Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-02
NEW AND VALUABLE WORKS.

We have been favored by Nessrs. Paine IL Burgess Of
John Street, n. " through Messr-. Nash IL Woodhouse
with No. Of THE Artist, Merchant, aud Statesman"
THIS work appears upon fine paper and is we'll printed. 1t
embraces series of interesting letters from the pen Uf
lac Consul at Iienoa, c. Edwards Lester. Esq.
That portion Of tive volume ~nie. have able 20
read thus far has proved decidedly interesting much
So that shall endesvor, convenient season. to
publish OF tho Florence letters entire for bene
Of our readers. We aude the Pad letter, in volume
relating 10 the Yespucei Family.
Arnod's Roms,-Mr. D. C. King, of this CT y, has hand
ed us, large and elegant volumes, bearing the e
of the "Hstory of Rome" by Thomas Arnold ID. d. late
Reg,us Professor Of Modern History in University of
Oxford, head of Rugby School. and Member of
Archaeological Society Of Rome. This valuable work
us, fresh from the press Of the Messrs Apple
ton, New York. and reprint entire, from the last Lon
don edition.
The History" from what have seen stated and fran
the portions have read ourse is fully entitled the
and attention displayed by the enerprising publishers
in getting II up for the American public
We have rarely met with work from any press reflect.
ing more credit upon a Publishing House, than the one
before reflects upon its publishers OF the work
ITSELF find contemporary Of the North thus briefly
pressing himself:
alt is a work Of great value and Of the absorbing
interest, and fail find and eager read
ers,"
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pastoral Life and Manufactures Of tho Ancients" Here
again. in making Acknowledgements our publishing
friends OF the North, find ourself once thanking
Messs Harper Brother for kind favors Messrs Ram
doph & Co. Of this city, have laid table, large
volume bearing the above title, upon examination Of
| the authors preface, we find the following, viz
"listory, until period, mainly record Of
gigantic aud tdeii consequent mseres. The daz.
zIng glow Of its nsnauons lighted path Of the
peaceful Husbandman his no5oless, incessant eKer-
tons trans formed the bowling wilderness into blooming
and fruitful garden but CLEANED and danced the arnor
Of the he rode forth devsstae and destroy.
One year Of his lsbos suiced undo what the former
had patiently achieved through centuries and the cam
pagn was duly chronclsd while the labos bghed were
left to oblivion. The written annals Of nation vv.
idly the Of its corruption aud DOWNFALL but silent
and meagro with regard the ultimate Of w growth
and emnence. The long periods u peace and prosperity
in which the useful arts were elaborated or perfected arc
passed over with he bare remark that they afford little Of
interest the reader, when IN fact their history could
j, now be written would prove Of the deepest and most
substantial yalus. The world might well afford to lose oil
record Of hundred ancient battles seges, n could
thereby regain knowledge o. lost art and the
Pyramids bequcathed by Egypt in her glory, would
be well exchanged for few Of her humble workshops and
manufactures they stood IN the days Of the Phsrsohs.
Ofbe true history u mahkind, only few chapters have
vet been written and now when the deficiencies Of that
have are beginning 70 DC fealept We NM inat INC
materials Tor supplying them have IN 90 I'd part peshod
m the lapse Of time, been uampod rcckcssy beneath
| the hOof VI the horse.
In the pages Of THIS work. srt has been made to
store portion Of this history, far as the meagfo and
careless traces scattered through tho Literature Of Anti
quity will allow. OF The many netcent achievements
Of inventive genius, tbo's which more immediately minis
ter 10 the personsl and comfort Of mankind,
seem 20 assert natursl pro.cmnence. Among the hr'l
under this may be cased the invention u Weaving
with he collateral branches Of Spinning Netting, Sewing
&c. An account tho origin and progress u this family
Of domestic arts hardly fail 70 interest the intelligent
reader while u would 10 have special clan on The
attention Of those engaged in the prosecution Of improve
| ment Of these arts"
As the wofk now before us, 10 Unattended TO subserye
the enIsr above indicated have done more BY quoting
from tho author himself thal f had read the volume
| through and gven our idea Of he contcns.
/ The box IL for sse by Messrs. Randolph 4 Co, 70
whom We ore also indebted Tor love and Mcsmersm,
BY Horace smith Nos. ~, ~ Of TIE Illuminated Shakes
poare and No. u tho illustrated Wandering Jew :; III
/ from the press Of Mesa.. Harper & Brother. q.
4 We are authorised announce ihot Mel. Edmund
Brooddus, Of CBpeper County will not be candidate for
70 election " the House Of Delegates