New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-20

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LEoroLD RANrg, translated by w. X. KELLEY, B.
A." has just been issued by Lea 4 Blanchard. 1t
is intended to form, IN connection with Ranke' s
History of the Popes, complete picture OF South
ern Europe for the century preceding the Reforma-
tion-We like Ranke's writing, but Carey u
Hart should have given The public better paper for
the fair price they ask as cents) Burgess Il
; Stringer, we believe, sell the work.
sTExAs AND THE GULF OF MExIco, or Yachting
in the New World, is the title of work by Mrs
Houston, published by G. 3. Zieber IL Co. Phila-
delpha, and for sale by W. H. Graham, lG2 Mas
sau-street 1t is embelshed with a lithographic
likeness of Santa Ana, and forms the first OF Sc
ries of works to be published under the general
designation of 'The Home and Travellers Ii
brary.'
CoLDsMIrnS GEMS OF PENsiASsuIP.-The au-
thor of this work has been for many years one Of
the most successful Teachers Of Penmanshlp we
have had in our city. This work embraces his
Mercantile system, and contains various examples
of the art executed by Mr.. Goldsmith in style of
mastery elegance and beauty. 1t also contains his
Lecture on The Pen delivered originally al Clinton
Hal-a production as useful as it is ingenious and
interesting. The work before us taken altogether
is certainly one of the most beautiful among the
pictorial and ornamental which has issued from
the press for a long time. 1t will be seen by Mr..
G.s advertisement in another column that his Terms
of tuition are greatly reduced.
o. The Harpers have issued No. IN. OF their
Pictorial Bible
~ The following articles appeared in small portion oil
Tuesdays edition.
sGy- The WANDERING JEW, Nos Ito l3 inclu-
sive (being the four first volumes of the French
copy and all that has yet reached this Country
have been compressed into single octave volume
and published for fifty coats by L. Winchester, q
Ann.st. This is the translation of MIR. II. W. Her
bert, by far the best English version that has ap-
peared The work itself, though not yet completed,
has already excited lively interest throughout the
civilized world lis fierce opposition to the Order
of Jesuits, its earnest devotion to the idea OF an
Organization of Labor, combine with lis dramatic
and thrilling narrative 10 excite an extraordinary
interest The edition before US is very fairly printed.
My OwS STORY ~ MARY IiowITr. d. Appleton & Co.
Broadway.
This is another of those beautiful little stories,
written by Miss Howitt which are so attractive 10
children
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. Il. Il. MINOR Editor
and Proprietor. February, lsi5
A good NUMBER embracing many valuable arti-
cles 1t contains republication of curious tract
called Newes from Virginia, by Capt. John
Smith," originally published in London in the
year 1905; also. Prize Tract, Review Of Long
fellows Works. series of Sonnets by Simms,
and poem by Mrs. Caroline Lee Hen,z. We are
glad to see how we'll this work sustains lis original
character.
&C. ''THE MAID OF HoNoR or The Massacre
St. Bartholomew: A Tah Of the Sixteenth Cen
fury, has just been pubshedhy lIarperN Brothers.
% cents.
c. Iupd:A Cara, by Charlotte Elizabetll--a his
tory Of the downfall of jerusalem, adapted to youth
lul comprehension.
NEw MusIc.-We have received from a. A.
Van Geldcn the Songs and Glses of the Baker
Family of the White Mountains AIso the
ond series of Old Dan Emmil's Original Banjo
Melodies published by Keith, Boston, and o had
she loved me but sincerely music by Francis
Woocott, published by Oliver Ditson, Boston
We have also from Keith, OF Boston, Conant and
Dodge's Collection OF Songs, Duets, Glees Cho-
ruSses,' NC.
I GLACIERS. The common form of glacier is q
riysr of ice, filling valley, and pouring down lis
mass into other valleys yet lower. Ii lSnoi tro-
zen ocean, bat frozen torrent. Its origin or oun.
tam is in the ratification OF The higher valleys and
sorgss, which descend among the mountains per-
Ietuall sfow-cad; but what gives 10 glacier lis
Tost peculiar and characteristic feature is, that II
does not belong exclusively or necessarily 10 the
snowy regions already mentioned The snow dis
appears IRON lis surface IN summer as regularly as
from that OF the reck which sustains lis mass. 1t is
the proongaon or outlet of the winter. world above
lis geld mass Is protrnded into the midst of warm
and rne-clad slopes OF green-sward, and sometimes
, reaches even 10 the borders of cultivation. The
very huts OF the peaSantry are sometimes invaded
by this moving ice; and many persons now living
have seen the full ears ol corn touching the ga-
cer, or gathered ripe cherries from the tree with
one foot standing on the ice. The existence Of the
glacier IN comparatively warm and sheltered sl,ua-
tioRs, exposed 10 every influence which can insure
and accelerate It's h9uetacton, can only be ac-
counted for by suproSlDg that the ice is pressed on
ward by some secret sprng, that lis daily waste is
renewed by lis descent and that The termination of
the glacier which presents seeming barrier or
crystal wall immoyable, and having usually the
same appearance and position, is, in fact, per-
prtually chansing,-a stationary form OF which the
substance wastes,- thing permanent III the act of
, dissolution. [Forbes's Travels through The Alps
SLAVE CasE.-Last week, Judge Read of the
Supreme Court, issued writ OF habeas corpus, 20
bring before him colored man named Watson,
claimed as slave by Mr.. Hoppess, OF Arkansas.
The case in lis progress before Judge Read was
severely contested by counsel, upon the testimony
c and the law The trial was continued for several
a DAYS, and occnsioned some excitement On Tues
day, the Judge gave his opinion upon The law, de-
Gliding that ii Slave be brought into Ohio by his
owner, or is sent in on business, or permitted 10
come, he is free from thencciorth but II ne be on
the Ohio rlyer with his owner. and comes from the
boa, ola 10 the land withou, the knowledge or per
r mission of his owner he is fugitive from labor,
under the Constitution and laws OF the United
States, and may be re claimed as such.
Aftsr giving this opinion upon the law, the Judge
declared thai he had no power under the act OF
Congress 10 hear the evidence, in order 10 deter
mine the fact cf the person claimed as Slave be-
ing such, or to issue warrant authorizing The re-
. moval offs fugitive slave from the State.
Watson was then taken before Justice Of the
Peace Taylor-a warrant issued for his removal
by The claimant, by virtue of which he was taken
away. lllhcihhaa 1aAe''e'