New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-21
Literary Notices.

Literary Notices.
THEODORE PARKER has just given to the pub
lie a Commentary on the Old Testament, of
which DeWette's noted work forms the basis
OF course, it embodies and urges the extreme
Rationalstic, Neologic views which have char
actcrized Mr.. Parker's Discourse of Religion,
Sermon On the Transient and the Permanent in
| Christianity sc. but we understand (not hav
ing seen the work. that it is neither bitter nor
sarcastic 1t is published by Little and Brown
or Munroe & Francis, we forget which-(he
Boston publishers being apparently afraid that
their works should be read or heard Of this side
of the Connecticut
%. A. BRowNsoN's Quarterly Review will
appear in Boston on the lst Of January. We
have hearsay that its leading article will con-
slider and depict the character of The Dema-
gogue,' and that the Sage of Lindenwold sits for
| the Portrait.-Mr. Brownson is expected to lee
ture in this City a few weeks hence.
"A Universalist Commentary on the New
Testament is soon to be issued in Boston, in sue
cessve volumes like Barnes's Notes 1t is to be
edited by Rev. LUc1Us R. PAIGE, whose volume
of Selections from Orthodox Commentaries on
| the passages of Scripture whose meaning is in
dispute between the Universalists and their oppo-
nents has been very popular with his own de-
nomination.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, we hear, is writing
! volume on The Poet No other man can do it
! so well. Ralph, though seldom verse-writer, is
| the truest and profoundest Poet in America.
The Songs and Poems of THOMAS HAYNES
\ BAYLY lately deceased, have been collected and
edited, and are to be issued in the style of
Beranger's, by the same Editor and the same
| Publisher.
u The EDINBURGH REvIEw for October has
Just been republished by Scott & Co., ll2 I'ul-
| ton-street. 1t has great article on Jeremy Ben.
than, and fair papers on Francis Homer, Ste
| phens's Travels in Yucatan, Newton and his
Contemporaries, &c. &c.
The RAMBLEs OF THE EMPEROR CHING Fin IN
/ hEENANG MANA CHINESE TALE TRANSLATED
BY L. hin SHEN, STUDENT OF THE ANGLO CHI
NEsE COLLEGE, MALAccA.-It Will be seen by
| the title that this tale is no ordinary affair and
through no well trod country. For sale at the
office of the Brother Johnathan Price 121 cents.
u We have received from G.. S. Francis s.
Co. 252 Broadway, NED MYERS, LIFE BEFORE
| THE MAST, edited by J. FENN1MoRE CoopER 1t
is narrative of the trials suferings and dangers
OF sailor in storms, calms, shipwreck and battle.
FROM RIO Observation-Disclosures from Rio Janelro
OF 22d Sept. state that Montevideo is blockaded
by the Buenos eans and the blockade acknowledged by
all nations except Brazil.
The L. S. ship Columbus sail soon fo. Monrevi
deo The sch Enterprise sailed Sept for ,ha, port,
The United States ship Columbia and John Adams were at
Nonteyideo.
I a Mr.. Bernard Werkheser, of Briar
Creek Pa accidentally drowned in the canal a, that
place The llth inst.
a MuRDER.-The Wilmington Republican
says that Thursday week three to the tavern
IL Russelve Chester County Pa. kept by named
Jackson, and commenced drinking They kept up pretty
late and the tsvelnkeePer ordered them They went
out IL the road still rotiug sad Jackson went to bed He
however awoke By the noise Of the drunksrd, and he
arose took axe-heve and went our, saving he would
who would De master! He struck them ALL but the blow
gave one man. named Robert Paya proved fatal few
hours Jackson was Immediately arrested and placed in
prison He engaged.to be married and the nupals
were 10 b. celebrated this week.
PosTPoNED.-We Learn from the Sunbprv
American, Pa, thar in the case Of VIM Hunter Rober,
Hunter and John Oevauey who charged with killing
John Vandling the Grand Jury have fouud true BILL The
! tria ha. been postponed until January next,
MISSIONARY ORDNATIos-Messrs Bushnell,
Pogue aud Campbell ordained at Cincinnati on the 5th
inst. Missionaries The Sandwich Islands. The cere
monies were conducted the second Presbyterian Church
The Tea Party Nibo's this evening /. 10. the be.
neht OF one OF the os interesting and truly bsns7olen,
soc'atons II our City Fer twelve Year, has this nian,
school 6sen supported and sustained By the e1eon. of