The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-23

NEncOUR's MOULIN FRENCH LIrx,,-,
The thanks OF the public are due % N
Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, for their pvAI,--
lion Of this excellent and much nsed.d -.
The state Of French literature in the niu.,...,,
century has been but little Understood h
country. We believe tina, very m,pv -.
the subject comes before their minds. th,,. :.
little more than the worthless prOdsetion, =
Paul de Kock, Soulis, Dumas and Other.
works, hawked about in yellow covers. hsv.--
en- rise to the appropriate name Of svsov =
yer literature" Some think Of the nivh,m..
dreams Of Victor Hugo, and others Of nj. -
M. yericour. in the work ssfOre Us. y,,-.
account Of the political, the historical. N.
matte, the ?osiieal, and the romantic F,.1..
literature Of this century, and a peru..I AZ a.
work is calculated to give high OOipio, :,
the state Of letters In France. The ,uh,.,..
treated in aPhilOsOPhieal manner, and ia a.
excellent spirit.
We present an extract which ,how.,h.,
author Is not so full Of galIantry rs mos, Of n.
nation are represented to be.
"Another great influence, eOmpara,v.l
known in other countries, bal which h.. -.
most fatal in france, owing To its hsyiDs %
tended beyond its natural, legitimate, and En-
heial limits, II that OF women The iaAu.as.
Of women has been at all times par.moaD..e
the nation, and the history Of Fr.acs ia "a
with examples Of its banefuI effect. Whs, 80
Of the FrOnde is better known 10 N. th.. ~
duchess Of Longusvillel The two darkest 49,,
in the modern history Of Franee-the m,..rs,'
Of ST. Bartholomew and the Revocation al -
Edict Of Nantes-were owing 10 two 49,
Catherine de Medieis and Madame d. ~
tenOn. Under Louis XIV, the minister c.
seul was obliged 10 abandon the eOnduet Al =.
fairs TO Madame du Barry; and the power sns
Inference Of Madame de PompadOur ara m.,-
tiers Of disgraeeful nOtOriety. In another DoiD,
Of view, we may allude 10 the important -
played by Madame Roland and Madame De st,sI
during the French Revolution. We viii M,
dwell, however, en- particular Instances. b.,
} merely add, that female influence has not ban
confined TO the highest society and 10 Dolitie,-
women in France have always occupied AN i'm
4 Portant position; more adroit in their eondue,
more quick in their perceptions, they h.vs
} welded an absolute sway over society al ara.
French women have constantly evincsd a bsls
and restless disposition, and have eslablsk-5
: their independence and power on a more extend
a ed basis than elsewhere. So peculiar an iuau.
| the state Of literature. We have seen The pox
. erful impulse given by Madame de Slael. .n5
: though this empire Of women Is on the wans n
France, owing probably to the intellectual prO-
: gress Of the people, Jet we behold In our own
time, one VINO, by her glowing style and viva
Imagination, stirs many hearts and mind. u
5 their inmOst reeesses--ths gifted female Madam.
e Dudeyant, who writes under the aPPslialon q
4 George Sand
al We may refer TO this work hereafter.
!, Alfred ia India, Or, Scenes ia HindOosian.
I. This is the sixth volume Of "ChAmbsrs' L.
n brary for Yeung People, a very beautiful and
interesting series Of Juvenile books, rspublishsi
2 in this country by Messrs- Gould. Kendall and
+ Lincoln. The present volume will giVs chill
n dren a general idea Of the manner Of living in
O India.
I'll These works are for sale in this city BY Geo.
}, w. Noble.
CHAMBERs' knOw q seaIce-
n ly any publication better adapted for family
reading than this yery instructive and entertain.
ing work. Children can hardly refrain from read
ing If, If it is placed before them, and patent.
will lie as much pleased with II as the chlliIer
are. Ii consists Of tracts on the most InteIesn.
'e scientific subjects, instructive tales, biogrsphe.
historical narratives, AMI poetiesl selections. Il
o. this work NAV be found the details Of many IN
Portant events which are scarcely ROtIce,l Il
historical works Of greater pretension. Wehay
not found an article in II which Is not fa Of in
!. teTest.
a Mr.. G. W. Noble has all the numbers iron
q the first to the twenty-hlth. Five numbers Ia0I
Il -sn eamplste The vseA-h--
n Wehave received GoDEY's, and THE USIo,
p MAsAnSk, for September. They are, as usus
> beautifully embeIlishei, and contain the Gust,
:, mary vanety Of instructive and entertaining 81
= tcles.
u LIrrELL's LdvINs AsE, MAINTAINS IL h.g
o character; and deserves, and viii, We doubt NJ
. continue to deserve its well-eamel Ieputs,ol
q as one Of the very best periodicals. Of the day
MASSACHUSETTS QUAsrKRLY REyEw. II
September number Of this work contains a
le following articles:
N 1. The Philosophy Of the Ancient HindOos;
n 2. William EIlery Claiming;
le 3. Principles Of Zoology;
4. COnstitudOnality OF Slavery;
5. Apologetical and Explanatory;
6. Short Reviews and Notice.;
The Editors Note TO the Readers.
The winters in this Review generally say VII
they mean in a manner that cannot he mlsU
deIstOOd. There Is a great deal Of vigorous vi
ting in this number.
We notice IN the Athenenm ioI July, the a
nouncement of a new work-"LausHgTo:
hHtObiograPhy-by George Borrow, author
The Bible in Spain, sc. The leaders Of b
former works wili look for its publication vi
interest The publisher who first issues II v