The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-26
Review OF Books. &c.


CHAPTER ON Cav scHYARps Blu Ca, O inc South,
ey. Wiley & Putnam publishers.-A series Of
tales, full Of the gentle and afectionate spirit Of
the authoress. There is quiet pathos in the
" Grave of the Broken Heart" that commends 81 the
simple story to every tender heart.
WAR AND PEAcE.-By lillian Jay.-Wiley g.
Putnam. temperate, eloquent and forcible COM
mentary on the evils of War; and a description of
a plan by which nations may be induced to settle
their disputes without the expense of blood and
guppowder.
LtcrUREs ON AemcvLrUaE, CHEMISTRY AND
GEoLscY -Wisy s. Putnan,.--This is very val.
liable work, and that should be in the library of
every farmer. We are glad to see that the spirit
for agricultural improvement is abroad in the com
munity, and the more lectures on the subject the
better.
ABOLITION or CAPITAL PUsrsHMENr-Bv James
Fouihonge-Huni, l0l Market street, Philadelphia,
publisher.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT SUSTAINED BY Reason
AND TIE WoRp OF GeD-By Rsr. William Patton,
ID. D-Dayton & Newman, N. Y.
Arguments pro and con the abolition of punish.
ment by death. Let the students Of this quesfio
rerata read both pamphlets.
MoRMoNIsr ExPosED-By the New York JVatci-
man--A collection Of extracts from the writings of
his Excelency Joe Smith and several Of his follow
ers, from which the Waterman endeavors to prove
the Mormons to be great blasphemers, and very
fond of money, to the disregard sometimes of the
orthodox notions Of meum and fum
HIsroRY OF NAPOLEON, No. 7-Geo. L. Cuyyu
& 20. lo7 Broad,cay.-The present number of this
beautiful edition Of the Emperor, maintains the
high character Of the work. The illustrations are
very spirited
CoMrLrrE WoKks OF Boz, No. 7-George L.
Curry 8. Co. This number contains the continue
tion Of Nicholas Nickleby.
HuNr's LIBRARY OF COMMERCE -Publisled
monthly at The office, No. l42 Fulton street, Nep York,
No. This work proposes 10 combine in addition
to copious statistical works on all matters con-
nected with trade and commerce, interesting de-
tails respecting the specific articles Of traffic,
says on banking, currency, exchange, as well as
mercantile law and marine insurance, together with
historical notices of the rise and progress Of COM
mereia enterprise in oil parts Of the world ancient
ana modern, and a mass Of miscellaneous mercan-
tue literature, which must prove highly acceptable
70 ~. classes OF mercantile men. To the general
reader, also, such publicatj must he Interest.
ing, embracing as II will, much Of the details Of the
progress Of civilization - $3.50
NEW f.pIrIoS OF THE AwrR,cAr ErcycLopr-
Ola, No. Geo. L. Curry e. Co, PubIishrrs-An
| edged utility. e"' anu "'A"o"r
| SEA TALEs, No. Geo. L. Crru 4. In a neat
and very cheap edition of the nau,ic1 nov. IS ,hs
aa.no, VI me Spy The present number CON
| Red Rover" ''o'y, inc
REsAEKs on THE PsIScIpLEs OF FRyrT..nr
John III. East6mn. Boston. Pub6s.sr-An aronv.
| nous anu rather siap-dash review OF Mr. II avucts
| article on the impclicy of countervailing dutie.
published In the last number Of Hunts Magazine
NATIONAL BANK Or No BANx-Bv John n
HTdI-W 4. Dean, 2 Ann street, publisher One 81
the thousand ephemerals on this exciting subject
and only one cfthen.
REPoar or THE DISyrR oIveS TO CuAnLr,
D,cxEHs IN BosroN -R ported BY the Reporter
of the Morning Post. Report Of "Dinner''7 No
bat 81 the speeches after it, which have bees, Il
IL stated, "revisedb their authovs;' and 90 thcs
who read hem in the pamphlet may be assured o
their authsatieity