The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-19
Literary Notices.

GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF MANHATTAN, OR NEW
YORK ISLAND, with numerous colored Plates, N. Y,
Svo, lS43, PIP. 1ll-Under this title, the author, who
has long been known in this city as an excellent
practical chemist and m,neralogist has furnished US
with an exceedingly useful work. The map illus
trang the geographical distribution of the rocks on
this island Is one of great interest, and the other
eight maps illustrating the various regions about
the city, will doubtless excite much attention.
Aside from this, the author, who, if he be not
Identical with that highly respected individual ''the
Oldest inhabi.ant, most certainly belo gs to that
venerated class, has Interpreted with his geological
specu aii0ns many interesting anecdotes Of the city
IN the Olden time The curious such matters will
earn from this book how the city corporation en-
deavored, sixty years ago, to raise wafer by first
raising the wind IN the shape OF paper money-how
the we'll IN the swamp sunk through an antediuvial
tan yard, Cor some other more equivOcal deposit net
yet named by geOlogists), rrsor~d 10 and drank
by all our citizens a valuable mineral spring
how Bunker Hill and Richmond Hill, with all the
other hills except FIattenbarraCh Hill were success
sIvely undermined and scattered about until the city
has become as fiat as pancake, or Horace Greey's
wlt-how they used TO catch mDks, musk rats, and
catfish, on the very spo where the Egyptian Tombs
now contain more noxious vermin and still queerer
hsh with many other curious and instructive mat
tiers, for which we would refer to the book itself.
The PULPIT. Biographical Sketches of the most
popular Preachers in LONDONDERRY York, D. Ap-
peton ~ Co.
This is another of the extraordinary cheap vo-
lumes which d. Appleton Il Co have lately issued
containing biography of ffty-three Preachers in
London, whose names very familiar to US; but
of whose history we know little. This book will
satisfy the desire for information 1t is full OF life
the portraits are well drawn-and the narrative is
fresh and racy, discriminating and instructive and
not less amusing in snecdoie han beneficial by the
examples 1t proposes to our irritation. II is vo-
lnme OF four hundred and sixteen pages, for thirty-
seven and half cents. For sale at this office.
BULwKR's PILGRIMS OF TBK RHrsK.-Harper &
Bulwer's beautiful fiction, 1.-The Pilgrims of the
Rh'ne," IN uniform style, with "The Last OF the
Barons," "Peham," &c at the very low price of
l2A cents Their edition is perfect, and is for sale
at this office.
JUDAH's Iona very interesting and instructive
tale by Charlotte Elizabeth. II is in fact one OF the
best things she has written II published in an
elegat form, by Dodd, corner of Park Row and
Spruce street, and is offered for sale at the low price
of % GEMS No better work of fiction could be put
into the hands of young people.
THE AMERICAN JorRNAL OF THE MEDICAL ScTEN-
cEs.- This standard and well known period ca pub
llshed BY ca ~ Blanchard. Philadelphia Is rapidly
extending its circulation 1t is edited by Dr. Hays,
with great ability-contans a perfect concentrated
record OF the progress OF the medical scIepces-the
contributions of our most distinguished physicians
and surgeons-extended critical reviews OF all i'm
pOrtant publicaf lons-and a condensed summa-
ry of the contents Of all he foreign journals IL 10
published quarterly at IS per annum Ii is now,
we believe, the only American medical periodical
quoted abroad, and hence it has become most de-
srable medium of recording The experience, views,
and practice of American physicians and surgeons.
The LApY's WORLD May).-A very excellent
number-Post, publisher
THE ROVER No 4-Contains several good select
ed tales and rather scratchy engraving. Tuttle,
Ann street, publisher.
New YORK LEGAL OBsERvER.-Owen, AZ Ann
street. ru
farmers REeIsrER-( March) An excellent
the present number is very interesting to ag-
riculturists. Publlshedby Peasants u Stabler, Pc
tersburgh, Va. $3.50 tU.l.
The MAeNoLrA--(ApriD. This is a very respecta-
bic and well managed receptacle OF the literary pro-
ductons OF the South and West The present
number is varied, agreeable and instructive: Pub
shed by Burgess James, Charleston, s. G.
ALIsoNs EUROPE No has been issued For
sale at the Herald Literary Depot
The PneHiMs OF THE RHyE.-This ADMIRED no
vel by Bulwer has Just been issued by the Hafpers
For sale at the Hpra Literary Depot