The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

NEW PUBLICATIONS.
We have received from Mr. Frunck Taylor, book
seller, "DE RoHAs, or the court consprater, a his
toricsl romance. by M. Eugene Sue, author Of the
Mysteries of Paris The Wandering Jew &c:"
New York, Harper 4 Brothers, ls45. We have
examined this book sufficiently to allow US to say
that its pages exhibit most of The remarkable traits
which distinguish tho works Of its author from those
of any other novelist who has written during the
present century; we know Of none but Eugene Sue
who follow history so closely in compiling, and
then weaving together facts, and at the same time
throwing around these usually dry details the
graces and treasures OF wit, sentiment, pathos, and
philosophy, by which this book ID distinguished.
Its every chapter bears the impress Of his mind;
and when we write thus, we know Of no higher
tribute that be rendered 10 it. Il has become
fashionable of late TO cavil at the tendency of Eu-
gene Sues works. The first burst of enthusiastic
admiraton--andw we might almost say wondcr-with
which his writings were received by the reading
public in Europe and America, had hardly ceased,
ere the enemies Of progress both sides of the,
Atlantic launched the thunders OF dcnunciation and
the poisoned arrows of ''slashing" criticism against
both his book and himself and yet to how little
purpose, is most forcibly told by the feverish
anxiety Of the reading portion of the civilized world
TO drink in" the workings Of his peculiar mind. IL
Is but day, as it were, since Sue was utterly I'M
known; and yet already, no novelist IL more read
and more highly appreciated. He has bounded at
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where he stands securely balanced, that the few
literary missiles reaching him are without the re-
qusite force to affect his wcl-earned reputation
injurioasly; while by far the larger portion fall
harmless to the ground. Iii said his writings
gross he essays to draw aside the veil of appear
ances, and exhibit poor, fra erring human nature as
i really is. Thus, wherever he 10 gross it is but
the grossness of life as it exists in The walks
in which he would show il up. He is said
to have arrayed himself against christianity,
and yet we cannot in his writings
either disrespect for the sentiments Of the truly p-
GUS, or a want of confidence in the abiding truths
upon which christianity is based or disbelief in
the soundness of the system Of theology, teaching
us, above all things, to do unto one another as we
would be done by. Indeed to inculcate this SEN
timent appears to be especially the end and aim of
all his writings, which are reaching the minds eye
and hearts of thousands, who pcrnacousy resist all
moral and religious appeals coming from the church,
simply because they do come from the church. We
are among those who believe that the present age il
more pregnant with philanhropc effort for the NOR
al and practical Improvement Of race, than any
past and gone; and we number the labors of Sue
as one among the most important and effective of
the great efforts ofthe age.
We are also indebted to Mr. Franck Taylor for
Sir E. L. Bulwer's sNight and Morning, published
as No. 10 of the pocket editions of select novels by
Harper and Brothers, New York, 1885," which
deservedy ranks as one of the richest productions
| of Bulwer's pen. We presume that all American
romance readers have peruscd this celebrated book,
and we therefore shall not enter into an analysis
oft. '4s2l&
We have also received No Of the "Encyclep@-
dia Of Domestic Economy combining such sub
ecs as are most Immediately connected with house,
keeping, &c. &c: New York, published by Harper
and Brothers, l845.
This number is filed with curious and interesting
new matter, upon almost every mans everyday az
fairs. 1t treats of household furniture in detail; and
L1..- Al a.
cannot look over this book and not wonder how it
is that the world should have been using the arti-
cles of furniture &C., of which it treats for so long
a time, and yet know so little about them: as all
will acknowledge after studying (for it requires
study and digesting its contents y
An Elementary course Of Instruction in Ordnance,
Gunnery, and Steam, by Lieut. James H. Ward,
United States navy: Cary & Hart, Philadelphia.
We have been furnished with a copy of the above
work, which is lately published, and is for sale at
Franck Taylors. Our duties being Of nature TO
preclude an investigation Of it's merits, We give the
views of gentleman who 10 more coDversant with
the subject. He pronounccs il "the best calculated
work extant, to impar radical and practical knowl-
edge of the subjects which it treats" and that, to
officers of the navy, the treatise on ordinances and
gunnery is inestmable; while that on steam il pecu-
liarly adapted to impress all who read il with a
wholesome knowledge of this interesting subject"
He considers the remarks the practical operation
of boilers, evaporation &C., without parallel; and
that there are but few engineers who would not be
much benefited by its perusal.
We have also received "The Engineers and Me-
chanic's pocket book containing United States and
foreign weights and measures, tables Of areas and
circumference Of circles, circular segments and
Of circle, squares and cubes, square and cube
roots lengths of circular and semi-elPtc arcs, and
rules of arithmetic, Of nfacss sa6 solids,
the mechanical powers, geometry, trigonometry,
gravity, strength of materials, water wheels, hy-
draulics hydrostatcs pneumatice BtatcS dynarnlcs,
gunnery heat, winding engines, tonnage, shot,
shells, &c, steam and the steam engine, combustion,
water, cables and anchors, fuel, air guns, DC. Ta-
bles Of the weights of metals, pipes, &c. Miscela-
neous notes, and exercises &C., by Charles H. Has
well, chief engineer United States navy" This
comprehensive summary Of the principal elements
necessary to the profession Of an engineer or me-
chanic gives correct view of the contents Of this
neat and beautifully printed pocket-book. II is en-
beshed with handsome engraving Of vertical,
condensing beam engine, made by the West Point
Foundry Association, New York.