The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-09
Literary Notices.

| LIFE IN THE New WORLD, by Seatsfield-The
! third part of "Sketches of American Society,""
comprising the Courtship of Ralph Doughty, Esq
has appeared, and fully confirms the praise-fuly
warrants the laudable curiosity lately sprung up to
know more of Seatsfield, whose works will vet,
like the romantic wand of the mighty Mag clan
OF the North, the great unknown, send the
one thousand and one foul spirits that have so long
libeled American character into the obscure gloom
| of dull forgetfulness,' whence they should never
have emerged. Although part three is but short, we
could make long article IN It's praise, but the bet
ter way ls, to leave those who read to Judge for
| themselves; and for those who do not read
"Seatsfield' well give them up as a bad case. 1t
may se had OF Winchester, 30 Aun street.
The HrGHLANDs OF ErHIorA.-A few days back,
on the appearance OF the former part of this work
| we took occasion to speak of it in high terms
| Major Harris work lis already too well known TO
make notice necessary equally unnecessary is ii
to advise those who read the first partto procure the
second, Tor that will be a matter of course, to
those who have not, we say buy both and read them.
| THE New MIRROR. --Messrs Morrs& Willis CON
tlnue TO carry this merltoTIous work with great
success. This part, part four, contain much that
! is excellent.
| NARRATIVE AND REccLLHcTi1Ng o. VAN DEMEs's
LAND.-Ths book, now Ia! ~, first time given TO
the public, is destined to have Il vast circulation
This short production of the author, Mr. Stephen
s. Wright is the result OF his painful and disastrous
experience during captivity on Van Dleman's
Land, to which penal Colony he was transported by
the tender mercies of the British authorities, for
happening to sympathse with Canadian reformers
For loving liberation with devotion, was the man,
with others, condemned to slavery the most degra-
ding, woefu, and abect it freezes the young blood
to read II. There IL nothing on record, since the
famous black Hole of Calcutta, to exceed the hor-
rors detailed in this book. II is PLAIN unvarnish-
ed tale, and bears It's face the stamp OF veracIy
J. Winchester is the publisher.
THE PRomIBrTED COMEDY and above the
merits of the comedy, which unqucstio nable,
its value at least It's Interest, is n good deal en-
HANGED by some circumstances which the reader
will learn in long and ably written preface. An
early application to Benjamin " Young, the pub
llshers will be necessary he cdition is certain
TO be exhausted in very short time.
POEMS, NY FRANCES ANNE BuTIER-This is de
lightful little voume,-we would never tire of il.
The ire OF genius darts through its beautiful po,
other female writer-eycn Mrs. Hemans herself
ms volume requires no praise (; it 10 destined
ion steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar,
and place the name OF Mrs Butler on the list Of the
greatest female poets. The work is from the press
OF j. Pennington, Philadelphia
POEM ny CHRISTOPHER PEAsE CRANcu Carey
u Hart, Philadelphia, have issued small volume
under this title. We have not been able TO read
the poems with sufficient attention to pronounce
on their merits Some of them appear to be rather
happy and smooth compositions.
THE DEMOCRATIC REvrEw.-The May No. Of this
| able work supports its high reputation. The arti-
| cles with which 1t abounds comprise almost every
| specimen of compositions poetry, romance, history
| biography, political economy, commercial fnan-
cai and critical Every reader will find intellec.
tua viands to suit his taste and feast without sati-
| ETY. The Democratic Review is one OF the best of
| its kind published.
Dorm Conference.-The Jury in this case brought