New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-24
New Publications.


commercial world Perhaps no book adapted to teach
foreign tongue so well merits to take the rank vita
Marescas 10 oral instruction. Msnetes ed the way in
French oue Of his pupils now IN this City, exPlsinHd
the method in Germany 10 Oendorf and learned tie
German from him. according TO the system 50 explained
and s,nor de- Rsbsdsn the friend Of Msnescs received
the idea and has applied !, 70 the Spanish thoroughly
snyzlng his Ian zusgs and Celebrating i,s idom', with
an ardent devotion his task 10 cng courss Of years
We continually experience the impossibility Of sei
ting practical knowledge Of q lspsusge from mere
grammar or dictionary. Everybody knows thsi we do
no, ooqutrs our mother que from grammar but by
Conversation, from infancy upward Aehild ia hungry
snd he points the osf on the table and says eagerly
Bread Anerwsrd he Inks that word IN = sentence
rant rome trad And .piie Of oil the abstract rules Of
speaking snd wiring conscilyr with which he cum
bers bic brain be leans in point Of fact the oooy Of
hr yernscusr from intercourse with those who speak
and write IL.
twas from this observation consulting Nature, that
the presen, syspm has been educsd NJ Rstsdan
teaches the language ss in living use-s' 1t il written
read snd spoken. For simple example II you WISH
IN say tbs, you are warm il not enough TO know that
10 IA that sstoy IA an, snd that ealisHn means raTm
10 put those words together would make nonsense 10
Spanish ear you require 10 know that lheJ say 10
Spanish IAart Asotyo 1asO ea0r. And this Ike every
tongue sbounds In such idomsiic expressions they
constitute. in fact the bulk Of the language in daily and
familiar use Hence Il is obvious that language can
only be laugh In groups. not words
The suthor In his lessons we perceive has arranged
the pronoun,-whIch are perhsps the most difficult
part Of this comparatively cay snsusge-n manner
more clear snd ssiisfscory than believe, they can
ia rlafGftr
the verbs the clesr explanation Of the pretertnP
feet heretofore unexplained the Illustrations Of the
nice distinction between ser and etar the two forms OF
the verb BE- and between sabG and o0a0'9 the verb
q, kuo.; the rules for the use Of the subuncve 20 apt
10 perplex an Engh scholar. but here practically exem
p6ed the table Of snalogles between the examinations
of English and Spanish words and ,be various dioms
not left 10 the chance remembrance Of the pupil buten
forced and impressed ~ conversations Is they ere
gradually given, have especially st,rscted our notice
These conversations, interviewer with the text con'ii
tute large portion Of the volume It lee work wrought
out and not ike many PRODUCTIONS Of the day thing
repsst or compilation from other sources Indeed with
perfect simplicity of arrangement the whole gives evil
dence Of original thought and much reflection. 10 which
al experience Of nearly nineteen years In teaching has
led Mr Raba5sn.
There will now be no excuse for falling TO acquire
knowledge Of Spanish, tina utility Of which TO young
men aud merchants in extended and growing Inter
course 10 and commerce, with Spanish countrcs-
to say nothing to the scholar Of the philosophical cbsrsc
ter ard harmony Of this beautiful tongues becoming
more aud more apparent every day
For particulars refer to the preface snd TO the vol
uIas itself which s a very full duodecmo, Handsomely
printed and msy be had Of Bersrd q Mondon, Sc Cort
land st. or Of the suthor, l6 wslker-st n. y.
" FROM PARIS TO THE OTHER WORLD Is
the title Of new translation from toe French published
by Zieber Co Philadelphia and sold here BY Graham
1t the narrative of svoysge from Hsvre 70 New Or
leans snd 10 the Of II the passengers BY wsy Of
pastime tell various stories which here published At
length for the benefit Of novel readers generally.
IL THE GRANITE SoSGsTER, comprising the
Songs OF the HUTCHINSON FAMILY, without the Music
has jus, been published In Boston, In uest pamphlet
of 20 pages containing 60 songs With tboss who have
hesrd aud admired the HUromNsoNs-and who has
no, this little pamphlet will fad ready welcome
aud we have no doubt II will meet with extensive
sale II may be obtained of Charles Holt Jr l56 Ful
ton-st
~ ANARRATIvE or As EXPLORATORY Nisu
TO CHINA = Part 2, completing tho work Is now pub
lsbed by the Harpers It viii be found full Of interest
ing Information clearly stated and printed 10 the hand
somes, style. Price % cents eseh Part
"CHAMBERs's MIscELLANY."-No. 7 Of this use
full and interesting work 10 for sale by Berford Co.
No. . Astor House.
THE MAsIUyERISG MOTHER. This is q new
novel Of English domestic lie, handsomely go, up by
Peterson of Philadelphia aud sold in this City by Ora
ham, Tribune Buildings.
Ey- "ALAMAScE. Or, TIE GREAT AND FIsAL
EXPEsIMEST" Is the title Of = new American novel
from the press of the Harpers The scene Is laid in
North Carolina and the author says lbs', though the
book lFests not Of Lspsnd witches nor OF gbberipg
spee,res 10 old Germsn castles and no, seasoned with
the filth and Dismy Of St Giles aud the Fsubourgs ii
may still interest the reader for idle hour
which, 10, having read IL We hope 1t may.
" The Messrs Harper have lost issued an H.
lusus,ed Catalogue Of the works which they publish
Is handsome psmphle, Of 100 pages snd contains the
names Of large number OF valuable works Il may
be procured of the Mssss. Harper personal sppies
ton BY letter, Pos,psld
ER We have received a file of the Bermuda
Royal Ga.ss to the 9th inst II contains Even
the advertisements are old
r. report in one Of the morning papers yes
tsrdsy that the arm of J. w Blodget Co large job
bsrs In Boston had failed esrn 10 eolsely wiihou,
foundation
HF- Gen. HERoS, Minister Plenipotentiary from
New Granada arrived In this City last evening IN the
ship Chrstoval Colon from Havana
For The Tribune
SWINGING SIaSs-We have been requested u
call the attention OF those IN authority q grievances
which few respectable stores In ChsIhsns are now
from srhifrarH All mrdihnr crnducf