work we are acquainted
with. We are by no means, h0wevtr, disposed 70
grant all his conclusions, nor even to ADMIT All ms
the people of London We are rather doubtful whe- |
ther MI Grant brings the best sort of disposition to
the task Of historian for he admits of no goodness
out of his own particular sect, Hence his hsfrof
conduct ofthe Melbourne Ministry, and his initiate
ments re specting the Unitarans. We only takd the
following as a specimen. .e,l
al know Of no Unitarian Chapel-aad BELIEVE
there is none in London, in which is more than
one service on the Sunday.
Now, we neither know nor care whether there
should be q service twice or thrice OF Sunday IN
order to get the good opinion OF men; but we have,
many time and oft, been at both morning and eve-
ming services at every one of the Chapels Grant
stigmatizes so grievously. Ii we had the time and
space to 60 through The book we could point our nu
rails or on piety, we hope Mr. Grant will add the
following to his prayers, let him say them where or
when he WILL
@r am right, Oh give me heart,
Still in the right to stay;
If / am wrong, thy grace impart,
Toseek better way
CHARLES VINCENT, OR THE two CLERxs:-
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teresting Tale, and exceedingly well written, con.
derng as the author himself says, that il is his first
appearance in the character Of bookwrght. The
incident of the false accusation and the examination
At the old Police Office in the Park is however, any
thing but well done. The author has evidently net
drawn that picture from the life, and IN not dong
so, we hold him TO be the more reprenensioie, Pc
cause he could so easily have made it, not on-y
graphic but characteristic. Let any one compare
the examination, and dismissal Of Charles Vincent
with the actual mode Of doing such things, and then
81 Ia id Eotn he'd
by Boz for Oliver Twist or Nicholas Nickleby, and
he will be perfectly satisfied OF the truth OF our
axiom that II author wants to interest his read
ers, he must sketch the manners living as tney
rise and then his success will be not whit less
satisfactory to himself, nor by any means matter
of astonishment TO his friends and acquaintance
HisroRY OF LONG lsLAsp-By Benjamin y.
Js.,- TO us, from the slight perusal we nj his ap.
26fs to afford to a few of its chapters, to be yery
erudite asd valuable work. The volume exhibits
great erudtion into the history, antiquities and
early settlement OF all the towns TIE island and
the author must have bestowed great labor in order
to deliver copies Of so many antique documents,
treatises, Indian legends, and other matter with
which il is interpreted. We should anticipate for
such work rapid sale, and high degree Of po-
pularity.
The UNITED STATES HIsToRIcAL AND SrArIs-
TrcAL ISDEx-By HIN. p. Dillingham;. il
useful publication, and will be very valuable to the
politician or the student work preference IL
hibts the names OF all the Presidents and other official
psrsonages OF the American people, from the time Of
the Revolution, together with concise account Of
the population, first settlement and present condition
conmead IL to the patronage Of the public.
The School FRIEND, on Lessons IN PRose AND
e. Franklin, ~ Y-This Il A
very clever little book, and which contains vast
fund OF information. As compared with the books
formerly put into the hands Of children il IL deci-
dedly the best which we have seen for nnany long
day. The style is excellent, and the arrangement
arc such as to render the matter easy 10 be under
stood by any young child IL should be in the hands
Of every young child in the country who can read.
IL Messrs. Robinson & Franklin send out many such
excellent and well printed works this little unas-
Stunning volume, they will be dangerous rivals to the
Harpers in supplying the District School Libraries
which, for the present has been awarded the latter
firm by John c. Spencer, Secretary Of State.
A WINTER IN THE wEsr IsprEs AND FLORIDA
by an Invalid. Wiley 8. Putnam, " Y.-This
is very interesting and highly useful little volume
IL contains the results Of the experience Of the au.
thor in journey 10 mere genial climate than our
own, for the purpose Of regaining his health and as
the only chance OF saving him from an early grave
In the year 1881, says the author. IL attack
ed with an Inflammation Of the lungs, so violent A
to require copious bleeding, &C. &C." He then
goes on to recount the various trials he made Of
changes from the sunny regions OF New Orleans
State If New York. From all these several changes
he got no relief, and dernier resort he deter
mined on avoyage Go St Croix, and if that place did
not produce some good effects on his system, 10 try
Being Of observation, he has re corded the re-
suits Of his experience; and when we observe that
he is practising at the bar Of this city, and feels
well hundreds who have never had the slight
est touch Of the icy finger Of that terror 10 the med
cal man called consunp tion, we are sure that we
are saying enough 20 make hundreds read the book
II not only in the hope Of being, like him. restored
to perfect state Of convalescesce but IL su,Tsr
ing even under confirmed tubercuIar eo,.umn.
ton, sufficient relief may be obtained in s;nnyo
week to compensate the invalid for a voyage In
the West Indies and back again. With these fey,
observations we take leave Of the author. with tbs
hepe that his professional avocatons NAV NOT me-
vent him from again employing his pen In sm;lar
works Of elegance and utility.
THE WuirE SULPHUR PAPERs-Ry MI n.
Gil, Eco Coin'an, " Y.-At a time of ~. ~"
when all the world are gadding about i, .easo =,
health and the picturesque, this little booL III, y.
gladly welcomed by nany fair bat capricious ladv
Il gives glowing, but without doubt esrrert AZ.
cription OF the mountain scenery of the old dcmi
lion, and OF the Injuries which await the in valid and
he tourist amidst the natural springs of the
'art OF virginia After describing the countrv and
T. approaches the author datcs on the scenary and
he mode OF passing the time al this seouesfered | ,
hongh gay resort. Thea follows the Journal of a / ,
sady kept during the season AZ the White SULPHUR
nd which all things considered may serve 10 while
way an IDLE hour well enough. although we our. ,
elves generally eschew Diaries and Journals Of I
very KIND, as they seldom more than mere re. /
oros o. we selshness, wilkins, capriciousness, and