Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-28

to show the ndefatgabe industry Of the author the pc
cuar apness of his mind analysis and the vast stores
intellectual which his labors have laid up and
those who have leisure for such specuaons his work must
acceptable.
Letters Of Mrs. Adams the wife Of John Adams. With al
introductory Memoir Dy her grandson, CKARLEs FRASci
ADAMS. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged, with u
appendix containing the letters addressed by JoHs z
ADAMS 10 his the study ofthe Bible. Boston; Will
kins, Carter & Co., ls4s." l2mo., pp. 474,
The Letters Of Mrs. Adams have been some time before he
public and The reception they have with may be gathered
from the act that the present the ouyth edition. Nothing
could be conceived appropriate appendix 10 these
Letters than the Letters addressed by John C. Adams 70
his son on the study ot the Bibe In them the d
fruits of the early instruction he received from his excel
lent mother. We think that Mr.. Charles +. Adams could
not render useful service to the rising generation, OF
pay nober tbatetfo the memory Of his father, than by
giving these separately in cheap FORM tina,
would place them within the means of possession by every
family in tie United States.
Jane Eyre; Autobiography. Edited by CuRvEn BELL
Boston Wilkins Carter IL Co., ls4s." l2mo. PIP. 4s3
This Of the most interesting Of the year,
possessing great originality of conception, much diversity OF
character and variety of incident many novel scenes most
graphically depicted and evidences Of talent and
genius capable of something higher and useful than the
best romance that written
" Readings for the Young from the works of Sir WALTEn
ScorT. In volumes, with plates Philadelphia Lea
and Blanchard, lS4S." Vol. l. PIP. 344 VOL ? PIP. 3i2.
The selections are well chosen the volumes neatly got up,
and the plates well executed There is another merit in
these Readngs" too waysto be found in "cegant
acis-each article is selected form complete ep
sode in itself and the reader otherwise unacquanted with the
vouminous works of Scott may form from these gatherings
] II I,r ar1f
! new branch of literature.
Chemical Technology; or, Chemistry applied to the Arts
aud Manufactures. By Dr. F. ksApT, Professor at the
University of Giessen. Translated and edited with nu-
merous notes and additions, by Professor WALTER r..
JoHSsoy OF Philadelpha. VOL |, illustrated with two
hundred engravings on wood Philadelphia Lea Blan-
| chard, ls4s." Large octave, PIP. 5O4.
This is mos, valuable work. grouping together all the mos
recent discoveries Of chemistry, fer they be made
applicable The and manufactures and thus saving both
time and money those who employed in those branches
of industry This first volume contains illustration Of
some Of the interesting processes of chemistry interest
ing only in philosophical point OF view, but in the im
portance of their results The comforts OF man. 1t cannot
fail to prove particularly acceptable at the present season Of
the year, when man Of comforts depend upon the
process of cobqson fom which we derive both heat and
light Almost every dy introduces some new invention BY
which these Indispensable items in social economy
may be supplied expense in inverse ratio to their in
tensity So much indeed has been gained within few years
past the methods Of using fuel that it scarcely to be
an Irish bull msgine that stove furnace may be ere
long broug, use, containing within itself principle OF
petuaI caoricaon which, like clock kitchen jack
will only require be wound up to keep and cooh
our meals for the twenty y-four hours.
It would be great mistake suppose that this work. be-
cause has ha of Greek parentaGe is only to be
understood by the Of science the scholar who carries
lexicon in k head the contrary, may be read with ad
vantage by the poor who makes his living by burning
charcoal ior il would explain to him. in language that ht
would readily comprehend that the best and method BY
which he could always make Of uniformly good quality thn
would ensure him the readiest sale and highest price. Th
work. indeed, is designed fol the humble manufacturer
less than for those engaged the higher branches of
the illustrations furnished by the engraVngs are plain tha
no master Of his business will end any difficulty in pong b,
the Improvements they are designed to recommend.