New-York tribune., 1841-04-16

% written in easy flowing style with pod ana rce
h brian, and sparkling fancy, and grca, luSsrance OF
F o;o-containng passages of the deepest interest and
onally of hish-swcling cloquence. The most pron
NJ: , Of Mr. Jarncss gcnu, il; boradicss and unparal
fertility Year after year. and in the most rapid sue
- he has continued pour forth ' popular ronancc'
as.ing in many respects those of any recent writer OF
s, save the mighty Sco7r, the undispued Monarch IN
. -, palm of intellect, and DcXKSs who stands far and
dv pre.cmincn; above all hi. contemporaries. In eHcit-
b interest in soul-stirring descriptions Of the burst
j and .hynd of passion, and IN narrowing sketches OF nor
;, e incidents Jaslcs by equal TO BrLwER nor
dog he war upon the laws OF society with 80 fierce ana I'M
,,cabe fury Bat his writings greatly preferable to
,ho of the latter for The pure, hcalthbreaing +iri; "c
! siyes life to them all
,.c.o; with pronncn, historical events Skfuly inter
,b rnt political occurrences recorded in his
,o- Incidents Vi private M and showing Us prominent per
.o,. \, one time engaged the in;ricacie OF state in
,sue and again their domestic Intercourse with thei7
allow he hold, up before the mirror OF the age and
bo. - the ycry form and pressure Of the times In this,
l., e ne has been preceded and far surpassed by ScorT
-, he o other Here IL the main difference between Dick
md bnsclf-so far a the outward form of thcr produc-
. : conccrncd-Iaucs pictures they were In the
is # Henry the Second Of Robert Stuart-thCr pec-
l manners and those features OF society which shaped
,hi- characters and made them what they were. Boz
n, 10 the light, the eternal cycr-fowins fountains OF h-
,,i,y-b shows us man he 0lrays is-no matter under
o. social and political forms he i've the essential
,rcs Of the human son the strings which once struck
snd harmonic response ever. man leart-ttoSe lines
which iuye gone through all the earn-are the mmc-
d,,e subjects Of his mastery pen As vivid and truthful
,,ca illustrating the and the social habits o the
which ms heroes move Mr. James works have attained
hish and clde.crvcd In dcincating scenes Of
history ne adheres uniformly authenticated annals and IN
no case does he falsify the historical records
The exploits and high diplomatic well soldiery quail
ties of the Mar.cha de Brsac, his struggle against 'nc
house of Austria and the various ntrguc contests and ne
,oatons which preceded the pacicaon Of Europe in 1850
furnish the macrinl for the political and historical portion o
Cor.c de Leon The prominent character, perhaps
. Bernard dc Roan noble, fearless Knight forced TO con-
tend With the malice tho power and the artiul fasehood Of
two high nolcrcnhc Lord OF Masscran for whose beauti-
m ward Isabel he for many years cherished deep and all
absorbing love- which warmly returned and the Count dc
Mvr,nd hs seeming friend and cnviou
ru.lirnan, rival His love and the pcrou opposition 1t and
from these bring him repeatedly
into scenes OF danger and of apparently instant death
From all these he delivered by the united bravery gen
erou, friendship and hghoucd ncbeness OF Cose de Leon
the noted leader of band Of Italian bsand Wherever
h. NAV go this powerful friend is his path and into
whatever peril he plunged he is rescued from II by his
chiyrous ENnvagant some OF these INCL
dents appear the possbtc not the probabilities OF ma
lure are well preserved md the story carried forward with
great skill and historical portions with strict adherence
to the recorded annals.
There are several characters the work which are drawn
with great felicity and ability Corse de Leon himself we do
no, greatly like; not because his character Is rot
well dcpic,rl-but have grea, liking for sentimental
villains however noble and imposing their appearance or
however finely they may talk We hive but ttc patience
with hrsorl-a mountain robber and outlaw reading lee
tc. on morals and exposing the hoowneN+ OF society and
,bo r,o, ;ni,s,cc of human laws We npt to believe
him prcaa,cea his oPnionshs Judgment bears the mp
pcarancc OF having been warped and distorcdSo that we
can hardly believe hm III person TO sit IN Judgment on the
require mcnts of Law and Justice.
I'm, Mr. Ioms, has not alcu into Bulwcr track; Corsc
d Loon j no Paul Clifford We him at time inaict-
ny ,n,on injustice and cruelty Indeed h' whole share
in TIN. romance assisting the unfortunate and reeV-
inc the distressed; he has no bysand ban upon him He
seem. to have been born ior general and have become
brand by accident Md vet would rather that acci-
dcar had not occurred.
Bu, we are writing al great length shall only say
further that the priests character we'll drawnoaly ii
would have suited any one better than prcs,-and that OF
Isabel il beautiful exceedingly Mr. James cannot compete
with Buwer in the creation splendid villains. and Yet hi
own are quite rcspcc,abcThc novel possesses high inter
ct, and, doubt not. viii wide popularity.
rx1Rl Srssio>.-Thc Governor Of Alabama issued
proclamation the @9,i nix the General Assem-
bly Of that State the ird Monday April for the pur-
posc Of providing by law ot the election Of Members to
present Alabama IN the Congress
The Governor of Indiana ha, ordered tie election Of Mem
Congress ,ha, STATE take place on the Sd OF
Ma
F,re-ou the night Of the 18Th inst the of josiah
Cunning. Esq. purstac Mass. wa- DESTROYED by iFe
Deati.-A young man named John Everett was thrown