Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-12

gnsi and the transla,ion,, has been examined and
commended in a the ieu,lletons. In 1852. he gave
the capital an octave entitled Studies on D1eis, Tie
Poet No, long since il pleased literary review to
proclaim that NJ. Leroy possessed cory OF his
| hook bodnd With the skin of Does. Forthwith,
| several editors raised hue and cry, demhn1tng
whether enough Of ealiskin, OF Rus,ii, OF Morocco
leather, could not be foundl Whether 80 birbarous
| \ freak should esesp, universal reprobationf The
suthor OF Ihe Studies appears in the journals N his
own defence, with this explanation; Ia islS his
| brother a student of medicine. happened 10 enter
| hall OF the College Of France. in which some pro
lessons OF surgery were engaged IN dsseetlng Tue
corpse Of the ilnsirous bard Dvhle. The student,
enthusiastic admifer of Deie's verse, eked u =
small piCce Of the cu,lce which tell from the dis'
secting knife; thrust il into his pocket; aud, lew
| days afterwards, when it was set IN Transparent
| enamel attached il to a splendid copy OF the tran 70
station Of the Georges. Leroy protests that he has
not particle Of the epdermise OF his poet Dueis;
and he prints the true version OF the affair lest II
should be reported and believed abroad that the
French bind all their veum editions with the skins OF
au,hors. La Quotdennc, OF this day, reviews the in
tetesting book Of MIR Stevens on Genital America, as
that of Albion's most indefatgabe tourist, who, alter
peregrinationsin IBERIA and Egypt, procured DIP
lomatc agency in order to travel more er1eaeiousy
and could find the Government deSisn1ted IN his
credentials. The Journal des Debats ana toe Ma
tiona now dispulins about the geography o. san
Juan de Nicaragua; and tits clear that the N auonai
| which has c,amored and reasoned 40 nuen against
British ambition in the blockade, did no, know on
what sea the port OF San Juan is situated. TIE
Surgeon n-chief OF the French army OF Africa has
published a volume on the medical geography OF
Algiers and its ne'ghbothoo1, which is pronouneed
TO be exceed ngly useful. The reeeot work oil u
Leuret physician Of the hospital nj BicetTe, On the
moral treatment OF insanity has science, expeucnee,
reasoning. and choice of examples 10 reeOmmend
] IL in the highest degree. lie exposes the mistakes
| and mischiefs OF the common physical treatment
| Such productions are a little more servlceabe,
think, han the translation just announced OF Sehel-
linss System OF Transcendenial tdeasu,, the FIRST
made by the French OF any of the principal works
OF the German oracl.. An old caieehism runs thus:
"Of what use IS philosophy None. 10 whom Is
1T useful Only TO the philosophers" &c. The
Geographical Commentary on Exodus and Mum
bers, by LEON Ia BoRDE, an erudite and pious
traveller OF established fame, who explored and scan
ned the of the lsrealiie migration,, has at
racted siNce the appearance OF the folio and ten
maps lSil the attention and won the suffrages OF
biblical and other critics. he makes faith foun
dation. and then admits to the explanation and
confirmation OF his part OF the Pentateuch the re
suits OF a comprehensive and close investigation OF
loca itics and aniecedent commentaries. The French
Government has provided steam vessel for those
mis- biiants OF Algeria who may wish to perform
the pilgrimage TO Mecca by Alexandra, in Egypt.
II even invites the pious among the Mahometars to
avail themselves of the passage and the protection
secured. This recognition OF the prophet ESQ repre-
sented) scandalzes the jealous Christans France
but the vast majority OF the new subjects berg
his followers, rreclaimaby the policy OF the British
IN India is initiated. A remarkable part of the col
lection OF inedited documents The History of
France published by the department OF Public 10.
struciion was lately sent forth. refer 10 the Four
century. The volume contains the oldes, French
prose text hitherto known. Ii IS fac smle Of the
sole manuscript. The tex; is deemed precious for
the study OF the French language in It's FIRST stages