New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-10-09
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Homer.

a late number OF lhe NdlIoii"i A7
any other journal than one SO justly distinguished
,mono ifs fellows as well for research as taste IN
literary matters, the circumstance would nave
beeu left to pass without comment, as II might
mass without consequence
Speaking Of treatise recently published by an
English clergyman, and purporting to prove the
Had and Odyssey to be the productions OF King
Solomon, the Editor after vindicatlng, very intel
hgentlv, the established authorship Of these po-
ems. denounces Woltiius as being the first of
those skeptical critics " who have called the
title Of Homer into question. shall be surprised
if the National Intellgencer has to learn that the
authorship and even the existence Of Homer had
been denied as early at least as the middle of the
last century whereas the Proegomena,' the
work wherein Wolff advanced this poetic
hcresy was, according to our editor, published
only in 1904 Woo, in his Nuova Schema, has
Systematically attacked tins old supposition, and
with pausibility, if not force, which IN my
opinion is only weakened BY the more technical
and elaborate criticism OF Wolf.
It is important that the authority Of the Ma
tonal Intclligcnccr should not promote the cur
rency of tkis error, already quite prevalent re-
spccting the true originator Of the antl-Homcrc
theory--also it is something more than justice, if
there be any merit in the discovery or the IN
rentiou, to assert it for a man of whom the world,
after Il century, knows so little, and to whom it,
however, perhaps owes SO much. 10. C.
u We have rcceivcda copy of an Grafton de-
livcrcd on the I'd inst. before the Washington
Prospect Temperance Beneficial Society by MIR.
EDWARD d. CoNNEEY. 1t is an excellent adj
dress and is highly crcditablc to the ability and
philanthropy of its author, who is worthy me-
chanic and an active supporter of the Tempe
rance Reform He discusses the utility of asso-
Citations in promoting benevolent objects, in a very
happy and skilful manner, and urges the duty Of
aiding the great Temperance Reform upon all
members of society. We commend his Grafton
to very general pcrusal.
Bsuor McILvAINE's CnARGE.-Thc Mcssrs.
IIarpcrs have just issued a handsome pamphlet,
entitled "Thc Chief Danger Of the Church in
these Times: a Charge delivered to the Clergy
|
vcntion of the same" by Bishop Mclvainc.-
This pamphlet will be interesting to persons of
other denominations as well as the Protestant
Episcopal: it sets forth with much boldness the
opinions of the Bishop OF Ohio respecting the
Oxford controversy.
o. TIE IMITATION OF CHRIST, by THOMAS A.
kEMrIs, book of the highest value, and de-
servedly dear to the most plous and devoted peo-
pie, has been published in very beautiful volume
by Appleton g. Co. 900 Broadway This is the
first American edition in English that has ever
been published, and will doubtless be hailed with
universal favor. It's style is uniform with that in
which the same house are publishing 50 many of
the best religious works.
SINGING For TIE MILLloS.-Atwil has sent
US a batch of his publications. Loves Chosen
Homs, Return to Me Again, The All of Life
is Love- and Recollection Of Friendship All
the Songs have been sung by popular vocalists,
were written by eminent writers, and composed
by very talented composers. They arc for sale
at Atwilrs Musical Depository, POI Broadway.
~ TIE LIFE OF ISABELLA GRAHAM has lust
been published by Robert Carter in Canal street
The Influence Of this gifted and most devoted Ia
dy has been wide and beneficent, and this collec-
ton Of her writings, with the interesting memoir
which it contains, will extend and deepen it. 1t
is neatly printed and must be well received.
u Parts III. and ". of Klrro's 'Cyclopn-
da of Biblical Literature have Just been pub
shcd by Mr.. II. Newman, 1919 Broadway. 1t
is {; very useful, and, we doubt not, popular pub
cation.
u No. 5 of Bankrupt Stories" by HARRY
FRANCO, has Just been Published by John Allen,
l39 Nassau street. The Haunted Merchant is
the the tale now in course of publication, and is
exceedingly interesting.
CEoroN WArER--M. Editor: Can you in
form the housc-kccpcrs residing in Walker-street,
from Broadway to West Broadway, date Chapel
street, why they should not have a free lydrant
in this street as well as the neighboring streets
\ TAXPAYER.
u The n H. Courier says that officer knc-
walls who came to tins city III pursuit OF a gang
of pickpockets, so far from apprchending them,
had been arrested at their instance and put under
bonds. a requistion made upon Gov. Bouck for
their surrender was declined for inornality. The
Courier attributes the failure to bring these vii
lains to Justice to the agency of some of the
shameless wrctchcs connected with the New York
Police.
u The Plcbeian calls Mr.. Van Buren, 'atried
man" Yes, he has been tried and conrictcd.-
He will be executed IN A. If his friends are fool
sh enough to put his neck III the Presidential
moose. Rochester Democrat.